Author: Laurence Slater
Narbutaitė: Centones Meae Urbi (Ondine)
A major work by a prominent Lithuanian composer [HC]
Ferronati: Concerti and Mottetti (Da Vinci)
The revival of Ferronati’s oeuvre is well worth the effort [JV]
Andrew Kennedy (tenor): Arias by Gluck, Mozart and Berlioz (Signum)
(Déjà Review) Andrew Kennedy does Berlioz proud [GF]
Music for counter-tenor and recorder (Guild)
(Déjà Review) Singing and playing of the highest order [AMa]
Poulenc: Music for Two Pianos (Divine Art)
One for the Poulenc or two piano enthusiast [DJB]
Grosz: Piano Music 2 (Grand Piano)
A marvellous second volume of Grosz’s intriguing piano music [RCh]
Mahler: Symphony No. 5 (Reference Recordings)
An outstanding Mahler Fifth [JQ]
P & A Philidor: Suites and Pieces (Barn Cottage Records)
A splendid display of the musical world of early 18th-century France [JV]
Field: Complete Piano Concertos (Brilliant Classics)
(Déjà Review) Enjoyable and unjustly neglected music in recommendable performances and recordings at a modest cost [BW]
Danish Violin Concertos Vol. 4 (Danacord)
(Déjà Review) Flaws but credit to Kai Laursen and his prophet-in-the-wilderness role of promoting so much music that he clearly cared passionately about [NB]
An American Dream? (Alpha Classics)
A stimulating and highly entertaining programme [JQ]
Chausson: Concert & Poème (Erato)
A charming, accomplished version of Chausson’s unusual chamber work [SB]
Kirnberger: Sinfonias (Hänssler Classic)
Well performed but really one for the curious collector [MC]
Kreutzer & Witt: Septets (MDG)
More of that sumptuous resonance please! [DC]
Antheil: Carnegie Hall Concert of 1927 (Nimbus)
(Déjà Review) A must-hear disc for anyone with any kind of passing interest in the development of 20th Century music [NB]
Contemporary flute concertos (BIS)
(Déjà Review) Four contemporary flute works stunningly performed and recorded [WH]
Büttner: Symphonies 3 & 4 (Capriccio)
Two substantial symphonies presented in the best possible light [NB]
Earthly Solace: Eton Choirbook reconstructions (CRD)
Motets brilliantly brought to life again in superb reconstructions and sung with passion and sensitivity. [GH]
Beethoven: Variations for piano (Harmonia Mundi)
The thoughtful completion of Cédric Tiberghien’s Beethoven Variations project [DHa]
Wood: String Quartets 2 & 4 (SOMM)
Accomplished and enjoyable music in excellent performances [JQ]
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]
Wagner: Lohengrin (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) A glorious reading becomes all the more appealing in its newest incarnation [ST]
Bach: Organ Landscapes X (Berlin Classics)
Bach’s legacy: From Romanticism to clarity [JF]
Mahler: Symphony No. 9 (LPO)
A very distinguished account of Mahler’s Ninth [JQ]
