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Review – Brahms String Quintets – Takacs Quartet
While Johannes Brahms almost always deployed classical forms and tonality to express Romantic emotional states and ideas, his attitude towards classicism changed significantly as he aged. A few weeks ago, I played Melnikov’s rendition of the first two piano sonatas for Harmonia Mundi back to back with the recently released Tackas Quartet’s Hyperion recording of [...] Continue Reading
Review – Stravinsky Oedipus Rex – J.E. Gardiner & LSO
Stravinsky’s Oedipus Rex, written between 1925 and 1927 and dedicated to Serge Diaghilev, is a polyglot creation. Set to a Latin translation of an original French text by Jean Cocteau, with a narration in French, which is often given in the language of the audience, it is a free adaptation of the Greek drama by [...] Continue Reading
Record Store Day 2014 Leftovers
Here's a list of leftover Record Store Day stock. All available in-store while stocks last. Please be aware that certain things may disappear quickly. 1 x Green Day: Demolicious 12" Clear Vinyl Pressing 1 x Sonzeira: Talkin Loud "A southern Freeez" 7" 1 x Satellite of Love songs from the OST MARS 7" 1 x Sam Smith: Lay me Down (Acoustic) 7" [...] Continue Reading
Record Store Day 2014 Stock Info
Record Store Day 2014 is finally here! Tomorrow, thousands of vinyl lovers will descend upon independent record stores all across the land in search of prized Limited Edition releases, or just to experience the thrill of the independent record shop. Many of the Limited Edition releases proved incredibly popular this year and whilst we were [...] Continue Reading
Review – Handel Tamerlano – Xavier Sabata
The seemingly inexhaustible Handel opera bandwagon continues to roll with this new recording of Tamerlano. A collaboration between French label Naïve and the production company of Vienna-based countertenor Max Emanuel Cenčić, it is timed to coincide with the recent launch – at the opera house of the Palace of Versailles, no less – of a [...] Continue Reading
Review – J.S. Bach Easter Oratorio – John Eliot Gardiner
The new Solo Dei Gloria disc containing J.S. Bach’s Easter Oratorio is the latest in John Eliot Gardiner and the Monteverdi Choir’s efforts to record pieces which were, for one reason or another, left off the roster of the Cantata Pilgrimage project but, nonetheless, have some kind of claim to be part of any comprehensive [...] Continue Reading
Vinyl Junkie – John Barraclough
I’m pleased to see vinyl back in fashion again even though it never went out of fashion with me. Like most music lovers of my generation I still have treasured and often quite battered records from the 1960’s and 70’s that hold their attraction despite, and perhaps, partly because of the crackles and pops that [...] Continue Reading
Pictures from the Ailyn Pérez pop-up concert
Exactly one month ago Soprano Ailyn Pérez performed live in our very own shop. Here are our favourite photos from the event. View Gallery
Listening booth
We're excited to announce that our all new hand crafted listening booth is now in place and ready for use. In the photo it features one of our Crosley Keepsake turntables, we're confident you'll enjoy sampling both the turntable and a selection of our new vinyl. Continue Reading
New website online
After a lot of preparation we're pleased to be greeting you on our new-look website. Over the coming weeks we'll be adding a lot more content to the site, including more detailed product pages and an in-depth look into the history of the shop itself on our upcoming history page. But for now, please enjoy [...] Continue Reading- «
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