July 2025
Sacred concerti of the 17th century (Passacaille)
A exciting disc with first recordings of German 17th century sacred music [JV]
Haydn: Symphonies & Violin Concerto (Alpha Classics)
Another volume to cherish from Alpha & Antononi [PH]
Bax: Spring Fire – Complete Music for Cello and Piano (SOMM Recordings)
Passionate music performed with great skill and wisdom [NB]
Persichetti: Music for Wind Band (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A fine all-round anthology of Persichetti band works [WK]
Mozart: Concertos for 1, 2 and 3 Pianos (CBC)
(Déjà Review) The Mozart Anniversary year will bring many reissues and new releases but this will surely be regarded as a highlight [DRD]
Shostakovich: Violin Sonata
by Alan George
Schumann: Piano Quartet
by Alan George
Beethoven: Symphony No.1
by Alan George
McCormack: mine but for its sublimation (Another Timbre)
The first recording of a spellbinding composition for piano [DHa]
Bartók: Complete String Quartets (Forgotten Records)
Outgunned by the competition, but still worth a listen [PH]
Bach: Organ Favourites on the Mighty Willis Organ (Alto)
Cathedral power meets Baroque brilliance: Bach unleashed on Liverpool’s Titan [JF]
Benjamin Appl (baritone) Hommage à Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Alpha Classics)
A cornucopia of wonderful songs, superbly sung, for every lover of art songs to delve into [GF]
20th Century British Masters Vol 2 (Avie)
(Déjà Review) One of the finest choral discs to have come my way for some time [JQ]
Grieg: Music for String Orchestra (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A veritable smorgasbord of simply scrumptious music! [GPJ]
Salieri: Complete Works for Harpsichord and Piano (Dynamic)
Incisive accounts of Salieri’s complete keyboard music [CR]
Wagner: Tannhäuser (Warner Classics)
A swings-and-roundabouts recording of the Dresden version of Tannhäuser – stick with Konwitschny and Solti [RMo]
Bach: King of Kings (Chandos)
A celebration of the unassuming genius of Sir Andrew Davis [NB]
Pitfield: Orchestral Music (Toccata Classics)
A magnificent new release of unjustly neglected British music [DJ]
Dvořák: Cello Concerto (ArtistLed)
(Déjà Review) Finckel gives one of the finest accounts of the Dvořák Cello Concerto ever recorded [MC]
Donizetti: Songs (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A simply gorgeous selection of songs [CC]
Auber: Overtures Vol 8 (Naxos)
Yet more rarities are unearthed in this enterprising series [RMay]
Schumann: Fantasie, Études symphoniques (Bayer Records)
Classic Schumann recordings available again online [RMas]
Janáček: Hyperklavier (IBS Classical)
Good recordings of rare Janáček, marketed rather curiously [PRJ]
From Eastern Europe (Alpha Classics)
A satisfying survey of the Russian Cello Sonata [DHa]
