Recommended
Brahms: Late Piano Works (Warner Classics)
I had not expected to be so impressed by this recital [SB]
Lise Davidsen: Live at the Met (Decca)
The greatest soprano of our age in recital from the stage of the Met [PH]
Vellère: The Music Comes as it Likes… (Musique en Wallonie)
A most welcome introduction to Lucie Vellère’s music [HC]
Chopin: 4 Ballades & Scherzo (Deutsche Grammophon)
Electrifying pianism from a poetic genius of the instrument [PH]
Kurtág: Fin de Partie (BMC)
The unmissable first recording of Kurtág’s masterpiece [DHa]
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (1908-09) (Harmonia Mundi)
A notable addition to the discography of Das Lied von der Erde [JQ]
JS Bach: Goldberg Variations (Decca)
If perfection exists in a recording of this greatest of Baroque solo instrument works, it is here [RMo]
Rossini: Adina (Naxos)
The ongoing Rossini Wildbad series acquires a new and exquisite addition to its ranks [MP]
La Sirena 1530 (NovAntiqua)
Excellent performances of early specimens of the madrigal genre [JV]
Vaughan Williams: Rise Heart (Albion Records)
An important disc for Vaughan Williams devotees [JQ]
Holst: The Planets & R Strauss: Tod und Verklärung (Gramola)
Two masterpieces transformed by Karajan’s alchemy [JF]
Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas 6-8 (Alpha)
Giorgi Gigashvili delivers impressive accounts of Prokofiev’s challenging “War Sonata” trilogy [RC]
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas op.109-111 (Chandos)
A wonderful new version of Beethoven’s last sonatas, and a fitting swan song for Imogen Cooper [SB]
Mendelssohn & Enescu: Octets (Erato)
Two highly contrasting Octets in superb performances [JQ]
Mascagni: Zanetto (Oehms Classics)
A beautifully sung rarity which merits more revivals [RMo]
Oswald: Orchestral Music (Naxos)
So much enjoyment to be gained from these three contrasting works [DJB]
Malcolm Binns (piano) A 90th Birthday Tribute (APR)
An exceptional tribute to an exceptional pianist [RCh]
Watkins: Symphony No.2, Concerto for Orchestra (Hallé)
A superb disc of life-enhancing music born of the Covid pandemic [PRJ]
Howells: King David & Sine Nomine (Hyperion)
A rewarding CD which shines a light on an under appreciated part of Howells’ output [JQ]
Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (Pristine Audio)
Pristine delivers a top notch refurbishment of this classic recording [MP]
Weill: Love Life (Capriccio)
A marvellous premiere recording of an unfairly neglected show [JQ]
Warnaar, Corea & Higdon: Brass Concertos (Naxos)
A wonderfully engaging disc of new concertos for brass instruments [PRJ]
Glass: Einstein on the Beach (VLEK)
A new recording of Glass’s opera, the best yet [DHa]
Mozart: L’Aurore (Alpha Classics)
A marvellous release, particular for a best-of-both-worlds Sinfonia Concertante [ST]





































