June 2024
Ernst Viebig (conductor) 1933: Les chefs proscrits (Forgotten Records)
A lesser light in German conducting flourishes in light overtures and waltzes in Weimar Berlin [JW]
Pohle: Complete Sonatas & Ballet Music (Ricercar)
Very fine performances of little-known music from mid-17th century Germany [DJB]
Liszt: Via Crucis (Hortus)
(Déjà Review) Highly dynamic and powerful performances, extremely well-recorded in stunning sound [PSh]
English Piano Quartets (Meridian)
(Déjà Review) A classic and generous collection of rare English chamber music [RB]
Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms, Mass, Babel (Hänssler Classic)
Performances meticulously prepared but somewhat lacking in urgency and acoustic beauty [GPJ]
Louis Glass: Piano Works Volume 2 (Danacord)
Many pleasing moments for the engaged listener [JF]
Bruckner: Symphony No. 1 (Capriccio)
This brisk, nervy account pales in comparison with Schaller’s steadier, grander recording [RMo]
Bach: Trio Sonatas (Brilliant Classics)
Good performances on a splendid historical instrument [JV]
Henselt, Bronsart: Piano Concerti (BIS)
Unequivocally first-rate, brilliant in every respect – for the lover of 19th-century piano concertos [EJW]
Medtner: The Complete Piano Sonatas (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) The strongest recommendation [RB]
Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) An unmissable bargain, which I cannot recommend highly enough [JQ]
Recording British Music (Vocalion Books)
The immense contribution to British Music made by a ‘librarian-hobbyist’ [JW]
Arne: Organ Concertos (MDG)
Organ aficionados will love these performances on a splendid instrument [JV]
Music of Students of Bruckner (Gramola)
Of more historical interest than musical [DJB]
Mozart: Symphonies 34-36 (BIS)
Vivacious performances in crystalline sound with perfect balances among sections [RMo]
Chavez: Complete Symphonies (Vox)
(Déjà Review) An impressive clutch of serious and vigorously-driven symphonies from Mexico resoundingly recorded [RB]
Elgar: Enigma Variations (Opus Arte)
(Déjà Review) Certainly an item to add to your collection, both for the visuals and the splendid performance [KS]
M Haydn: Kaiser Constantin I. Feldzug & Sieg (Accent)
This oratorio should refute suggestions that Michael Haydn was a mediocre composer [JV]
Eichner: Symphonies (cpo)
Vibrant first appearance on disc of 18th century symphonies by Eichner [CRo]
Strauss: Capriccio (Orfeo)
A good but hardly distinguished production, in terms of both performance and sound [RMo]
Urlicht – Songs of Death and Resurrection (Harmonia Mundi)
The singing is masterly, the playing of the orchestra excellent and the recording first class [GF]
Florian Noack (piano) I Wanna Be Like You – The Piano Transcriptions (La Dolce Volta)
A hugely enjoyable celebration of the piano from this supremely gifted pianist [RCh]
Beethoven & Brahms: Symphonies (RCO Live)
One of the finest orchestral discs to have come my way for a very long time [JQ]
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