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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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphonies Nos 3 & 4
Andrew Manze takes a markedly more objective view of RVW’s A Pastoral Symphony than most of his rival interpreters on...
Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 06/2017
A Sousa Celebration
I have always had a soft spot for Sousa. A Columbia 78 in my parent’s collection was an early favourite...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 06/2017
SIBELIUS Symphonies Nos 1 & 6
The solo clarinet that stands on the threshold of Sibelius’s symphonic journey is quite simply the palest, chilliest, loneliest sound...
Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 06/2017
SAINT-SAËNS Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2
The striking originality of...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 06/2017
RAVEL Piano Concertos FALLA Noches en los jardines de España
Martha Argerich’s Ravel G major was for so long a reference recording that it’s easy to forget how idiosyncratic it...
Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 06/2017
NIELSEN Flute Concerto. Clarinet Concerto. Aladdin Suite
Paavo Järvi presides over a splendidly stylish and invigorating Nielsen anthology featuring the Philharmonia at the top of its game...
Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 06/2017
NENOV Piano Concerto. Ballade No 2
Before tackling the music and recording, I should like to express my admiration for Ivo Varbanov, the Bulgarian London-based pianist...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 06/2017
MENDELSSOHN Symphonies Nos 1 & 3
Two litmus tests in any performance of Mendelssohn’s glorious Scottish Symphony are the Adagio third movement and the final peroration....
Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 06/2017
LEGRAND Piano Concerto. Cello Concerto
I have long adored the songs and admired the talent of Michel Legrand, inflected as it is with a jazzer’s...
Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 06/2016
KOŽELUCH Symphonies Vol 1
Naxos’s ‘Czech Masters in Vienna’ series turns to Leopold Koželuch (1747-1818), a composer in whom some interest has been shown...
Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 06/2017
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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