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...
David Lee Myers (b1949; aka – between 1987 and 1993 – ‘Arcane Device’) is a leading figure in American electroacoustic...
Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 01/2018
The Utah Symphony were the first American orchestra to record a complete Mahler cycle. Under Thierry Fischer, Utah’s music director...
Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 01/2018
The best way to experience the works by Jonathan David Little on this disc may not be through the recording,...
Reviewed by Donald Rosenberg in issue: 01/2018
Zachary Gordin and his regular recital partner, Bryan Nies, opt for Hahn for their first album together, strikingly programmed, if,...
Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 01/2018
Right underneath Jeffrey LaDeur’s name on the CD booklet’s back is the name of the piano technician, Christopher Johnson, yet...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 12/2017
Baudelaire’s ‘L’invitation au voyage’ and Goethe’s ‘Kennst du das Land’ are the starting points for Mary Bevan and Joseph Middleton’s...
Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 01/2018
‘It’s hard not to reminisce at this stage of my life and career, now that I have been singing, one...
Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 12/2017
Once praised for its perfection by Michael Praetorius, the 1624 Hans Scherer organ of St Stephan of Tangermünde is one...
Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 01/2018
Given that Thomas Hampson’s discography includes several distinguished recordings of French opera, it comes as something of a surprise to...
Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 01/2018
John Dowland’s songs have been a touchstone in the career of soprano Emma Kirkby, revisited at every stage of her...
Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 01/2018
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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