Echoes of Genius: From the Dawn of Electrical Recording to Hidden Violin Treasures
Rare and revelatory, these archival releases span a century of recording history – from the...
Listening to this bright and honest Missa solemnis brings memories of the 1970s and early ’80s, when period-instrument bands and...
Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 06/2018
Consolation is, of course, a prevalent conceit in Bach’s expressive armoury (as dictated by the cyclical requirements of the church...
Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 06/2018
Many years ago I was hired to perform Beethoven’s C minor Variations with the Bill T Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company....
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 06/2018
The 17 short pieces on pianist Feico Deutekom’s new disc are made of tiny cells that evolve through subtle repetition...
Reviewed by Donald Rosenberg in issue: 06/2018
The vogue for piano duos that peaked in the mid-20th century resulted in a proliferation of concertos written for two...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 06/2018
Organist Jeremy David Tarrant rightly claims Charles-Marie Widor’s Seventh Symphony to be ‘the apex of symphonic writing for organ’, a...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 06/2018
Two new recordings of music by Paul Reale (b1943) on different labels confirm that the American composer deserves more attention....
Reviewed by Donald Rosenberg in issue: 06/2018
The intersection of past and present – past made present, as the disc’s title states – is nowhere more tellingly...
Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 06/2018
All cellists, whether on modern or period instruments, operate at the same disadvantage when playing Bach’s six Solo Cello Suites....
Reviewed by Laurence Vittes in issue: 06/2018
As its title suggests, Francisco Fullana’s debut recording ‘Through the Lens of Time’ sees the talented Spanish violinist bring together...
Reviewed by Pwyll ap Siôn in issue: 06/2018
Rare and revelatory, these archival releases span a century of recording history – from the...
A compelling portrait of the iconic wartime pianist and cultural hero, brought vividly to life in a...
Downes blends biography, pop culture, and provocative insight in this punchy Critical Lives entry
Jed Distler revisits the Frenchman’s EMI and Erato recordings in a new 42-disc set
A new name on the audio scene, courtesy of a British hi-fi retailer launching a ‘house brand’: and...
Rob Cowan on a bumper Beethoven crop and the voice of a seraphic soprano
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