October 2025
Dr Len Mullenger – A Personal Tribute
by Chris Thomas
Britten: Billy Budd (Virgin Classics)
(Déjà Review) Has changed the whole way I listen to Billy Budd (AO]
JC Bach & JCF Bach: Keyboard Concertos (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A delightful disc (TP]
Clérambault: Choral music (Château de Versailles Spectacles)
More of Clérambault’s sacred music should be explored if it is of such quality [RWe]
Orchestral Music conducted by Rudolph Ganz (Pristine Audio)
Forgettable conducting, but superb piano playing [RMas]
Lindberg & Aho: Clarinet Concertos (Signum Classics)
Two modern classics in excellent performances [SB]
Elgar conducted by Boult (SOMM Ariadne)
An invaluable album which expands our appreciation of Boult’s direction of Elgar’s music [JQ]
Beethoven: Leonore Overture No.3
by Alan George
Dr. Len Mullenger: An Appreciation
by John Quinn
Rimsky-Korsakov; Scheherazade; Glinka: Symphony on Two Russian Themes (ICA Classics)
A powerful Scheherazade and two rarities of historical musicological significance [EJW]
Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Humoresque (Camerata)
Another fine Schumann recital by this Italian pianist [SB]
London String Quartet plays Schubert and Bridge (Pristine Audio)
An excellent inaugural release in a new chamber series from Pristine Audio [JW]
Clara Schumann gewidmet (Claves)
A nice idea for a recital, thoughtfully constructed and played beautifully [RCh]
Benda, Pichl & Vranický: Violin Concerti (Supraphon)
(Déjà Review) The Vranický in particular is a real winner [JW]
Beethoven: Symphony No.5 (Pristine Audio)
(Déjà Review) A rare Toscanini performance in an excellent transfer [JQ]
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