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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Olga Peretyatko: Russian Light
After a couple of albums of bel canto arias, Olga Peretyatko is on home soil for ‘Russian Light’. Her journey...
Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 09/2017
VERDI Il Trovatore (von Karajan)
Il trovatore, a brief note accompanying this reissue from the Vienna Staatsoper in 1978 reminds us, was one of Karajan’s...
Reviewed by Hugo Shirley in issue: 09/2017
VERDI Aida (Solti)
It’s interesting to listen to this Aida again after the arrival in 2015 of Warner Classics’ new studio recording under...
Reviewed by Hugo Shirley in issue: 09/2017
ROSSINI Sigismondo
As an old man, Rossini remembered with gratitude the audience who attended the first performance of Sigismondo in Venice’s La...
Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 09/2017
ROSSINI Adelaide do Borgogna
Adelaide di Borgogna, staged in Rome in December 1817, comes between Rossini’s Armida and Mosè in Egitto. The setting is...
Reviewed by Richard Lawrence in issue: 08/2017
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV The Golden Cockerel
Valery Gergiev’s Kirov recordings of Rimsky-Korsakov operas for Philips in the 1990s did much to restore the composer’s reputation internationally...
Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 09/2017
PFITZNER Die Rose vom Liebesgarten
If you’ve ever wondered why Hans Pfitzner failed to win the hand of Alma Schindler and wound up instead with...
Reviewed by Andrew Mellor in issue: 09/2017
MONTEVERDI 3 X Poppea
L’incoronazione di Poppea has always been the subject of revisionist fascination. The first modern performance, directed by Vincent d’Indy at...
Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 09/2017
HANDEL Ottone
Premiered at the King’s Theatre, Haymarket, in January 1723, Ottone was the first Handel opera to pair his star draws...
Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 09/2017
DONIZETTI Rosmonda D'Inghilterra
There are plenty of Donizetti rarities for enterprising opera companies and record labels to choose from: Emilia di Liverpool, Elisabetta...
Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 08/2017
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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