Recommended
Senfter: Chamber Music (cpo)
A debut album that’s a triumph [SG]
Recording British Music (Vocalion Books)
The immense contribution to British Music made by a ‘librarian-hobbyist’ [JW]
Florian Noack (piano) I Wanna Be Like You – The Piano Transcriptions (La Dolce Volta)
A hugely enjoyable celebration of the piano from this supremely gifted pianist [RCh]
Urlicht – Songs of Death and Resurrection (Harmonia Mundi)
The singing is masterly, the playing of the orchestra excellent and the recording first class [GF]
Damase: Orchestral Works v2 (Dutton)
Superbly performed concertante music by a French neo-classical conservative [NB]
Korngold: A Portrait for Piano (TRPTK)
This homage is a gem for admirers of Korngold’s music [GF]
J S Bach: Guitar Transcriptions (Naxos)
One of the best guitar recordings of music by JS Bach [ZT]
Donizetti: Dalinda (Oehms Classics)
Good, honest, open-throated singing in an intriguing and highly enjoyable reconstruction of a formerly lost work – and a star performance by the lead soprano [RMo]
Rose in Bloom – recital (Orchid Classics)
An imaginative programme, stunningly performed [NB]
State Fair and the 20th Century-Fox Songbook (Dutton)
A celebration of great Hollywood musicals of the 40’s & 50’s performed with stunning style, sophistication and pizzazz [NB]
Recording British Music (Vocalion Books)
A ready source of rare information, insight and record – and a great read [GHu]
Grieg: Symphonic Dances (Chandos)
Exemplary performances of some rare Grieg [SB]
Mahler: Symphony No 3 (High Definition Tape Transfers)
An excellent, parallel recording of one of the finest Mahler performances ever committed to disc [JQ]
Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagione & La Follia (Alpha Classics)
An electrifying rendition of the Four Seasons to set alongside Fabio Biondi’s [DJB]
Amsterdam 1850 (Navis Classics)
An experience of deep friendship, hard work, and joy in the results [DC]
Britten: Spring Symphony, Sinfonia da Requiem (LSO Live)
Three superb Britten readings, including possibly the finest Spring Symphony on disc [GPJ]
Danza Gaya – Music for Two Pianos (Lyrita)
Delightful from start to finish [WK]
Cristal Bello (Vanitas)
A rewarding collection with a clear historical purpose, though it delights at least as much as it educates [GPu]
Art Songs of the Jewish Diaspora (Acis)
Milhaud and Castelnuovo-Tedesco are just two composers contextualised in this wide-ranging programme [JW]
Delius: Hassan (Chandos)
The warmest welcome for a superb new realisation of Delius’s greatest work of incidental music [PCG]
Elgar: Symphony No. 1, Cockaigne Overture (Oehms Classics)
A swift, cohesive, sensitive and beautifully played account of the greatest English symphony [RMo]
Chopin: Études Op.10 & 25 (Decca)
Spectacular in every respect [SG]
David Ponsford (organ): Corrette & Dandrieu (Nimbus Records)
A perfect match of music, organ and performer [JV]
Shostakovich: String Quartets (Signum Classics)
The Carduccis’ Shostakovich: control and catharsis [NC]
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