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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RAVEL Piano Concertos
On paper, this first foray into French territory by one of today’s star pianists looks promising. The Tonhalle Orchestra was...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 11/2015
JS BACH Goldberg Variations BEETHOVEN Diabelli Variations
Igor Levit’s late Beethoven sonatas (11/13) and Bach Partitas (10/14) on Sony Classical have already made bold declarations of his...
Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 11/2015
WAGNER Das Rheingold
Following a collection of historic Metropolitan Opera broadcasts and the taking-over of the soundtracks from the four-director Stuttgart anniversary cycle,...
Reviewed by Mike Ashman in issue: 11/2015
PUCCINI Turandot
A fantasy Peking is transported to Bregenz Festival’s lakeside setting for Marco Arturo Marelli’s new production of Turandot. Terracotta Warriors,...
Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 11/2015
Handel: The Power of Love
It is no mean feat to produce a Handel opera aria recital containing two of Cleopatra’s most popular showpieces (‘Piangerò...
Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 11/2015
HANDEL Agrippina
Handel’s only Venetian opera was the triumphant climax to his extended grand tour around Italy. Recorded live at the Göttingen...
Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 11/2015
Cavalli: Heroines of the Venetian Baroque
Cavalli composed more than 30 operas for five different Venetian theatres, and most of the scores survive. Recordings of complete...
Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 11/2015
BELLINI I Capuleti e i Montecchi
Fabio Biondi’s recording of I Capuleti e i Montecchi is the first to appear on period instruments. Caught in the...
Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 11/2015
Time and its Passing
There’s a moment of provocative, eye-meeting loveliness on this recording from Ralph Allwood’s Rodolfus Choir that singlehandedly makes the case...
Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 11/2015
GESUALDO Moro Lasso. O crux benedicta DEAN Carlo
If you’re casting around for musical inspiration, you could do a lot worse than Carlo Gesualdo. A 16th-century prince and...
Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 11/2015
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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