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...
Pietari Inkinen has been building an impressive career without the intense media scrutiny accorded some of his Finnish colleagues. While...
Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 05/2024
Delius lovers will already cherish the Intermezzo and Serenade from Hassan as extracted and edited by Thomas Beecham for use...
Reviewed by Geraint Lewis in issue: 05/2024
Hot on the heels of Baiba Skride’s exhilarating account of Britten’s Violin Concerto comes this one from Isabelle Faust in...
Reviewed by Geraint Lewis in issue: 05/2024
I’ve always admired the modesty and truthfulness of James Ehnes as a player – and you can hear that modesty...
Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 05/2024
With these two albums, Gianandrea Noseda and the NSO of Washington DC conclude their Beethoven symphony cycle, and I’m left...
Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 05/2024
Bartók was never fully content with The Wooden Prince and this final revision marks an end to his tinkering. It...
Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 05/2024
In the booklet notes, Leonidas Kavakos is clearly keen for us to know that he has experimented with playing on...
Reviewed by Mark Seow in issue: 05/2024
Emanuel Bach, second son of JS, was famous for his rhapsodising at the clavichord in his Hamburg home. As the...
Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 05/2024
Unsurprisingly perhaps, the inquisitive, explorative and dynamic approach one hears in Timo Andres’s piano-playing also comes through in his own...
Reviewed by Pwyll ap Siôn in issue: 05/2024
Ever since Yunchan Lim became the youngest-ever winner of the Van Cliburn Gold Medal in June 2022, the piano grapevine...
Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 05/2024
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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