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...
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STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier (Weigle)
Robert Carsen – in both this present staging and his previous essay (also on DVD: ArtHaus, 9/10) – is among...
Reviewed by Mike Ashman in issue: 03/2018
SCARTAZZINI Edward II
The most successful British operas of the last few years would suggest that a sizeable strand of the opera audience...
Reviewed by Andrew Mellor in issue: 03/2018
MOZART Lucio Silla (Minkowski)
Although this production of the teenage Mozart’s Lucia Silla was first seen at the Salzburg Festival in 2013, it was...
Reviewed by Hugo Shirley in issue: 03/2018
HANDEL Lotario (Cummings)
The libretto of Lotario (1729) was adapted from Orlandini’s Adelaide, which Handel had probably heard recently in Venice while recruiting...
Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 03/2018
Franco Fagioli: Handel Arias
Back in 2004 a rising young countertenor released his first solo recording of arias by Handel and Mozart (Arte Nova,...
Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 03/2018
BIZET Djamileh
The general consensus is that Bizet’s first mature work is a decent piece of music but not such a great...
Reviewed by Andrew Mellor in issue: 03/2018
BELLINI Norma (Gamba)
Hot on the heels of Opus Arte’s release of the Royal Opera’s new Norma, given a guarded welcome by Neil...
Reviewed by Hugo Shirley in issue: 03/2018
DEBUSSY Préludes (Barenboim; Pollini)
Daniel Barenboim’s first solo Debussy CD is not as new as it appears. The Préludes Book 1 comprise the soundtrack...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 03/2018
Bach Unlimited
The concept behind Lise de la Salle’s ‘Bach Unlimited’ is to interweave music either written by or inspired by JS...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 03/2018
Mark Hambourg: Encores & Rarities
Like APR’s earlier release of Hambourg’s complete Liszt Hungarian Rhapsodies (1/06 – a gramophone first), this selection of 49 different...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 03/2018
Hi-Fi, Books, Reissues & Archive Reviews
Myra Hess: a national treasure revisited in Jessica Duchen’s biography
A compelling portrait of the iconic wartime pianist and cultural hero, brought vividly to life in a...
Mahler in miniature: Stephen Downes delivers a witty, wry portrait for the Critical Lives series
Downes blends biography, pop culture, and provocative insight in this punchy Critical Lives entry
Michel Béroff at 75: Erato's monumental box-set celebrates a brilliant and versatile pianist
Jed Distler revisits the Frenchman’s EMI and Erato recordings in a new 42-disc set
Fell Audio debuts with British-made hi-fi duo offering style, substance, and value
A new name on the audio scene, courtesy of a British hi-fi retailer launching a ‘house brand’: and...
New box-sets: Beethoven from Barenboim, Arrau and Klemperer, plus Irmgard Seefried Edition
Rob Cowan on a bumper Beethoven crop and the voice of a seraphic soprano
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