June 2025
Bridge: Orchestral works (Lyrita)
Handsomely presenting all aspects of Bridge’s orchestral styles [RB]
Brahms: Complete Works for Two Pianos (Netmark)
If the idea of neatly obtaining Brahms’s entire two-piano output appeals, then this fits the bill in just about every regard [DC]
Marie Hall: The Acoustic HMV recordings (Biddulph)
The complete recordings of a once-popular violinist restored in fine style [JW]
Holst: Beni Mora (Somm Recordings)
A very valuable archive issue, which is self-recommending to Holst enthusiasts [JQ]
Darknesse Visible: Inon Barnatan (Pentatone)
An unusually thoughtful, very well played recital with a Miltonian cue [DHa]
Brahms: 21 Hungarian Dances (BR Klassik)
A hugely enjoyable and wholly satisfying account of some wonderfully uplifting music [RMo]
JS & CPE Bach: Meetings with Bach (Proprius)
A stunningly beautiful recording, combining performance and sonic excellence [ZT]
Dvorak: Symphony Nos 7 & 8 (Mercury)
(Déjà Review) Highly sympathetic and rewarding performances of these superb works [PB]
Clementi: For All Ages (Simax)
(Déjà Review) A rewarding recital, equally instructive and enjoyable [GPu]
Reimagining the Classics: 3. Holst’s Jupiter
by David Barker
Nielsen: String Quartet No. 4
by Alan George
Shostakovich: Impromptu
by Alan George
Tchaikovsky: Symphony 6 & Souvenir de Florence (Onyx)
First-class Tchaikovsky from Liverpool [PH]
Wood: Songs for Voice and Piano (Delphian)
This fine disc enables a wider appreciation of the music of Charles Wood [JQ]
Eva Zalenga (soprano) Varia bel (Genuin)
Another extremely successful recital from Eva Zalenga [PT]
The Launy Grøndahl Legacy Vol. 9 (Danacord)
Conductor Launy Grøndahl marshals stage and choral works from Denmark’s past and present [JW]
Hallelujah Junction (Alpha Classics)
A well-balanced programme that shows American music at its best [PRJ]
Rafael Serrallet (guitar) Y el canto de todas (Private release)
Anyone with a liking for melodic music should enjoy this collection of lollipops [GF]
Bruckner: Symphony 9 (Opus Arte)
Déjà Review) This performance impresses by its inexorable growth [CH]
Norwegian Brass Band Championships 2007 (Doyen)
(Déjà Review) I enjoyed virtually all the works presented but the absence of any information about them is deplorable [JF]
Bach: Bach-Centricity (Nimbus Records)
Engaging and lively playing of arrangements that remain close to the original [JV]
Sumera: Symphonies 1 & 6 (Ondine)
Knotty and serious scores receive powerful performances, beautifully recorded [NB]
Adam: Griseldis, ou Les cinq sens (Naxos)
A delightful and important rediscovery [RMay]
Lament & Liberation (Signum Classics)
A challenging, rewarding album [JQ]
