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...
Sollazzo, whose second recording this is, have been making a name for themselves since their formation in 2014. As with...
Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 05/2018
This CD reminds us of the fount of fine vocal repertoire available from the province of Ulster. Charles Wood is...
Reviewed by Jeremy Dibble in issue: 05/2018
If this is a Vivaldi sacred ‘pops’ programme, then it’s a neat one: the evergreen Gloria, followed by spotlight motets...
Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 05/2018
The works on this disc are taken from Victoria’s Officium Hebdomadae Sanctae (published Rome, 1585), a vast offering of polyphonic...
Reviewed by Edward Breen in issue: 05/2018
No, not the Cyril Ornadel/Leslie Bricusse musical from 1963 but Burnand and Solomon’s one-act ‘dramatic cantata’ premiered at the Comedy...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 05/2018
It’s five years since Carus issued the first volume of Kleine geistliche Konzerte (Schütz published the two sets in 1636...
Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 05/2018
We’re still used to opera being performed in English, not least on record through the series sponsored by the late...
Reviewed by Hugo Shirley in issue: 05/2018
Nicola Porpora arrived in London in the 1730s to participate in the launch of the Opera of the Nobility, a...
Reviewed by Iain Fenlon in issue: 05/2018
Ildebrando Pizzetti’s songs have fallen into near-obscurity of late, so this recital, released to mark the 50th anniversary of his...
Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 05/2018
Five volumes in, Hyperion’s Machaut series shows no sign of running out of puff. In large part that’s due to...
Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 05/2018
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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