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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TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No 1. The Tempest
Victoria, Monteverdi, Carter, Boulez and a great deal in between: Pablo Heras-Casado is one of those conductors, not common in...
Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 02/2017
New South American Discoveries
These eight composers represent six Latin American nations, yet there are ties that draw their disparate voices together. The most...
Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 02/2017
András Schiff: The V International Tchaikovsky Competition
Given his stature as a philosopher/pianist and his public comments disparaging piano contests, it is easy to forget that András...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 02/2017
VIVALDI The Four Seasons JIRÁNEK Violin Concerto
It’s a funny thing that, while we may bang on about how difficult it is to release a really distinctive...
Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: 02/2017
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS The Lark Ascending (Jennifer Pike)
Top billing on Naxos’s cover goes to The Lark Ascending but the main interest for RVW aficionados surrounds the first...
Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 02/2017
TISHCHENKO Symphony No 8. Concerto for Violin and Piano
Boris Tishchenko’s last numbered symphony, composed two years before his death in 2010 (a ninth was left unfinished), is a...
Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 02/2017
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphonies Nos 4-6
In a foreword to the booklet-notes for this new BIS release, superstar trombonist and composer turned conductor Christian Lindberg writes...
Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 02/2017
STRAVINSKY The Firebird NIKOLAEV The Sinewaveland
Ludovic Morlot has garnered great reviews with the Seattle Symphony and it’s clear to hear why in a fine, purposeful...
Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 02/2017
SMETANA Má Vlast
In a market crammed with recordings of Má vlast – several as historically significant as they are musically penetrating –...
Reviewed by Hannah Nepil in issue: 02/2017
SHOSTAKOVICH; TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concertos
Although not trumpeted anywhere on the sleeve, the booklet-notes claim Linus Roth’s recording as ‘the original echt Tchaikovsky version’ of...
Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 02/2017
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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