July 2024

by Ralph Moore

by Christopher Howell

(Déjà Review) Colourful, saturated, brittle, heavily rhythmic, laced with ostinato and swooning strings [JW]

(Déjà Review) Many pleasures in these near-ideal performances [CC]

A good version but there are better [SB]

Exceptionally fine playing and recording compromised by unbalanced programme and poor documentation [NB]

Rare and attractive British music for recorder [GH]

A splendid operatic bass in a new and satisfying context [WH]

The leading contemporary champion of Eric Coates continues to impress [JW]

(Déjà Review) Perfectly elegant and passionate renditions, with excellent pacing and a blended, lovely choral sound [KS]

(Déjà Review) Saturated in swaying delicacy: lyricism with a capital L, voluptuous and unmistakable [JW]

L’Olympiade is a worthy addition to the Cimarosa discography [GF]

An inventive orchestral song recital, the orchestrations of some of which may provoke unease [JW]

Five entertaining works and one more serious [SB]

A distinguished final recording by Andrew Nethsingha with the St John’s College Choir [JQ]

Now a truly complete guide to Wagner’s operas, in a fine new edition [RWe]

(Déjà Review) A thoroughly satisfying disc [CF]

(Déjà Review) Versions to return to on a regular basis [CC]

An outstanding and enjoyable production [JV]

One of Callas’ most inspired performances now slightly more listenable [MBu]

A great artist’s important legacy restored, including first recordings of Beethoven, Bach and Vaughan Williams [JW]

A recording of the Transcendental Études which compares with the very best [RBe]

A very cool, unemotional (and unsuccessful) take on Fauré’s cello works [DJB]

(Déjà Review) One of the finest accounts of Das Lied von der Erde ever committed to disc [JQ]