June 2026
Rangström: Kronbruden (Sterling)
A curious conflation of rural folktale and Symbolist myth in a compelling, convincing performance [NB]
Aho: Symphony 17 (BIS)
Clearly an important work by an important composer [JQ]
Verdi: La Traviata (Opus Arte)
(Déjà Review) Renée Fleming triumphs but this Covent Garden production is less than perfect [IL]
Music of Stefan Wolpe Vol. 6 (Bridge)
(Déjà Review) A special and splendid collection of Wolpe’s piano music played to perfection [MS]
Prokofiev: Symphonies 1 & 5 (Deutsche Grammophon)
Karajan and the BPO at their immaculate best in sparkling, supremely cultivated performances [RMo]
Halévy: La Juive (Naxos)
Halévy’s neglected colossus arrives on Blu-ray with fine singing, but in a somewhat muddled staging [DHa]
Poulenc: Music for Two Pianos (Divine Art)
Joyous, bittersweet, brilliantly captured Poulenc [JF]
Palmgren: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 9 (Grand Piano)
There are some attractive miniatures on this latest addition to this series that seems set to continue for some time [RCh]
Weinberg: Symphony No. 3 (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) If you enjoy Russian music of the mid and first half of the last century then you need to hear this [Byz][RB]
R Strauss: Elektra (Opus Arte)
(Déjà Review) A terrific Elektra to which I will, without doubt, return [GF]
Tubin: The Early Years (Orchid Classics)
Early Tubin translated with a conviction that lashes and flickers [RB]
Pioneering Haydn On Record: Symphony no. 30
by Christopher Howell
Schumann: Symphony No.2
by Alan George
Handel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto (MDG)
(Déjà Review) A knock-out from the very first bars of the overture [GF]
Gershwin: Overtures and Songs (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) Gershwin as he was meant to sound, performed by artists who love him [WK]
Austrian Harpsichord Music of the Late 17th Century (Dux)
Agata Meissner deserves accolades both for the choice of repertoire and her superb performances [JV]
Songs of love, beauty and the passing of time (SOMM)
Immaculate performances [JQ]
Fauré: Barcarolles (Decca)
Pascal Rogé celebrates his 75th birthday with a fine new disc of Fauré [WK]
Shostakovich & Łukaszewski: Works for viola and piano (Chopin University of Music)
Shostakovich’s final work is the main item in a fulfilling programme [WH]
Rachmaninov: The Bells, Symphonic Dances (Pentatone)
An outstanding Rachmaninov disc [JQ]
By the River. Works for piano solo (Centaur)
A varied and stimulating programme, in which not everything may be to everybody’s taste [GF]
Fauré, Liszt, Onslow: Piano duets (Divine Art)
A delightful recital that sheds light on a neglected early duet sonata [RCh]
Glazunov: String Quartets No.1-3 (Naxos)
Tippett Quartet on great form in delightful, impressive works [NB]
Walton: Symphonies 1 & 2 (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) A splendid disc, pairing Walton’s two symphonies in excellent performances [JQ][RB]
