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Bruno Walter: The Complete Columbia Album Edition
|When it comes to big ‘complete editions’, nobody does it quite like Sony. Back in the mid ‘90s, they issued a fairly comprehensive survey of Bruno Walter’s recordings for Columbia (CBS) on CD, and very ...read more -
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Stephen J Malkmus: Traditional Techniques [Domino, LP]
|Stephen Malkmus, the J is optional, has been making music with a variety of line ups since his teens but got his commercial break in the early 90s when he formed the band Pavement with ...read more -
Lana del Ray: Norman F***ing Rockwell!
|I am late to the Lana Del Rey party I know but when Hi-Fi Choice alumni Del Gentleman played the first track of last year’s fellow NFR! the combination of fabulous production and potty mouthed ...read more -
Charles Mingus: Mingus Ah Um
|Mingus Ah Um, Mobile Fidelity’s latest Ultradisc One-Step release, like most of the prior One-Steps, the music needs little introduction. If you have any passing interest in jazz music you’ve heard the music countless times. ...read more -
Beethoven, Piano sonatas (complete), Paul Badura-Skoda – period pianos
|I recall buying Beethoven’s late sonatas with Paul Badura Skoda on vinyl way back in 1980/81.The recordings were made between 1978 and 1989, Alas, the original Astree LPs/CDs were always hard to find, and never ...read more -
Music Interview: Amy LaVere
|Painting Blue, the new album by Memphis-based singer-songwriter Amy LaVere, was penned against a backdrop of doom and gloom and global issues, including Donald Trump’s 2016 election victory, global warming and racist and civil tensions. ...read more -
Dvorak: Requiem Mass Op 89; 10 Biblical Songs*; Te Deum
|Dvorak’s Requiem was written in 1890, and given its first performance in 1891 - in Birmingham, with the composer conducting. Dvorak’s vocal/choral music had become hugely popular in England after a performance of his Stabat ...read more -
Music Interview: The Hanging Stars
|London country-psych-folk-rock band The Hanging Stars are in a good place – and I’m not just talking about the traditional East End pub that we’ve agreed to meet in. The five-piece – singer and guitarist ...read more -
Music Interview: Jerry Leger
|Canadian singer-songwriter Jerry Leger is a voracious collector of vinyl records. When I spoke to him on his last UK tour, ahead of a gig with his band, The Situation, in East London, he told ...read more -
Music Interview: Hannah Rose Platt
|Letters Under Floorboards, the second album by Hannah Rose Platt, is a big departure for the UK country and Americana singer-songwriter. Musically, it’s a major shift from her largely acoustic 2015 debut, Portraits – this ...read more -
Qobuz - free Hi-Res album downloads through May 15
|During this period of containment, millions of people around the world turn to music as a means of escape and the number of initiatives to overcome social isolation is increasing. We’re here to help! We’ve ...read more -
Primephonic announce classical-on-demand radio station
|Classical music streaming service Primephonic has today launched the world’s first preference based, on-demand classical radio station. This all new function merges the world of radio and streaming by allowing users to listen to a ...read more -
Breaking the isolation: Concerts in your home
|As we are all coming to terms with locking down to beat this medical tornado called COVID-19, many of us are also having to come to terms with missing a season of great concerts and ...read more -
The Rails – ‘This record is definitely more us…’
|English husband and wife duo The Rails – James Walbourne and Kami Thompson – have just made their best album yet. Recorded in London at the start of 2019, Cancel The Sun – their third ...read more -
Music Interview: John Challenger, Asst. Director of Music, Salisbury Cathedral
|John Challenger is the Assistant Director of Music at Salisbury Cathedral. You don’t get to do that job unless you are uniquely passionate about both the music and the sound it makes within that 800-year-old ...read more