March 2023
Haydn: 2032 Project, Vol. 13: Horn Signal (Alpha)
Recommended for a most enjoyable experience [SG]
Sophie Pacini (piano) Puzzle (Fuga Libera)
A very personal and individual approach to these romantic works that would not be for everyone [RCh]
Tommasino: The Enigma of the English Mozart (Shelf Life)
Greatly refreshing and inspires surefooted confidence [RB]
Vivaldi: La Senna festeggiante (Château de Versailles Spectacles)
If you have no recording of this work in your collection, this is a good choice [JV]
The King of the Golden River (SOMM Recordings)
(Déjà Review) Another enterprising album from SOMM that deserves to succeed [IL]
Wallace: Symphonic Poems (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Truly resplendent works [VB]
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
A commentary by Alex Segal
Schultz: Efterklange Vol 1 (Danacord)
This is a desirable acquisition for all lovers of choral music [GF]
Porpora: L’aureo serto (Challenge Classics)
A satisfyingly versatile recital of bass arias [CRo]
Schubert: String Quartets (Rubicon Classics)
Raw, bleeding late Schubert [DMD]
Marco Putz: Moods (Naxos)
Strongly expressive and generously accessible music in committed performances [HC}
Chilcott: Canticles of Light (Signum Classics)
A rewarding collection of recent British choral music, expertly performed in Poland [JQ]
Wagner: Golden Ring (Decca)
A sampler for the newly remastered Decca/Solti Ring demonstrates that the improvements are more than simply cosmetic [PCG]
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture (Deutsche Grammophon)
An extraordinary 1812, and the rest are very good as well [MB]
Atterberg: Symphonies 1 & 4 (cpo)
A very auspicious start to cpo’s Atterberg Symphonies series [IL]
Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch (BIS)
A beautiful realisation of Wolf’s great song collection, particularly remarkable for the contribution of Allan Clayton’s tenor voice [ST]
Handel: Keyboard Suites (Deutsche Grammophon)
Moves the Korean into the elite group of pianists [DMD]
Matthew-Walker: A Bad Night in Los Angeles (SOMM Recordings)
Engaging and wide-ranging music played with style and conviction [NB]
Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil (Delphian)
A worthy tribute to Rachmaninoff in his anniversary year [JQ]
Galilei, M and V: Music for Lute (Tactus)
A pleasing anthology of late Renaissance solo lute music by members of the Galilei family [MS]
Weigl: Piano Concerto (cpo)
Wonderful late romanticism conveying vast landscapes of imagination [RCh]
Antheil: Carnegie Hall Concert 1927 (Nimbus)
(Déjà Review) Indispensable to anyone interested in American music and the musical experiments of the 1920s [BBr]
Mahler: Symphony 4 (RCA Victor)
(Déjà Review) A cold journey through Mahler’s fairy tale landscapes [TD]
Thomas Linley Jr: A Listening Guide
by Tony Scotland
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