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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North Texas Wind Symphony : Discoveries. Inventions. Mackey
The American concert band has a sound distinctively its own and a virtuosity that has attracted mainstream composers since the...
Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 04/2017
HELLERMANN Three Weeks in Cincinnati in December
Never mind that the title of William Hellermann’s Three Weeks in Cincinnati in December has nothing to do with the...
Reviewed by Donald Rosenberg in issue: 04/2017
HARBACH Orchestral Music vol 3
Barbara Harbach has nurtured a career as a harpsichordist, organist and teacher, but she’s also a prolific composer whose large...
Reviewed by Donald Rosenberg in issue: 04/2017
CHOPIN The Complete Works, Vol 13 – Parnassus
Like its 12 predecessors, Vol 13 of Ian Hobson’s complete Chopin cycle yields uneven results. The Barcarolle receives a clean...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 04/2017
CARISSIMI Motets
Garrick Comeaux leads the Consortium Carissimi – founded in Rome in 1996 and established in Minneapolis-St Paul 10 years later...
Reviewed by Laurence Vittes in issue: 04/2017
BEETHOVEN Symphony No 9 (Litton)
A number of excellent releases document the Colorado Symphony’s increasing distinction over the past decade or so, and they play...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 04/2017
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphonies Nos 3, 4 & 6
This release completes Vasily Petrenko’s impressive Tchaikovsky symphony cycle with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra for Onyx, entirely living up...
Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 03/2017
SCHOENBERG Gurrelieder
Following hot on the heels of two fine new recordings of Schoenberg’s grand fin de siècle cantata, this release captures...
Reviewed by Hugo Shirley in issue: 03/2017
Sacred Duets
Aside from Carissimi’s Jephte and the oddity that is Emilio de Cavalieri’s Rappresentatione di Anima, e di Corpo, it’s hard...
Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 03/2017
MARTINŮ Cantatas
This is a singularly exotic issue for Czechs and non-Czechs alike. Four cantatas are collected here, written by Martinů between...
Reviewed by Ivan Moody in issue: 03/2017
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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