June 2026
Musgrave: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge & Green (NMC)
(Déjà Review) Three magnificent works, superbly performed and recorded [WH]
Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Oehms Classics)
(Déjà Review) An impressive interpretation of this extroverted work in a festival-quality performance [JZ]
Bellini’s Il pirata – a survey of the recordings
by Ralph Moore
Pioneering Haydn On Record: Symphony 53
by Christopher Howell
Mozart: String Quartet K590
by Alan George
Rachmaninov: Aleko (Chandos)
Déjà Review) Noseda conducts intelligently, sensitively, with full structural awareness of the dramatic trajectory [CC]
Player Piano 10 (MDG)
(Déjà Review) Another terrific instalment [DC]
Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 1 & Piano Concerto No. 3 (Appassionato)
The first of a projected cycle of live recordings, made to a high standard [EJW]
Handel: Orlando (Erato)
Not perhaps one of Handel’s greatest operas but still much to enjoy and as well performed as one could wish [RMo]
Mahler: Symphony No. 9 (LPO)
A very distinguished account of Mahler’s Ninth [JQ]
Bach: Organ Landscapes X (Berlin Classics)
Bach’s legacy: From Romanticism to clarity [JF]
Italophilia. Discovering the Italian Style in Handel’s London (Challenge Classics)
An enjoyable disc, although the programme could have been more adventurous [JV]
Owen: Songs and Piano Works (Oriana Publications)
An excellent introduction to the music of Morfydd Owen [JQ]
Nielsen: The Ultimate Solo Piano Music Collection (OUR Recordings)
The most extensive survey to date justifies itself mainly by the excellence of the playing [NB]
Röntgen, Maier, Grieg: Scenes of a Folk Life (Private release)
An entertaining book and CD, beautifully produced [DC]
Reznicek & Korngold: String Quartets (Nimbus Records)
(Déjà Review) Contemporaneous works by two very different composers of differing generations [JW]
Mahler: Kindertotenlieder, Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, Rückert-Lieder (BIS)
(Déjà Review) Don’t miss this issue, dear reader [GF]
Frederick Ashton (choreographer): Showcase of Three Works (Opus Arte)
The Royal Ballet celebrates Sir Fred’s diverse legacy [RMay]
Bonis: Orchestral Works (Chandos)
More revolutionary discoveries from a French composer we should know much more about [GH]
Schubert: Winterreise, D 911 (Zig-Zag Territoires)
(Déjà Review) A disc to be snapped up and at once and then savoured during many listening sessions [GF]
Liszt: Années de pèlerinage (complete) (Divine Art)
A complete set of the Années de pèlerinage in committed performances [SB]
Scarlatti: Complete Keyboard Sonatas, Vol 1 (Music & Arts)
(Déjà Review) Profoundly impressive [JW]
Stevens: Orchestral Music Vol. 2 (Toccata Classics)
A masterful addition to the cello repertoire [PRJ]
Strozzi: A Portrait in 5 Acts – Duets for 2 Sopranos (cpo)
An excellent chance to acquaint oneself with an outstanding female composer of the 17th century [MP]
