August 2023
Davis: A Simple Man (Opus Arte)
(In Memoriam Déjà Review) Must be among his best scores [AB]
Handel: Arminio (Erato)
All Handel lovers will want to own this, the first recording of Arminio [KM]
Schubert: Elysium (BIS)
A treasurable disc [JQ]
Vivaldi: Serenata a tre (Naïve)
Latest addition to Naïve’s Vivaldi Edition brings out the amorous playfulness of an obscure Serenata [CRo]
Invisible (NoMadMusic)
Women composers showing themselves more than a match for the men! [DMD]
Piston: Symphony 6 (RCA)
Three well-chosen works by this fine American composer [SB]
Abrahamsen: Left, Alone (Winter & Winter)
Three distinct works by Denmark’s leading composer, with original structure and sound [GH]
Mattheson: Boris Goudenow (cpo)
Anyone with an interest in baroque opera should contemplate the acquisition of this premiere recording [GF]
Coates: Orchestral works (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Performances that shine through the old recorded sound [JL]
A Beethoven Concert (Arthaus Musik)
(Déjà Review) Subtle direction of the camera work adds to the very fine performances [SF]
Mischa Elman (violin) Tchaikovsky & Wieniawski (Biddulph)
Elman in Slavic repertoire: genteel decline in action [JW]
Worship in a Time of Plague (Musica Omnia)
Interesting programme, good performances but not without some issues [JV]
Krzyżanowski: Piano Works Vol. 3 (Acte Préalable)
Another successful outing for this forgotten Pole [RCh]
Hughes: String Quartets (Meridian)
Discovery of the year [DMD]
Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 (Fuga Libera)
This new recording from the Urals is a top recommendation [GT]
Fritz Busch (conductor) In Stockholm (Pristine Audio)
Unusual Busch late-life survivals from Swedish Radio archives [RB]
Debussy: Piano Music Vol. 1 (BIS)
(Déjà Review) The unique sound-world of Debussy is delivered with the utmost conviction [TB]
Berlioz: Les Troyens (LSO Live)
(Déjà Review) The finest opera CD I have heard this year [MB]
Vaughan Williams, MacMillan, Tavener: Choral works (Hyperion)
This disc closes the James O’Donnell era at Westminster Abbey in considerable style [JQ]
Otto Klemperer (conductor): The Remastered Edition (Warner Classics)
Klemperer consolidated; his full Warner legacy in best-yet transfers [JW]
Jacob, Addison, Rubbra: Piano Concerti (Lyrita Recorded Edition)
Otherwise unheard, these works are neither rugged nor rebarbative but beckon and reward [RB]
Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky & Varèse (BR Klassik)
Some good things, but this is only for Jansons completists [SV]
Walton: Violin Concerto, Respighi: Violin Sonata (Mirare)
Violinist Liya Petrova is the perfect advocate for these lush romantic works [DMD]
Coates: Orchestral Works Vol. 3 (Chandos)
Coates’ life-enhancing music receives definitive performances [NB]
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