Recommended
Adam: Griseldis, ou Les cinq sens (Naxos)
A delightful and important rediscovery [RMay]
Heavenly Light – Eton Choirbook Reconstructions I (CRD)
These reconstructions of works surviving only in fragments from the Eton choirbook are gorgeous and dazzling [SB]
G Schumann: Ruth (cpo)
An outstanding release of a major oratorio of late German Romanticism ripe for rediscovery [PH]
À Tre – 18th Century Cello Trios (Da Vinci Classics)
This ensemble’s debut could not have been any better [JV]
Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem (BIS)
A very fine, deeply satisfying account of Brahms’ great masterpiece [JQ]
R Strauss: Salome (Chandos)
A superb new recording of Strauss’s disturbing masterpiece [SB]
Donizetti: Lucie de Lammermoor (Naxos)
A thoroughly enjoyable, beautifully sung outing for this rarely heard version of Donizetti’s masterpiece [RMo]
Vivaldi: La fida ninfa (cpo)
A Vivaldi opera performed with sensitivity, warmth and charm [MP]
Lusitano: Liber Primus Epigramatum (Pan Classics)
A winning combination of historical interest and high quality of music and performance [JV]
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]
R & C Schumann & Liszt: Piano Works (Danacord)
A thought-provoking recording of Schumann and Liszt on an 1856 Erard [RMas]
Puccini: Le Villi (BR Klassik)
As satisfying an account of the youthful Puccini’s first success as one could wish to encounter [RMo]
Elgar: The Kingdom (Signum Classics)
A fine achievement which amply demonstrates the greatness of Elgar’s score [JQ]
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé (Warner Classics)
A delicate, subtle, very Gallic account, beautifully engineered [RMo]
Shostakovich: String Quartets 1-6 (Genuin)
Enduringly powerful music receiving performances of remarkable skill and insight [NB]
Glass: Another Look at Harmony Part 4 (B Records)
A tremendous recording of an unsung modern masterpiece [PRJ]
Mahler: Symphony No.3 (Pentatone)
All kinds of everything: Bychkov throws the kitchen sink at Mahler 3, and it works triumphantly [ST]
Bertrand Chamayou (piano): Ravel Fragments (Erato)
An imaginative and beautifully constructed album provides a real highlight for the Ravel anniversary [DHa]
Georg Österreich’s Resurrected Treasures – North German Cantatas (Et’cetera)
Outstanding interpretations of pieces from a large and important collection [JV]
Poldi Mildner (piano) German Broadcast Recordings (Meloclassic)
The treasures keep on coming in this third packed volume of Poldi Mildner’s dynamic and exciting playing [RCh]
Haydn: Die Schöpfung (BR Klassik)
An outstanding performance of Haydn’s life-enhancing oratorio [JQ]