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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SCHUBERT Piano à quatre mains
Debate often rages here at Gramophone Towers: do piano duets get reviewed in the Instrumental or Chamber sections of the...
Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 01/2016
BRAHMS; DVOŘÁK; MOZART String Quartets
Brahms, like Mozart, seems to have been happier with quintets than with quartets. It’s no surprise that chamber groups want...
Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 01/2016
MOZART Symphonies & Piano Concertos arr. Hummel
During the 18th and 19th centuries, it was common practice to make chamber or solo arrangements of orchestral works to...
Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 01/2016
MOSZKOWSKI Works for Violin and Piano
This invaluable selection revives three of Moszkowski’s works for violin and piano (the composer was a fine violinist as well...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 01/2016
LALO Piano Trios
The spirits of both Mendelssohn and Schumann haunt Edouard Lalo’s three piano trios. In the third of them there is...
Reviewed by Geoffrey Norris in issue: 01/2016
A Wondrous Mystery - Renaissance Music for Christmas
This new disc of Renaissance Christmas music from vocal ensemble Stile Antico offers a cleverly balanced selection of festive Lutheran...
Reviewed by Edward Breen in issue: 12/2015
L'héritage de Petrus Alamire
The Huelgas Ensemble are no strangers to off-the-wall programmes, and this one is certainly eccentric – on paper, at least....
Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 12/2015
Cantate Domino
The Sistine Chapel Choir celebrate their musical heritage through a selection of Renaissance sacred music recorded inside the Sistine Chapel....
Reviewed by Edward Breen in issue: 12/2015
Ariane & Orphée: French Baroque Cantatas
The myths of Ariadne and Orpheus form the inspiration for Ensemble Stravaganza’s first recording of French Baroque music. The leaders,...
Reviewed by Julie Anne Sadie in issue: 12/2015
VIVALDI Gloria. Magnificat
Vivaldi was never the maestro of the Ospedale della Pietà’s coro (about 70 musicians), but at different times he provided...
Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 12/2015
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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