May 2026
Echoes of Paris: Violin sonatas (Avie)
A highly recommendable programme [WH]
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) Perfect Prima Donna (Warner Classics)
A very special collection of lieder, opera and operetta from one of the great post-war sopranos [DBe]
La Rue: Missa Iste confessor domini (Coviello Classics)
Interesting recording, but the performance practice is debatable [JV]
Mahler: Symphonies 1-9 (Pentatone)
A very significant Mahler cycle [JQ]
Kuula: Complete Solo Songs Volume Two (Toccata Classics)
This disc is completely worthy of its predecessor [WK]
Janáček, Martinů & Suk: Orchestral Works (Chandos)
Sheer pleasure from this varied programme of early twentieth-century Czech orchestral works [WH]
Fribbins: Cello Concerto (First Hand Records)
Folk Songs is a treasure in the resilient tradition of English tonal music [RB]
Overtures in Hi-Fi (Eloquence)
(Déjà Review) Joyous music-making … just too tempting to resist [DM]
Stéphane Degout (baritone): Mélodies (Naïve)
(Déjà Review) A very appealing recital [GF]
