Recommended
Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 (Fuga Libera)
This new recording from the Urals is a top recommendation [GT]
Coates: Orchestral Works Vol. 3 (Chandos)
Coates’ life-enhancing music receives definitive performances [NB]
Walton: Violin Concerto, Respighi: Violin Sonata (Mirare)
Violinist Liya Petrova is the perfect advocate for these lush romantic works [DMD]
L’altra Venezia (Snakewood)
Largely unknown repertoire of high quality in outstanding performances [JV]
Monteverdi: Vespers of 1610 (Acis)
A hugely successful outing recorded in a very resonant acoustic [DMD]
Spontini: La Vestale (Bru Zane)
Rousset and his team breathe new life into what is now the top choice recording for Spontini’s greatest opera [MP]
Mozart: Concertos (Alpha Classics)
Youthful but remarkably distinguished Mozart concerto performances [NH]
Handel: Cleofida, Königin von Indien (cpo)
Enriches the Händel discography and provides insight into Telemann’s talents as an arranger [DF]
Handel: Serse (Linn)
Highlights the variety of Handel’s invention and showcases a superb lead singer [RMo]
Bach: The Art of Fugue (Harmonia Mundi)
Probably the best recording of the Art of Fugue I know [DMD]
Tchaikovsky: Orchestral Works (Chandos)
Strikingly vivid and thrilling accounts of some of Tchaikovsky’s most atmospheric narrative tone poems [RMo]
Ferrabosco: Music to Hear … (Signum Classics)
A beautifully played selection of pieces from Ferrabosco’s Lessons of 1609 which should be on the shelves of all who love the viol [GPu]
Schnittke: Psalms of Repentance (Pentatone)
One of the essential works of the last century given an exemplary performance [DMD]
Herrmann: Wuthering Heights (Chandos)
A great and extremely effective recording drenched in splendour [RB]
von Tilzer: Into Eternity (trptk)
This includes a handful of important compositions that provide a deeply touching experience [MP]
Forbidden Fruit (Alpha Classics)
A deeply uplifting experience, and I recommend that you make the same journey [GF]
Haydn: String Quartets Op 76 (NoMadMusic)
Fresh, mischievous Haydn from a brilliant young quartet [DMD]
Byrd: Pavans & Galliards, Variations & Grounds (Avie)
A masterclass of historically informed performance on the piano with zip, colour and eloquence [MG]
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