Newest Reviews

Wagner: Parsifal (Challenge Classics)

(Déjà Review) Well cast, well paced, a real sense of theatrical drama [GD]

Vaughan Williams: Symphony, No 1 & Maconchy: Nocturne for Orchestra (LSO Live)

A very fine addition to Pappano’s Vaughan Williams cycle [JQ]

Amelita Galli-Curci (soprano): Volume 2 (Nimbus Records)

The second volume of recordings by one of the premier lyric-coloratura sopranos of her era [RMo]

Wood: Music for String Quartet (Heritage)

The rediscovery of Charles Wood’s String Quartets continues with excellent results [JW]

Mozart: Piano Trios, Vol 1 (Evil Penguin Classic)

Very fine performances; the Florestan Trio remains at the top of the tree, but only just [DJB]

Schwertsik: Baumgesänge, Nachtmusiken (Chandos)

(Déjà Review) A fascinating disc for the inveterately curious [NB]

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Johnson: Orchestral Music Vol 4 (Toccata Classics)

Absorbing recent works from a prolific composer [WH]

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Handel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto (Linn Records)

The complete 1724 version in a fine performance [DF]