October 2024
Arnold, Horovitz, Stanford, Finzi: Music for Clarinet and Piano (BIS)
Michael Collins revisits his British repertoire for BIS [JW]
Bruckner: Mass No 3 in F minor (BR Klassik)
A captivating live performance of the Bruckner F minor Mass [MC]
Cazzati: Motets & Sonatas (Pan Classics)
A very good case for a composer who fortunately is on his way to being restored to his rightful place in music history [JV]
Di Martino: Chamber Works (Da Vinci Classics)
A real discovery, the Cello Sonata is quite exceptional [DJB]
Jakub Józef Orlínski (vocals): #LetsBaRock (Erato)
A highly professional crossover album, that should be attractive to lovers of rock music, but is not quite my cup of tea [GF]
Schurmann: Orchestral Works (Chandos)
Brilliant recordings of wonderfully evocative music [PRJ]
Smetana & Schubert: Piano Trios (Supraphon)
Trio Bohémo play with both passion but also precision, they listen to one another and they clearly love this music [SB]
Dupré: Le Chemin de la Croix (cpo)
(Déjà Review) One of the finest organ discs I’ve heard in years [JQ]
Thieriot: Chamber Music Vol 3 (Toccata Classics)
A top-notch production, with performances of high order [SG]
Phibbs: String Quartets Nos 2-4 (Nimbus Records)
Strikingly lyrical ideas that conspire to batter at the heart and the mind [RB]
Carols from Herefordshire (Albion Records)
An ideal Christmas present for enthusiasts of RVW’s folksong transcriptions [JF]
Erick Friedman (violin) Live in Texas (Rhine Classics)
Live sonata performances from a Heifetz protégé who became his own man [JW]
Bruckner: From the Archives Vol 3 (SOMM Recordings)
A good archive reading of Bruckner’s Third symphony and a more questionable Fourth [JQ]
Sorabji: Toccata Terza (Piano Classics)
Behind its forbidding walls lies a garden of unexpected delights [DMD]
Alison Balsom (piccolo trumpet) Baroque Concertos (Warner Classics)
Doesn’t take the place of the Maurice André transcriptions in my affections, but still has much to offer [DJB]
Bertali: Valoroso (Mirare)
Highly musical players who manage to imbue each piece with a special improvisatory feeling [JR]
Lloyd: Works for Violin and Piano (Lyrita)
Lloyd’s reissue series contains a new recording derived from ‘The Serf’ [JW]
Wagner: Das Rheingold (Deutsche Grammophon)
A stunning new high resolution transfer of this classic recording [MP]
Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie (C Major)
A ravishing Verklärte Nacht, but a lacklustre Alpensinfonie [ST]
Sorabji: Vocal and Chamber Works (BIS)
First recordings of some of the unique output of an enigmatic and complex composer [GH]
Polish Chamber Music (Dux)
Challenging music, brilliantly played, in a celebration of three decades of performing excellence [NB]
Mithras Trio: Eros (Linn)
Stunning musicianship from a young group with a very bright future [PRJ]
Bruckner: Symphony No 7 (Reference Recordings)
One of the finest modern Bruckner 7 recordings available today [KC]
Dvořák: Rusalka (Supraphon)
(Déjà Review) This is a recording which instilled in me a love of the opera which has so far not died; it will surely do the same for many new listeners [CH]
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