Author: Laurence Slater
Rorem: Choral Works (Resonus)
Highly accomplished performances of music that is polished and refined [JQ]
Bach: Keyboard Concertos (Warner Classics)
Wonderful Bach from Beatrice Rana accompanied by some highly skilled, like-minded, Dutch string players [PH]
Fagerlund: Chamber and Orchestral Works (BIS)
Yet another superb addition to Fagerlund’s discography and a must for any follower of this composer [HC]
JC Bach & CPE Bach: Orchestral Music (Harmonia Mundi)
(Déjà Review) A real success here, then, from all angles [CC]
Legendary Italian Violinists (Meloclassic)
Recordings that are seeing the light of day on CD for the first time, and very welcome they are too [SG]
Rózsa and Bartók: Violin Concertos (LSO Live)
An unusual and welcome pairing [DHa]
Wiseman: Wolf Hall / The Mirror And The Light (Silva Screen Records)
An atmospheric score from a terrific BBC series [PRJ]
Shostakovich: String Quartets 1-6 (Genuin)
Enduringly powerful music receiving performances of remarkable skill and insight [NB]
Delvincourt: Chamber Music Vol. 2 (Ciar Classics)
The Quintet certainly provides enough of interest to encourage me to look out for the other volumes in this series [BSt]
Antiphonies for Brass (World of Brass)
An imaginative CD of brass band music, inspired by Beethoven, Chopin and Byrd [KT]
Röntgen: Piano Music Vol. 6 (Nimbus)
More wonderful and neglected piano music, impeccably played [JWe]
Telemann: Recorder Sonatas (Coviello Classics)
A fine debut recording by an excellent, young recorder player [JV]
Beethoven & Lentz: Violin Concertos (Pentatone)
Two violin concertos: Lentz’s is the USP, but Beethoven’s is the winner [ST]
Granados: Goyescas and El Pelele (cpo)
A superb debut in these demanding but delightful works [SB]
Music by Women Composers for cello and piano (Divine Art)
The music of many wonderful women composers played with devotion and joy [GH]
Miranda: Music for Piano and Orchestra (Naxos)
An enjoyable introduction to a clearly gifted composer [PRJ]
Mahler: Symphony No 5 (Exton)
A disappointing Mahler Fifth from a great Mahler conductor [LD]
Meyerbeer: Le prophète (LSO Live)
An excellent performance of an unjustly neglected opera [RMas]
Ravel: Piano Concertos (Deutsche Grammophon)
Good performance of the Ravel concertos but the disc offers short measure [JQ]
Beethoven: String Quartets arranged for saxophones (Bright Shiny Things)
If ever you’ve wondered how Beethoven’s string quartets would sound played by saxophones [MZ]
Hough: Piano Concerto (Hyperion)
Definitive performances of his own music by Stephen Hough [JQ]
Ponchielli: I Lituani (Accentus Music)
I Lituani may not be on the same level as La Gioconda, but it shows that Ponchielli wasn’t a one-work composer [GF]
Heavenly Light: Eton Choirbook Reconstructions (CRD)
Superbly reconstructed motets brilliantly brought to life [GH]
Różycki: Piano Works Volume 3 (Acte Préalable)
Colourful and richly imaginative piano works in this worthy third volume [RCh]
