October 2024

A fitting celebration of the Year of Czech Music and the silver jubilee of LSO Live [JQ]

Another well planned, well executed survey of little-known Vaughan Williams [NB]

Slow tempos blunt much of the impact, but the Hartmann stands out [DJB]

A variety of compositional styles, interesting and evocative music, and a great selection of pieces [KT]

An exploration of music by ten women composers from the age of Louis XIV and Louis XV [PH]

A Warlock obscurity rescued from LP oblivion in handsome style [JW]

A pleasure to be reacquainted with Callas’s Norma in this remastering of her second studio recording [PT]

(Déjà Review) Wand’s devotion plays itself out in these elegant performances [KS]

The version here of Busoni’s magnus opus for piano should now become the standard one [SB]

Claire Huangci impresses in her American showcase [PH]

Lively new music from a lost concert hall [DC]

Ivan Repušić’s impressive conducting helps create a distinct sense of occasion [MC]

The conclusion of a focused, chronological look at Rabin’s ‘Bell Telephone Hour’ broadcasts [JW]

Wilson and his colleagues do full justice to this Broadway masterpiece [JQ]

An under-rated, somewhat overlooked recording featuring an array of superb voices, very well conducted [RMo]

(Déjà Review) Melancholy, heroic, sombrely optimistic – I cannot overstate the high quality of this music [RB]

Richness of musical colour and tone, virtuosic playing and a well-chosen programme make this a delightful CD [KT]

A much-admired Elgar Overtures disc still sounds resplendent [JW]

Classic performances from Schreier and Shetler [RMas]

A mightily impressive debut recording from Stutzmann in Atlanta [RMo]

A mix of well-known and unhackneyed songs, first class playing and agreeable singing [GF]

Contrasting works by pupil and teacher in an intelligent, interesting programme [NB]

Fabulous music, a worthy champion [SA]

All Janáček fans should be acquiring this without delay as should those as yet unconverted [ED]