January 2026
Wagner’s Tannhäuser – a survey of the major recordings
by Ralph Moore
Beach: String Quartet
by Alan George
The Mozart Album – Daniele de Niesse (Decca)
(Déjà Review) An interesting and enjoyable collection from a young singer on the crest of a wave [RJF]
Mendelssohn & Bach: Magnificats (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A very interesting combination of Bach’s Magnificat and a little-known setting by Mendelssohn [JV]
A Tchaikowsky: Piano Concertos (Ondine)
Disillusion, bleakness, sombre and occasionally irate flamboyance [RB]
Ruders: Six Symphonies (Bridge)
This impressive symphony cycle is now complete [SB]
Conti: l trionfo della Fama (cpo)
A fine musical performance brings to life an act of homage to the 18th century Habsburg monarchy [CRo]
The Golden Age of Singing Vol 1, 1900 – 1910 (Nimbus Prima Voce)
There is a reason why “The Golden Age of Singing” is so named here… [RMo]
Holst: Orchestral Music (Pristine Audio)
Sargent’s music-making can still take you by the throat [RB]
Willem Mengelberg (conductor): The Concertgebouw Telefunken Recordings Vol.5 (Pristine Audio)
More excellence in this ongoing series, including a superb “New World” symphony [PSt]
Kahn: Piano Quartets & Serenade (cpo)
An attractively full symphonic sound in some fine chamber works [DC]
Coleridge-Taylor: Orchestral Works (SOMM Recordings)
Captivating performances of forgotten British gems [JF]
Glass: Einstein on the Beach (VLEK)
A new recording of Glass’s opera, the best yet [DHa]
Woodland Songs (Platoon)
An intriguing programme with a startling performance of the Dvořák [DJB]
Hungarian Music for Cello and Piano (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A winning recital [JW]
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Arthaus Musik)
(Déjà Review) A very likeable performance [GF]
Overtures from the British Isles, Vol 3 (Chandos)
Very entertaining music in top-drawer performances [JQ]
David: Symphony No 3 & 7 (cpo)
Melodic candour and emotional ambiguity [RB]
Roger-Ducasse: Best of Martin Jones (Nimbus)
A concise survey of Jean Roger-Ducasse’s piano works [JF]
Matthias Kirschnereit (piano): Wagner Liaisons (Berlin Classics)
Wagner at the piano skilfully contrasted with music by composers who loved or loathed him – and sometimes both [RCh]
Mozart: L’Aurore (Alpha Classics)
A marvellous release, particular for a best-of-both-worlds Sinfonia Concertante [ST]
Schumann: Symphonies 3 & 4 & Overtures (BIS)
(Déjà Review) An attractive prospect [DC]
Pergolesi & A Scarlatti: Masses (Naïve)
(Déjà Review) Charming and inventive, vibrant and involving [RH]
JS Bach: The Well Tempered Clavier Book II (Pentatone)
Somewhat idiosyncratic, and not a recording that filled me with joy [DC]
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