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...
Whether through pragmatism, perfectionism or a combination of both, Maurice Duruflé produced three different versions of his Requiem. The 1947...
Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 12/2016
The second instalment of Hansjörg Albrecht’s Braunfels survey improves markedly on its predecessor (8/16). First, it consists entirely of original...
Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 12/2016
Two of Bach’s most sublime solo cantatas sung by a singer of Philippe Jaroussky’s lyrical beauty and poise is without...
Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 12/2016
This latest release by one of today’s greatest lutenists features the music of, as Jakob Lindberg writes, ‘arguably the greatest...
Reviewed by William Yeoman in issue: 12/2016
Paderewski’s fame as a pianist was on a par with that of Liszt and Anton Rubinstein, a fact that has...
Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 12/2016
With the exception of the Organ Symphony and the Vision of Christ-Phoenix, organists have shown little enthusiasm for the music...
Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: 12/2016
There’s surprisingly little solo Schubert in Lars Vogt’s discography, so this Ondine disc is welcome. What it reveals, however, is...
Reviewed by Hugo Shirley in issue: 12/2016
It seems strange that my first thought on hearing Louis Schwizgebel’s Schubert was that it feels insufficiently Beethovenian – or...
Reviewed by Hugo Shirley in issue: 12/2016
As the Italian guitarist, composer and musicologist Angelo Gilardino writes in his booklet-note, ‘I am not concerned about whether my...
Reviewed by William Yeoman in issue: 12/2016
One can sense Glen Wilson’s frustration when in the booklet-note for this release he directs us towards a more extensive...
Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 12/2016
Rare and revelatory, these archival releases span a century of recording history – from the...
A compelling portrait of the iconic wartime pianist and cultural hero, brought vividly to life in a...
Downes blends biography, pop culture, and provocative insight in this punchy Critical Lives entry
Jed Distler revisits the Frenchman’s EMI and Erato recordings in a new 42-disc set
A new name on the audio scene, courtesy of a British hi-fi retailer launching a ‘house brand’: and...
Rob Cowan on a bumper Beethoven crop and the voice of a seraphic soprano
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