October 2024
The Kurt Weill Album (Deutsche Grammophon)
An impressive recording debut from Joana Mallwitz [PH]
Ives: Orchestral Works (Naxos)
A great CD showcasing Ives’s grasp of traditional genres and his lifelong propensity for weaving familiar tunes into his work [KT]
Khachaturian: Piano Transcriptions (Grand Piano)
Khachaturian’s colourful scores brought to life at the piano [RCh]
Leo Sirota (piano) Piano Recital Vol. 1 (Sakuraphon)
A full and varied recital programme, characterized by great dynamic range and highly creative phrasing [MK]
van Bree: Orchestral Works (cpo)
Charm and concision from this little known early-Romantic charmer [RB]
Aaron Rosand (violin) In Memoriam (Rhine Classics)
The vibrant, alluring art of arch-Romanticist, Aaron Rosand [JW]
Bizet: Carmen (Pristine Audio)
A marvellous restoration of an old and half-forgotten recording [GF]
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas (Doremi)
(Déjà Review) A once-in-a-lifetime portrait of two very great and even somewhat enigmatic artists at the top of their form [KS]
Ombre di luce – recital (Pentatone)
An attractive programme, very well sung, with several rarities [GF]
George Benjamin: Picture a day like this (Nimbus)
A beautiful, subtle, yet fully effective portrait of grief [MBu]
Vecchi: Le veglie di Siena (Glossa)
Impressive testimony to Vecchi’s brilliance as a composer of madrigals [JV]
Imogen Holst: Discovering Imogen (NCM)
An ear-opening disc [JQ]
Catherine Collard (piano): The Complete Erato, EMI Classics and Virgin Classics Recordings (Erato)
The driven artistry of a tragically short-lived French pianist and sensitive collaborator [JW]
Music for Stage and Screen (Albion Records)
A valuable contribution to the recorded legacy of British music [JF]
Beethoven: Complete Piano Trios (Bridge Records)
Performance that are as sparkling as they are wise [DMD]
Bendix, Simonsen: Piano Concertos (Danacord)
(Déjà Review) Marshev is a capably sympathetic advocate for these neglected romantics [RB]
Elgar: Violin Concerto, Carissima (Warner Classics)
An erratic and temperamentally uneven performance [JW]
Mendelssohn: Elijah (LSO Live)
A tremendous performance [JQ]
Mozart: Lodron Night Music (Brilliant Classics)
Delightful performances of delightful music [SB]
Prokofiev: Symphony No 6 (The Cleveland Orchestra)
More superb Prokofiev from Welser-Möst’s wonderful Clevelanders [DMD]
Michael Spyres (tenor): In The Shadows (Erato)
An interesting and enterprising recital but a question mark over the suitability of the voice for some of the material [PT]
Tansman: Cosmopolite (Dux)
A veritable treasure trove of delights [PRJ]
von Webenau: Piano Quartet, Cello Sonata & Miniatures (Hänssler Classic)
In the hit-or-miss world of the unsung composer, this is definitely a miss [DJB]
Brahms: Symphony No 2, Hungarian Dances (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Alsop’s Brahms should go among the great cycles [KS]
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