Recommended
Jistebnický Kancionál (Supraphon)
It is hard to see a better ensemble to take care of these chants than the Tiburtina Ensemble [JV]
Szymanowski: Music for Violin and Piano (BIS)
Sensational Szymanowski played with utter technical control and expressive abandon [NB]
Bacewicz: Music for String Orchestra (DUX)
A valuable addition to the growing representation of Bacewicz [SB]
Couperin: Messe Pour Les Paroisses (Château de Versailles)
A significant achievement in realisation of 18th century French music [MS]
Martines: Psalms and Symphony (cpo)
The outstanding work here is the Dixit Dominus, making it clear what a fine composer Martines was [GPu]
Bruckner: Symphonies 1-9 (Accentus Music)
As fine a collection of the nine, numbered Bruckner symphonies as one could wish for, in superb sound [RMo]
A Beethoven Odyssey Vol. 7 (MSR Classics)
Brawn turns out thoroughly impressive accounts of these last three very challenging sonatas [RC]
Mozart: Symphonies 39-41 (BR Klassik)
Masterful, ideally executed and engineered recordings of Mozart’s three greatest symphonies [RMo]
Puts: The City (Naxos)
Three substantial and very fine orchestral works; the Marimba Concerto is a joy [DJB]
Lalo & Casals: Cello Concertos (Sony Classical)
My high expectations were exceeded by Jan Vogler’s compelling performances [MC]
Pisendel: Violin Concerti (Berlin Classics)
A resounding success [DJB]
Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 (Fuga Libera)
A performance suffused with the Russian spirit, technically and sonically proficient, aesthetically satisfying [RMo]
Verdi: Falstaff (C Major)
A classic staging and superlative cast return to the catalogue, newly minted on Blu-ray [MP]
Romeo and Juliet – Tchaikovsky on the Piano (BIS)
Extraordinary playing of the highest quality and familiar music shown in a new light [RCh]
![Puccini Lescaut PACO201 [RMo]](https://musicwebinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Puccini-Lescaut-PACO201.jpg "Puccini: Manon Lescaut (Pristine Audio)")
Puccini: Manon Lescaut (Pristine Audio)
A gramophone stereo classic from the 50s is given yet more lustre by this splendid remastering [RMo]
Citadel of Song (Heresy)
Unconventional and innovative, this may offend purists, but I find it beautiful and richly rewarding [GPu]
Respighi: The Birds & Ancient Dances and Airs (BIS)
A performance worthy of the best classics, but with new, modern sound [DP]
Haydn: String Quartets Vol. 16 (MDG)
Unalloyed listening pleasure [DF]
The Crown (Château de Versailles Spectacles)
These performances of Handel’s Anthems are among the best that I have heard [JV]
Verdi: Aïda (Pristine Audio)
In vocal terms this is arguably the finest complete recording of Aïda in the catalogue, in a sterling new transfer [MP]
Bartók: Chamber Works (Decca)
A stunning CD – fantastic performances of strongly contrasting works [PBW]
Ciaconna! (Glossa)
Everything here – music, performances, sound and notes – is exceptional [DJB]
Bruckner: Symphony 4 (Myrios Classics)
A crisp, clean realisation of the specific soundworld of Bruckner’s music, culminating in a finale of epic power [RMo]
Bruckner: Symphonies 1-9 (Accentus Music)
An important and impressive contribution to the Bruckner discography [JQ]
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