November 2023
Haydn: Piano Trios (Praga Digitals)
An album of distinction from the Guarneri Trio Prague [MC]
Farrenc: Complete Piano Works 2 (Grand Piano)
A brilliant follow-up to the Etudes in elegant and winning performances [RCh]
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No.3 (Channel Classics)
A very personal and compelling recording, if a touch idiosyncratic, of Rach 3 [MB]
Siegfried & Rued Langgaard: Piano concertos (Danacord)
The Siegfried Langgaard concerto is one of the very best of romantic works [JF]
Beethoven: Symphony No.7 (Simax Classics)
An imaginative coupling, performed with drive and a real insight into the fundamental nature of both works [TB]
Weinberg: Symphony No 12 (Chandos)
A superb, state-of-the-art recording of Weinberg’s symphonic works [GT]
French Sacred Song (Ad Fontes)
A fascinating programme, with top class performances in excellent sound [GPu]
Mozart: Piano Sonatas (Hyperion)
Immaculate performances of delightful works [SB]
The Paris Opera 1900-1960 (Malibran Music)
Ten very well-filled discs documenting six glorious decades at the Paris Opera [RMo]
Albéniz: Piano Music, Vol 9 (Naxos)
An entertaining final volume worth hearing for the very short but unknown berceuse [RCh]
Gurney: Songs (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Agnew is an eloquent exponent of these bitter-sweet, nostalgic and elegiac songs [HC]
Bach: Masterworks for Clavichord (Guild)
(Déjà Review) A must for Bach-lovers, and something to discover for those who have never heard the clavichord [KM]
Listening Studio Report
by John Quinn
Dugan: Complete Organ Works (Croatia Records)
Glowing accounts of music both engaging and companionable [SG]
Ritchie: Symphony 6 (Rattle)
Ritchie’s symphonic journey continues with the deeply personal and introspective Symphony No.6 [NB]
Tippett: King Priam (Pristine Audio)
A superbly persuasive recording of Tippett’s most difficult opera [MP]
Bartók: Concertos (Alpha Classics)
Characterful performances of familiar Bartók in a stunning vibrant recording [LW]
Atmospheriques Vol. 1 (Sono Luminus)
An enjoyable disc of contemporary music by Icelandic and American composers [GT]
Liszt: Piano Works Vol. 2 (Prima Facie)
If you haven’t yet caught up with Hamilton’s Liszt then what are you waiting for? [DMD]
Humour and Classical Music: The Hoffnung Musical Festivals
by David Barker
Svendsen: Symphonies (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Not quite masterpieces but they are more than just easy-listening and could be widely enjoyed [CH]
Respighi’s Rome (Delos)
(Déjà Review) A distinguished issue which will give much pleasure and can be recommended confidently [JQ]
Cortese: Chamber and vocal music (Dynamic)
Not flawless but interesting (re)introduction to the work of a neglected neoclassical Italian composer [GPu]
Pedersøn: Motets & Hymns (cpo)
This disc sheds light on liturgical practice in Denmark in the early 17th century [JV]
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