September 2024
Willem Mengelberg (conductor) Mahler & Strauss (The Willem Mengelberg Society)
Performances of great historical and musical interest in superb transfers [PSt]
Three Choirs Festival in Ten Concerts (Logaston Press)
A lively and perceptive introduction to the world’s oldest music festival [JQ]
Raff: Samson (Schweizer Fonogramm)
Raff’s Biblical epic is splendidly served by this premiere recording [JW]
Meyerbeer: Le prophète (LSO Live)
It is pleasing to see Meyerbeer operas receiving attention and this live recording is first-class [MC]
European Soundscapes (Convivium Records)
Peerless playing, crystal clear [SA]
Hommage à Evgueni Svetlanov (Naïve)
(Déjà Review) Eloquent testimony to Svetlanov’s stature as a conductor [CC]
Tiomkin: Red River (Marco Polo)
(Déjà Review) Marco Polo have done a wonderful service in ensuring that such a brilliant score has been fully restored and recorded [SA]
Leo Sowerby (University of Illinois Press)
This first class study is an absorbing read and well worth tracking down [SG]
Paris est une fête (Fuga Libera)
Let’s party! [RMay]
Nathan Milstein (violin) The American Columbia Solo Recordings Vol. 1 (Pristine Audio)
Splendid transfers of Milstein’s 1930s baroque repertory [JW]
Sibelius & Prokofiev: Violin Concerti (Decca)
Terrific performances of two key works in the violin concerto repertoire [JQ]
M Haydn: String Quartets (cpo)
Six delightful and Instructive quartets by Michael Haydn [DF]
Mozart: Divertimenti (Apex)
(Déjà Review) The playing in all of these pieces is a delight [GPJ]
Gebel: Johannes Passion (cpo)
(Déjà Review) A totally forgotten Passion from 18th century Germany – a splendid work, moving and enthralling [JV]
Huber: Piano Quintets Nos 1 & 2 (cpo)
Two sides of Huber’s chamber music – strict contrapuntalism and playful rhapsody [JW]
Kuula: Complete Solo Songs, Vol 1 (Toccata Classics)
One already looks forward to the second volume [WK]
Mahler: Symphony No 3 (BIS)
A sonic feast allows a persuasive vision of Mahler’s Third Symphony to shine forth [EJW]
Rimsky-Korsakov: Kashchey the Immortal (Philips)
A decent representation of Rimsky-Korsakov’s rarely staged opera [MP]
Vivaldi: Chamber Music for Oboe (Signum Classics)
This a release to savour and the leading candidate for both my baroque and chamber record of the year [MC]
Larsson: Concert Overture No 2 & Sinfonietta (Phono Suecia)
(Déjà Review) Good examples of Larsson’s early and late styles [RB]
HOLST 150 (Somm Recordings)
Another fine anthology of historic live performances to mark an important anniversary [NB]
Yuja Wang (piano) The Vienna Recital (C Major)
Yuja Wang displays her virtuosity and versatility [LW]
Mozart & R Strauss: Lieder (Erato)
A worthwhile disc, even if I am equivocal about some of the singing [PT]
Elgar: Mot d’amour. Works for violin & piano (BIS)
A variably successful disc [JW]
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