July 2023
Myaskovsky: Vocal Works Vol. 2 (Toccata Classics)
This second volume of Myaskovsky’s complete vocal works is to be warmly welcomed [GT]
Pantcheff: Organ works (Prima Facie)
A generously-filled recording of organ music by an accomplished contemporary composer [MSt]
Kõrvits: The Sound of Wings (Ondine)
Inhabits and gives voice to regions of angelic eternity [RB]
Takemitsu: Spectral Canticle (BIS)
Takemitsu conjures exotic sounds, brilliantly performed and recorded [GH]
Lekeu: Piano Trio (Forgotten Records)
A brief glimpse into a life tragically cut short [SG]
Vaughan Williams & Maconchy: Songs – Vol 1 (Resonus)
A wonderful opportunity to explore fine vocal music [JF]
Byrd: Consort Songs (Harmonia Mundi)
A varied well-chosen programme, beautifully sung and played [RH]
Beethoven: Symphony 9 (Deutsche Grammophon)
One of the great Ninths on record [CH]
CPE and JC Bach: Viola da Gamba Sonatas (Arcana)
A captivating disc, which fully lives up to what its title promises [JV]
Sagvik: String Quartets (Nosag Records)
For those adventurous enough to explore, I’d say go for it, you won’t be disappointed [SG]
Ronald Stevenson and Friends (Prima Facie)
A fitting tribute to one of the greatest, but sadly underrated, British composers of the last hundred years [JF]
Whitacre: Choral works (Decca)
An extended memorial work with some shorter pieces [SB]
Mozart’s Mannheim (Deutsche Grammophon)
Mozart in historical context: Repertoire associated with an orchestra he revered [DF]
Allen: Complete Piano Sonatas (Métier)
A significant, if unfamiliar, contributor to the solo piano literature, whose music has been exceptionally well served here [JQ]
Bowen: Violin Concerto & Piano Concerto 1 (Dutton)
(Déjà Review) Such lavish extravagance of melody and sentiment [RB]
Bach: Cantatas Vol 26 (Soli Deo Gloria)
(Déjà Review) A very important and distinguished cycle [JQ]
L’altra Venezia (Snakewood)
Largely unknown repertoire of high quality in outstanding performances [JV]
Bellini’s I puritani
A survey by Ralph Moore
Brahms’ Violin Concerto: A Discography
Prepared by Uwe Sauerteig
Torrent (Libra Records)
A titanic, genre busting album [DMD]
JS Bach: Tranquillity (Divine Art)
A calming collection of Bach’s keyboard music, played with great skill and finesse [MSt]
Poetiques de l’instant II (Alpha Classics)
A mixed bag that contains some stylish and absorbing Ravel [NH]
Mahler: Symphony No. 9 (BIS)
A very good central interpretation, well played and very well recorded [RWe]
Schubert: Stimme der Liebe (SOMM Recordings)
A charming anthology collected in tribute to a master interpreter of Schubert Lieder [RMo]
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