Byrd: Consort Songs (Harmonia Mundi)
A varied well-chosen programme, beautifully sung and played [RH]
Allen: Complete Piano Sonatas (Métier)
A significant, if unfamiliar, contributor to the solo piano literature, whose music has been exceptionally well served here [JQ]
Mozart’s Mannheim (Deutsche Grammophon)
Mozart in historical context: Repertoire associated with an orchestra he revered [DF]
Whitacre: Choral works (Decca)
An extended memorial work with some shorter pieces [SB]
Ronald Stevenson and Friends (Prima Facie)
A fitting tribute to one of the greatest, but sadly underrated, British composers of the last hundred years [JF]
Sagvik: String Quartets (Nosag Records)
For those adventurous enough to explore, I’d say go for it, you won’t be disappointed [SG]
CPE and JC Bach: Viola da Gamba Sonatas (Arcana)
A captivating disc, which fully lives up to what its title promises [JV]
Bach: Cantatas Vol 26 (Soli Deo Gloria)
(Déjà Review) A very important and distinguished cycle [JQ]
Bowen: Violin Concerto & Piano Concerto 1 (Dutton)
(Déjà Review) Such lavish extravagance of melody and sentiment [RB]
Schubert: Stimme der Liebe (SOMM Recordings)
A charming anthology collected in tribute to a master interpreter of Schubert Lieder [RMo]
Mahler: Symphony No. 9 (BIS)
A very good central interpretation, well played and very well recorded [RWe]
Poetiques de l’instant II (Alpha Classics)
A mixed bag that contains some stylish and absorbing Ravel [NH]
JS Bach: Tranquillity (Divine Art)
A calming collection of Bach’s keyboard music, played with great skill and finesse [MSt]
Torrent (Libra Records)
A titanic, genre busting album [DMD]
L’altra Venezia (Snakewood)
Largely unknown repertoire of high quality in outstanding performances [JV]
Bodinus: Divertissements (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Simply excellent music – why has it never been recorded before? [JV]
Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) An unusual and challenging interpretation with exceptional performances by the two leads [AO]
Monteverdi: Vespers of 1610 (Acis)
A hugely successful outing recorded in a very resonant acoustic [DMD]
Aylish Kerrigan sings Kurt Weill (Métier)
The singer really understands this repertoire [JF]
Speaking Musically (Royal Academy of Music Press)
Weighty, serious and far-striding interviews; a rich resource [RB]
Mirecki & J Wieniawski: Symphonies (DUX)
Two little-known composers, one very fine work [DJB]
Herrmann: Wuthering Heights (Chandos)
Extracts from an almost unknown superb opera raise hopes for a new complete recording [PCG]
Thorvaldsdottir: ARCHORA, AIŌN (Dorian Sono Luminus)
Impressive new orchestral works by Iceland’s foremost active composer [GT]
A Recital by Two Pianists (Dunelm Records)
(Déjà Review) A stimulating programme of relatively little-known music [PSc]
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