April 2024
In Sara Levy’s Salon – Chamber Music for Viola (Christophorus)
Rare repertoire of fine quality, excellent performances [JV]
Schmidt: The Piano Album (Capriccio)
Sure to make new friends for Schmidt’s music [WK]
Summer Dreams – American Piano Duets (Brilliant Classics)
Intentionally slight music played with sensitivity and skill [NB]
Around the World in 80 Minutes (Orchid Classics)
Well-chosen old favourites and new discoveries [JF]
Brahms, Strauss, Reger & Rihm: Hölderlin-inspired works (Sony Classical)
A fascinating compilation of Hölderlin-inspired pieces [JQ]
Clarke: Works for Viola and Piano (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A splendid release in every respect [HC]
Beethoven: Complete Works for Solo Piano Vol 4 (BIS)
(Déjà Review) Another success … carry on collecting with pleasure [TH]
Zemlinsky: Lyrische Symphonie (Orfeo)
This CD will be indispensable to admirers of Michael Gielen [JQ]
Arvīds Jansons Tchaikovsky & Prokofiev (ICA)
Valuable additions to a somewhat neglected conductor’s discography [RMay]
Torvund: A Walk into the Future (Aurora)
Unusual orchestral fare: the final pair of pieces convince more than the first two [Rha]
Guerra-Peixe: A Retirada da Laguna (Naxos)
Another excellent addition to this revelatory series – brilliant music, brilliantly played [NB]
Lutyens: Piano Music Vol 3 (Resonus)
Another enlightening exploration of a broad range of Elisabeth Lutyens’s piano music [JF]
Salsa Nueva (SOMM Recordings)
The best thing to do with a disc such as this is to sit down, relax and enjoy [HC]
JS Bach: Motets (Challenge Classics)
One of the most satisfying recordings of Bach’s motets, in particular in regard to the relationship of text and music [JV]
Adriana von Franqué (piano) Filigrane (Genuin)
Floating, atmospheric, finely crafted Parisian music [JF]
Busoni: Violin Sonatas (Tactus)
Busoni’s violin sonatas are well worth hearing [SB]
Wagner: Parsifal (Sony Classical)
A decent account of the score let down by vocalism which ranges from mediocre to poor [MBu]
Reale: American Mosaic (Naxos)
A West Coast maverick rediscovered [PRJ]
Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana & Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci (Pristine Audio)
Remarkable sonic restoration, almost recreation, and a must for Verismo opera lovers [EJW]
Gormenghast (Sony Classical & BBC Studios)
(Déjà Review) One of the finest scores ever written for television [GSD]
Janáček: Danube (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) An inspired rediscovery of three rarities [RBr]
Chopin: Études (Decca)
These Études aspire to a narrative unlike any other recording ever made – and is often remarkable in doing that [MB]
The Tempestuous Harpsichord (Tremula Records)
A storm in a teacup [PRJ]
Delius: Eine Messe des Lebens (LAWO Classics)
Sir Mark Elder and his Bergen forces present Delius’ A Mass of Life in the best possible light [MC]
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