February 2023

A perfect demonstration of the quality of Capricornus’s oeuvre [JV]

A welcome debut recital which promises much for the future of bel canto singing [MP]

A fine, sensitive account but one which underplays some of the key points of tension [RMo]

The premiere recording of a skilful reduced orchestration of practical value in the concert hall but not for home listening [NB]

Lani Spahr’s expert restorations have breathed new life into these important archive recordings [JQ]

Exquisite period-instrument performances of rarely-heard Telemann cantatas [DF]

An exceptionally well-conceived, exciting yet controlled rendering [MS]

A variably attractive Beethoven cycle from two eloquent Czech musicians [JW]

An attractive performance of Mendelssohn-Hensel’s most ambitious piano collection [RCh]

(Déjà Review) A fabulous collection recommended unreservedly [IL]

(Déjà Review) Music of your most romantic dreams and packing a grand emotional punch [RB]

Yet another superb Bruckner recording from a flawless Tokyo orchestra [RMo]

A distinguished account of Mahler’s Fifth [JQ]

by Len Mullenger

There may be more to Lincke than the Gavotte Pavlova and Berliner Luft [RMay]

A welcome restoration of the recordings of a largely overlooked German conductor [JW]

An enticing introduction to a fine composer’s songs [WH]

Attractive miniatures in the mould of Schumann and Mendelssohn [RCh]

A survey by Ralph Moore

This is a glorious collection that should be a source for delight for many years to come [GF]

Rousing, exquisitely articulated performances of Haydn symphonies [DF]

Another potentially engaging recording, fatally compromised by the conductor’s ill-disciplined vocal intrusiveness [RMo]

Attractive transfers from the 1920s and 1930s of Stan Golestan’s chamber music [JW]

An imaginative and involving production, but flawed by some intrusive and insensitive vulgarities [PCG]