Review
Schumann: Complete Works for Violin and Orchestra (BIS)
(Déjà Review) Ulf Wallin clearly relishes these challenges [GD]
Arnold Rosé (violin): Concerto and Solo Recordings (Biddulph)
The brio and panache, and occasional limitations, of a great violinist (and Mahler’s brother-in-law) [JW]
Bach: Cello Suites played on guitar (IBS Classical)
Interesting, but there are significantly better recordings available [ZT]
Victor de Sabata: New York Broadcasts 1951 (Pristine Audio)
A rare souvenir of a hugely under-recorded conductor in the company of two legendary artists, rendered into acceptable sound [RMo]
Songs by Gibbons and others (Orchid Classics)
A most enjoyable and stimulating album [JQ]
Piazzolla: Café 1930 (Supraphon)
Czech duo capture the spirit of Piazzolla [LW]
Leighton: Symphony No 1 and Piano Concerto No 3 (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Well done Chandos – I waited for 36 years and you have not disappointed me! [JF]
Handel, Blow and Boyce: Choral Music (Hyperion)
Déjà Review) Certainly worth hearing for the music itself, especially the Blow and Boyce [JS]
Haydn: Symphonies No.49, 103, 104 (Forgotten Records)
(Déjà Review) Blech conveys well the feeling behind the classical restraint [MG]
Grandi: Vespro della Beate Vergine (Carus)
(Déjà Review) This disc charmed me far more than I could have imagined [RH]
Golijov: The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind; Vasks: String Quartet No.6 (Challenge Classics)
One much performed contemporary classic and one first recording make up this unusual programme [SB]
Finzi: Requiem da camera, For St Cecilia, In terra pax (Hyperion)
Enriching music, marvellously performed [JQ]
Mentor and Muse (Albion Records)
Women who shaped RVW’s musical world [JF]
Giordano: Marina (Decca)
A taut, highly dramatic and skilfully crafted verismo melodrama, which certainly justifies its revival [RMo]
Wood on the Tracks (SOMM Recording)
A disc of world premières, and numerous commissions, from a stylish cello quartet [JW]
Kabeláč: Children’s Choruses (Capriccio)
Charming and untroubled [JW]
Krenek: Symphony No 4, Concerto Grosso (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Very impressive indeed [RB]
Chopin: The Complete Waltzes (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Breathtaking technique and musicality combined [DC]
Mahler: Symphony No 4 (BR Klassik)
A fine version by Haitink of this most attractive of Mahler’s symphonies [SB]
Hillborg: Orchestral & Concertante Works, Vol 1 (BIS)
A magnificent release on all counts and the Cello Concerto is a true masterpiece [HC]
Elgar: Elgar From the Archives, Vol 3 (SOMM Ariadne)
A release of great importance for all Elgar lovers [JQ]
Bruno Walter (conductor): Complete Warner Classics Remastered (Warner Classics)
Bruno Walter’s pre-WW2 conducting in the best transfers yet [DF]
Mahler: Symphony 8 (London Philharmonic Orchestra)
(Déjà Review) This extraordinary, visionary reading of the Eighth is an unforgettable experience [JQ]
Howells: The Winchester Service (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) A superb, unmissable recital of Howells’ later choral and organ works [WH]
