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...
Bach composed four cantatas for Ascension Day in Leipzig, and here are two of them complemented by the premiere recording...
Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 06/2024
I hail the advent of a new miniseries from Paul Agnew and Les Arts Florissants, having already found their previous...
Reviewed by Edward Breen in issue: 06/2024
This is a debut release for harpsichordist Melody Lin, showcasing her impressive finger dexterity in a selection of the instrument’s...
Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 06/2024
At first, the programme for this recital might seem haphazard, with two excerpts from Iberia separated by Scriabin and Kapustin...
Reviewed by Peter J Rabinowitz in issue: 06/2024
Here, on the face of it, is an enticing quartet of works that have in common Russian composers and/or Russian...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 06/2024
In 1904 the firm of Simrock approached Max Reger with the offer of an exclusive contract. Reger was clearly flattered...
Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 06/2024
Gottlieb Muffat was Georg Muffat’s son, lesser known today than his father but a formidable musician and composer in his...
Reviewed by Philip Kennicott in issue: 06/2024
Here’s a pianist who once had all the hallmarks of a Chinese piano superstar: early success at a major competition...
Reviewed by Michelle Assay in issue: 06/2024
There are some albums submitted for review where just the mention of the pianist’s name guarantees a rewarding and insightful...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 06/2024
For his fourth Hyperion album, Andrey Gugnin moves from Scriabin, Godowskian associates and Shostakovich to Grieg, where his stylistic and...
Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 06/2024
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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