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...
It’s not just the enticing morceaux on offer and the undiluted pleasure of hearing a great violinist at the top...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 06/2016
This is a delightful, well-paced recital of early- and mid-18th-century French music, if not always composed specifically for the recorder...
Reviewed by Julie Anne Sadie in issue: 06/2016
‘Stockholm Syndrome Ensemble’: what on earth were they thinking? Your first assumption is that it’s some sort of wordplay, but...
Reviewed by Richard Bratby in issue: 06/2016
Ensemble Nevermind took the title for their debut disc from Louis-Gabriel Guillemain’s 1743 collection of Sonates en quatuors ou conversations...
Reviewed by Julie Anne Sadie in issue: 06/2016
Reading Tasmin Little’s account of how the programme of this CD came into being, it is interesting to note that...
Reviewed by Jeremy Dibble in issue: 06/2016
The Trio Karénine were joint winners (with the Van Baerle Trio) of the 2013 ARD Competition in Munich. They formed...
Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 06/2016
Steve Reich’s music is often at its most effective when he writes for different combinations of percussion and/or piano, often...
Reviewed by Pwyll ap Siôn in issue: 06/2016
‘Like Grandma’s oatmeal, Reger is good for you in some unspecified way but difficult to digest.’ Phil Salathé’s witty note...
Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 06/2016
It’s easy to view Komitas’s life and music through the prism of tragedy. The Armenian musician and monk was one...
Reviewed by Hannah Nepil in issue: 06/2016
Having made enjoyable recordings of the Op 2 (c1731) and Op 5 (1739) collections of trio sonatas, it makes perfect...
Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 06/2016
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
Rob Cowan on a bumper Beethoven crop and the voice of a seraphic soprano
A new name on the audio scene, courtesy of a British hi-fi retailer launching a ‘house brand’: and...
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