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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HARTKE The Ascent of the Equestrian in a Balloon
Stephen Hartke (b1952) is well known on both sides of the Atlantic, not least due to his wide discography and...
Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 09/2017
HARBERG; WOLPERT Viola Concertos
Viola player Brett Deubner has had over 30 concertos written for him, several – as with the pair recorded here...
Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 09/2017
BRAHMS Cello Sonatas
These are consistently deliberate interpretations of Brahms’s two cello sonatas, not only in terms of tempo but in their overall...
Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 09/2017
BERNSTEIN Complete Solo Piano Works
The race to celebrate the 2018 centenary of Leonard Bernstein’s birth is on. Performances and symposiums will abound, as will...
Reviewed by Donald Rosenberg in issue: 09/2017
Hopkinson Smith : Mad Dog
The American lutenist Hopkinson Smith was born in 1946. This beautiful album of lute works melancholy and spry was recorded...
Reviewed by William Yeoman in issue: 09/2017
Luiza Borac: Inspirations and Dreams
Today’s foremost champion of her compatriot George Enescu (1881-1955) begins with three of his early works, new to CD but...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 09/2017
Dreams & Fancies: English Music for Solo Guitar
It’s no coincidence that the two 20th-century classical guitarists most successful in encouraging composers to write for their instrument, and...
Reviewed by William Yeoman in issue: 09/2017
American Recital Vol. 2: Ulrich Roman Murtfeld
Ulrich Roman Murtfeld commences his second release devoted to American piano music with Alexander Reinagle’s charming two-movement D major Sonata....
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 08/2017
Leff Pouishnoff: The Complete 78rpm and Selected Saga LP Recordings
You know you’re getting on a bit when record labels start issuing as ‘historic’ recordings which you bought when they...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 09/2017
WIDOR Solo Organ Works
As a postscript to his recordings of the complete symphonies, Joseph Nolan has mopped up the last crumbs of Widor’s...
Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: 09/2017
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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