June 2026
Kaun: Symphony No 2, Sir John Falstaff (cpo)
Throwing light on yet another neglected late-Romantic German composer [EJW]
Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin (Signum Classics)
An unqualified success [JQ]
Raff: Dame Kobold (Naxos)
A lukewarm achievement at best [MP]
Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, etc (Apex)
A classic recording of a trio of thoroughly enjoyable masterworks by Dukas, impeccably played [RMo]
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas 21, 17 & 31 (Delphian)
(Déjà Review) A huge surprise — superb Beethoven in the romantic mode, with great color and poetry [BR]
Halvorsen: Orchestral Works, Vol 3 (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Utterly beguiling [NB]
Elgar: His first electric recordings (Pristine Audio)
Superb transfers of performances of the greatest importance and interest [PSt]
Tchaikovsky & Schoenberg: Piano Trios (Hyperion)
Subtle musicianship throughout – very much worth the asking price if the coupling attracts [DC]
Music at World’s End (SUNY Press)
A brilliantly written story of exile and influence [DHa]
Ann Schein (piano): The Kapp Recordings (APR)
A wonderful tribute to a phenomenal artist [RCh]
FE Fesca: Flute Quartets (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Breathtaking flute playing [CR]
Ravel: Complete Solo Piano Music (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) A set of stunning virtuosity, but with delicate colors at the same time [WK]
Delius: Appalachia & The Song of the High Hills (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Beautifully shaped and sensitive readings [IL]
Prokofiev: The Gambler (C Major)
(Déjà Review) A major triumph [RC]
Friends in High Places: Baroque In The North (First Hand Records)
Musically compelling survey of music written for the musette in 18th century France [JV]
Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 (Profil)
The finest recording yet of Schaller’s completion of Bruckner’s Ninth, enhanced by the prowess of a great orchestra recorded in studio sound [RMo]
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 (Warner Classics)
Marvellous transfers of these vintage recordings [DF]
Nikolay Medvedev (piano) – Fusions (SOMM Recordings)
This well-played programme perhaps unintentionally reveals Kapustin’s limitations [NB]
Pioneering Haydn On Record: Symphony 64
by Christopher Howell
Schumann: Symphony No.4
by Alan George
Wagner: Lohengrin (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) A glorious reading becomes all the more appealing in its newest incarnation [ST]
Wright: String and Orchestral Music (Dutton Epoch)
(Déjà Review) Sparkle, rhythmic élan with a certain jazzy quality, and also in the English Pastoral tradition [GH]
Wood: String Quartets 2 & 4 (SOMM)
Accomplished and enjoyable music in excellent performances [JQ]
Beethoven: Variations for piano (Harmonia Mundi)
The thoughtful completion of Cédric Tiberghien’s Beethoven Variations project [DHa]
