May 2024

Remarkable playing, remarkable music [RCh]

Bizet’s L’Arlésienne returns to its original theatrical roots, and the revelation is enchanting in the hands of Plasson [PCG]

An impressionistic voice soaked in the quintessence of lyrical expression [RB]

Grab this one [KS]

Well planned and brilliantly executed recital culminates in a superb set of Rachmaninov variations [NB]

A swift, coherent, absorbing onslaught upon Bruckner’s Ninth which carries its own conviction [RMo]

Complete motets by a prolific but overlooked Italian renaissance master [GH]

A good but not quite superlative recording in enhanced sound [MBu]

Uncontrived, yet revelatory, interpretations from a neglected podium auteur [NC]

An interesting exercise, with mostly winning results [DJB]

(Déjà Review) Wallen is a brashly creative, open-minded composer striding with confident abandon from jazz, to Tippett, to spirituals, to Schoenberg, to Mediterranean mystery [RB]

(Déjà Review) Much of this music is delightful, particularly the symphony, where Yoshimatsu wears his heart unselfconsciously on his sleeve. The BBC Philharmonic plays beautifully with Ian Bousfield a fine soloist in the concerto [CT]

Indispensable for Kempff fans [SG]

Another major contribution to Scottish classical music [JF]

by Alastair Mitchell & Alan Poulton

Worthy performances in an unusual and intriguing programme [RCh]

A fine set but compromised by comparatively lacklustre Second and Seventh Symphonies [RMo]

Despite cuts and a less than perfect ensemble, the sense of being a part of an exciting occasion is boldly realized here [MP]

One of the finest Beethoven Symphony cycles in the best remasterings [DF]

(Déjà Review) Packed with drama and tunefulness and with virtuosity to burn [KS]

(Déjà Review) A triumph all round [CC]

A treasure trove of delights [PRJ]

First recordings of music by little-known composers, in convincing performances [GH]

A beautifully filmed concert with a surprising programme [WH]