September 2023

Another recording of great importance and of great beauty from these performers [JV]

A riotously enjoyable disc, the third in the amazing Sarah Willis’s series featuring Mozart Cuban-style [GPJ]

A fine choir in rare late Renaissance Portuguese repertoire, sung with style and skill [GH]

Neglected for almost 200 years, but undoubtedly worthy of its revival [MC]

Premiere recordings of three neglected but attractive piano concertos [JW

A legendary, visionary version of the sonata, but don’t make this your only version of the concerto [CH]

The most immediately appealing of the three Naxos/Balada discs I’ve reviewed [HC]

A buttoned–up attempt to transfer verismo opera to Poland, simply misses the point [MP]

Indispensable accounts of two recent works by a unique voice in contemporary music [RWe]

Excellent performances of the complete sacred works of Dietrich Becker [JV]

A compilation of superb recordings by some of the finest voices in this neglected opera [RMo]

Salon-scaled charmers from a significant teacher and performer [JW]

Eminent solo singing and fine music making with many first recordings [GF]

(Déjà Review) Very fine indeed – Knoxville is a particularly conspicuous success [JQ]

(Déjà Review) This really is sitting at the feet of the master [PW]

An important addition to Bernstein’s catalogue [JF]

by Christopher Howell

Core repertory from Thomas Jensen in authoritative performances [JW]

A pleasurable first encounter with organ works which cry out imploringly for wider currency [SG]

A compilation demonstrating the versatility and musicality of Toscanini’s favourite tenor [RMo]

Schippers’s great Osaka Die Walküre is one of the great treasures of the Wagner discography [MB]

Fine historical performances indispensable to any Britten collection [WH]

(Déjà Review) Close your eyes and conjure your own veranda [RB]

(Déjà Review) Not comfortable listening but some of the greatest written in the 20th century [GPJ]