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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DEBUSSY; HOSOKAWA Etudes
As with her 2013 ECM solo debut (1/14), Momo Kodama’s follow-up for the label aims to bridge cross-cultural influences between...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 04/2017
CZERNY Organ Music
Poor Carl Czerny! Despite his pivotal position, being both a pupil of Beethoven and a teacher of Liszt, his reputation...
Reviewed by Malcolm Riley in issue: 04/2017
CHOPIN 4 Ballades. Piano Sonata no 2
Angela Brownridge’s robust and colourful pianism will quickly quash anyone’s mental image of Chopin as weak and tubercular. However, like...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 04/2017
CHOPIN Preludes Op 28. Piano Sonata No 2
Julien Brocal’s recordings of Chopin’s Op 28 Preludes and Op 35 Sonata reveal a sensitive and talented pianist before us,...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 04/2017
LISZT-BEETHOVEN Symphony No 3
While Liszt’s solo piano arrangements of Beethoven’s symphonies frequently and impressively conjure up orchestral grandeur, the piano-writing is idiomatic and...
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JS BACH Das wohltemperirte Clavier
This project has clearly been a labour of love for Robert Costin, and one admires his consistently excellent playing. Any...
Reviewed by Christopher Nickol in issue: 04/2017
Tides of Life
This album reflects a tour undertaken by Thomas Hampson and the Amsterdam Sinfonietta, for which several new string-orchestra arrangements of...
Reviewed by Hugo Shirley in issue: 04/2017
Orpheus’ Noble Strings
A day in the life of Orpheus – lutenist, lover and plaything of the gods – is the elegant conceit...
Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 04/2017
Theatre Of The Ayre: The Masque of Moments
The brainchild of lutenist Elizabeth Kenny, ‘The Masque of Moments’ draws together songs, dances and ensembles from Campion, Johnson, Lawes...
Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 04/2017
Beneath the Northern Star. The Binchois Consort : Music for the 100 Years War
Along with the Hilliard Ensemble and Gothic Voices, The Orlando and The Binchois Consorts have devoted a substantial proportion of...
Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 04/2017
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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