Mozart: …che cosa è amor… (Warner Classics)

(Déjà Review) I have derived much pleasure from this disc and I expect many opera lovers will like it too [GF]

Vladigerov: Stage Music (Capriccio)

Instantly captivating – to date the most desirable of the seven Vladigerov Capriccio sets [RB]

The Synthetists Revisited (Naxos)

Band music by a group of Belgian composers, worth repeated hearing [HC]

Oscar Shumsky (violin): Live at Berkeley (Biddulph)

Shumsky in a previously unreleased recital – a magnificent violinist with an admirable pianist [JW]

Moment of Eternity (Genuin)

A beautifully executed programme of solo piano music that has identity as its theme and its concealment behind masks [MSt]

Handel: Cleofida, Königin von Indien (cpo)

Enriches the Händel discography and provides insight into Telemann’s talents as an arranger [DF]

Karl Böhm (conductor): The SWR Recordings (SWR Classic)

A rewarding collection [GT]

Gounod: Faust (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) Some of the most glorious tenor singing ever recorded [GF]

JS Bach: The Keyboard Concertos Vol. 2 (Hyperion)

(Déjà Review) Bach performances to cherish [CH]

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Carnival (Priory)

A balanced and unusual programme which also displays the tonal richness of an organ still little known. [MSt]

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Willem Mengelberg (conductor) Concertgebouw Telefunken Recordings Vol. 3 (Pristine Audio)

Another first-rate addition to Pristine’s Mengelberg Telefunken series [PSt]

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Leopolitanus: Musica liturgica (CD Accord)

An interesting and musically compelling document which sheds light on Poland’s musical past [JV]

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Mascagni: L’amico Fritz (Dynamic)

A very good way to discover the attractions of Mascagni’s second opera [RWe]

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The First Songs of Travel (Albion)

A 1950s English song recital restored; excellent remastering but stylistically uncertain [JW]

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Handel: Serse (Linn)

Highlights the variety of Handel’s invention and showcases a superb lead singer [RMo]

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Bizet: Carmen (DG)

(Déjà Review) A great evening at the opera, crowned by Grace Bumbry’s great performance of Carmen [CH]

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Liszt: Complete Piano Music Vol 22 (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) Excellent recording, excellent Liszt playing, at times verging upon the legendary [PSh]

Dobrzyński: Piano Works Vol 1 (Acte Préalable)

Finely crafted piano works in excellent performances bode well for this series [RCh]

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Bach: The Art of Fugue (Harmonia Mundi)

Probably the best recording of the Art of Fugue I know [DMD]

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The Simonsens of St. Kilda (Per Diem Projects)

An engaging, insightful and interesting read [MMB]

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Coates: Orchestral Works Vol 3 (Chandos)

John Wilson, spruce and lively once again in Eric Coates [JW]

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Kathleen Long (piano) The Decca Solo Recordings 1941-1945 (APR)

Refined inscriptions, lovingly restored [SG]

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Byrd: Mass for Five Voices (Hyperion)

A refined, intimate, impeccably sung and recorded collection of Byrd at his most reserved and doleful [RMo]

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Martinů: Symphonies 3 & 4 (Supraphon)

(Déjà Review) An auspicious launch for the first fresh new Martinů cycle of the new century [RB]