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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BERNASCONI L'Huomo (Oberlinger)
Andrea Bernasconi was maestro di coro at Venice’s Ospedale della Pietà (1744 53) until he was recruited by Elector Maximilian...
Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 10/2024
Susan Bullock: Songs My Father Taught Me
The gender-switch in this common title is significant. The homey passing-on tradition, suggested by the many ‘Songs My Mother Taught...
Reviewed by David Patrick Stearns in issue: 10/2024
The Madrigal Reimagined
It didn’t take long for the madrigal to become a vehicle for all manner of experimentation – reworkings of texts...
Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 10/2024
Bach's Roots. Early Influences on the Young Master
Investigations on record of Bach’s immediate central-German precursors have often relied on content from composers actually related to him, especially...
Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 10/2024
Donna Barbara - Songs of Barbara Strozzi
Barbara Strozzi accompanied herself on the lute at various Venetian academies, so there is something to be said for present-day...
Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 10/2024
STRADELLA Ester (Vinkour)
Ester, liberatrice del popolo Ebreo was probably written in the early 1670s for one of Rome’s confraternities that sponsored Lenten...
Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 10/2024
STANFORD Partsongs, Pastorals and Folksongs
These artists have already served notice of their commitment to this exquisitely wrought repertoire with an uncommonly beautiful recording (10/23)...
Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 10/2024
SCHUBERT Die schöne Müllerin (Julian Prégardien)
A child of the 18th century, Schubert’s first interpreter, the baritone Johann Michael Vogl, would routinely subject melodic lines to...
Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 10/2024
RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN Carousel
It’s the best kind of logic – follow Rodgers and Hammerstein’s first Broadway show Oklahoma! with their second. This again...
Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 10/2024
PARRY I Was Glad
Although Parry is often thought of as a composer of Anglican church music, he did in fact write very little...
Reviewed by Jeremy Dibble in issue: 10/2024
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
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
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...
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