Weber: Oberon (Philips)
(Déjà Review) Playing and singing beautifully tailored to the score; an endless kaleidoscope of subtle colours [MC]
Spontini: La Vestale (Bru Zane)
Rousset and his team breathe new life into what is now the top choice recording for Spontini’s greatest opera [MP]
Respighi: Orchestral Works (Signum Classics)
Revival of a collection of appealing, less familiar Respighi [SV]
Pereira da Costa: Concerti Grossi (Ramee)
Enticing performances of a little-known set of Baroque Portuguese concerti grossi in the Corellian style [CRo]
Mills B: Elan Valley, Evening Rain (Claudio)
Light-suffused, sun-dappled romance, ecstatic sounds of nature …concisely expressed [RB]
JS Bach: Notebooks for Anna Magdalena (Hyperion)
A beautifully performed portrait of Bach’s second wife through the music which he chose for her [MSt]
CPE Bach: Fantasias (Brilliant Classics)
Isn’t it time CPE Bach moved into the big time? [DMD]
Tricklir: Cello Concertos (Cello Classics)
(Déjà Review) Definitely worth exploring [CH]
Tchaikovsky: Suites No 3 & 4 (Eloquence)
(Déjà Review) No need to delay, only extreme enjoyment awaits you [JP]
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas (CAvi-Music)
Outstandingly characterful Beethoven to begin a new series [NH]
Moorland Symphonies (Lyrita)
A successful and informative introduction to this appealing composer’s work [NB]
Paray: Seven Piano Pieces (MSR Classics)
The great conductor turns out to be an interesting composer [SB]
Ichmouratov: Piano & Viola Concertos (Chandos)
Ichmouratov’s concertos are finely orchestrated but lack originality [GT]
London circa 1740 – Handel’s Musicians (Harmonia Mundi)
A compelling and entertaining survey of what was written and performed in London around 1740 [JV]
Winkler: Chamber Music (Da Vinci Classics)
Romantic intensity piled high and wide [RB]
Sculthorpe: Songs of Sea & Sky (ABC Classics)
Deeply moving music – one of the most revelatory and frankly astonishing CDs I’ve encountered [EML]
Stainer: The Crucifixion (Naxos)
Naxos has done English choral music proud in the last few years and this is another fine release [JQ]
Ledrede: Red Book of Ossary (Heresy)
An exciting unorthodox project, well realised and richly thought-provoking [GPu]
New College – Commissions and Premieres (Linn)
A fine programme, outstanding performances [JF]
Eugene Goossens – Cincinnati Symphony Vol 2 (Pristine Audio)
So-so Stravinsky, nervous hyper-fast Schumann and masterly Tchaikovsky [RB]
Khachaturian: Symphony 3 (cpo)
A competent performance not good enough to make the case for a gaudy symphony [NB]
Alessandro Licata (organ) At Selby Abbey (Selby Abbey Organ Masters)
A rather disappointing inclusion in the Selby Abbey series [MSt]
Verdi: Don Carlo (C Major)
A splendid memento of a magnificent production, despite too many cuts having been inflicted on the score [MP]
Mozart: Piano and Violin Sonatas (Decca)
(Déjà Review) One of the most rewarding and enjoyable Mozart discs in recent years [DS]
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