Hasse: Mass (Berlin Classics)
(Déjà Review) Hasse’s final work, while sounding more like an opera than a mass, is beautiful indeed [KM]
A Vaughan Williams Hymnal (Conifer Classics)
A beautifully performed programme of Vaughan Williams’ hymns with exemplary attention to detail [MSt]
Bruch & Barber: Violin Concertos (Deutsche Grammophon)
Esther Yoo’s performances of the Bruch and Barber concertos make this a highly desirable album [MC]
Liszt: Piano Works Vol. 2 (Prima Facie)
Hamilton appears very clearly passionate about this music [JF]
Donizetti: La Favorita (Pristine Audio)
Donizetti sung boldly, but not always stylishly [MP]
Sanctissima (Harmonia Mundi)
A fascinating and rewarding mixture of old and new music [JQ]
Litolff: Piano Music Vol. 1 (Toccata Classics)
Tuneful, melodious and well played; it certainly doesn’t deserve the neglect it has received [JWe]
Handel: Arminio (Erato)
All Handel lovers will want to own this, the first recording of Arminio [KM]
Davis: A Simple Man (Opus Arte)
(In Memoriam Déjà Review) Must be among his best scores [AB]
Mattheson: Boris Goudenow (cpo)
Anyone with an interest in baroque opera should contemplate the acquisition of this premiere recording [GF]
Abrahamsen: Left, Alone (Winter & Winter)
Three distinct works by Denmark’s leading composer, with original structure and sound [GH]
Piston: Symphony 6 (RCA)
Three well-chosen works by this fine American composer [SB]
Invisible (NoMadMusic)
Women composers showing themselves more than a match for the men! [DMD]
Vivaldi: Serenata a tre (Naïve)
Latest addition to Naïve’s Vivaldi Edition brings out the amorous playfulness of an obscure Serenata [CRo]
Schubert: Elysium (BIS)
A treasurable disc [JQ]
A Beethoven Concert (Arthaus Musik)
(Déjà Review) Subtle direction of the camera work adds to the very fine performances [SF]
Coates: Orchestral works (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Performances that shine through the old recorded sound [JL]
Fritz Busch (conductor) In Stockholm (Pristine Audio)
Unusual Busch late-life survivals from Swedish Radio archives [RB]
Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 (Fuga Libera)
This new recording from the Urals is a top recommendation [GT]
Hughes: String Quartets (Meridian)
Discovery of the year [DMD]
Krzyżanowski: Piano Works Vol. 3 (Acte Préalable)
Another successful outing for this forgotten Pole [RCh]
Worship in a Time of Plague (Musica Omnia)
Interesting programme, good performances but not without some issues [JV]
Mischa Elman (violin) Tchaikovsky & Wieniawski (Biddulph)
Elman in Slavic repertoire: genteel decline in action [JW]
Berlioz: Les Troyens (LSO Live)
(Déjà Review) The finest opera CD I have heard this year [MB]
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