Scriabin: Visionary and Poet (Dynamic)

A mostly successful recital of early Scriabin with a couple of rarities [RCh]

Saint-Saens: Transcriptions for Piano (Piano 21)

Familiar and successful … yet unfamiliar in these versions [RB]

Kahn & d’Indy: Clarinet Trios (cpo)

Contrasting and enjoyable works, given fine performances [DJB]

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Franck: Hulda (Bru Zane)

This splendid recording reveals Franck’s opera to be a work of power and beauty [SB]

Robert Lortat (piano) – Chopin Recordings (APR)

Lortat, a real competitor to Cortot in Chopin, finally receives the transfers he deserves [JW]

Mahler: Symphony 9 (Dutton)

(Déjà Review) Anyone interested in the history of this symphony needs to have at least one version of this recording [TD]

Hasse: Mass (Berlin Classics)

(Déjà Review) Hasse’s final work, while sounding more like an opera than a mass, is beautiful indeed [KM]

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A Vaughan Williams Hymnal (Conifer Classics)

A beautifully performed programme of Vaughan Williams’ hymns with exemplary attention to detail [MSt]

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Bruch & Barber: Violin Concertos (Deutsche Grammophon)

Esther Yoo’s performances of the Bruch and Barber concertos make this a highly desirable album [MC]

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Liszt: Piano Works Vol. 2 (Prima Facie)

Hamilton appears very clearly passionate about this music [JF]

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Donizetti: La Favorita (Pristine Audio)

Donizetti sung boldly, but not always stylishly [MP]

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Sanctissima (Harmonia Mundi)

A fascinating and rewarding mixture of old and new music [JQ]

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Litolff: Piano Music Vol. 1 (Toccata Classics)

Tuneful, melodious and well played; it certainly doesn’t deserve the neglect it has received [JWe]

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Handel: Arminio (Erato)

All Handel lovers will want to own this, the first recording of Arminio [KM]

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Davis: A Simple Man (Opus Arte)

(In Memoriam Déjà Review) Must be among his best scores [AB]

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Mattheson: Boris Goudenow (cpo)

Anyone with an interest in baroque opera should contemplate the acquisition of this premiere recording [GF]

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Abrahamsen: Left, Alone (Winter & Winter)

Three distinct works by Denmark’s leading composer, with original structure and sound [GH]

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Piston: Symphony 6 (RCA)

Three well-chosen works by this fine American composer [SB]

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Invisible (NoMadMusic)

Women composers showing themselves more than a match for the men! [DMD]

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Vivaldi: Serenata a tre (Naïve)

Latest addition to Naïve’s Vivaldi Edition brings out the amorous playfulness of an obscure Serenata [CRo]

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Schubert: Elysium (BIS)

A treasurable disc [JQ]

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A Beethoven Concert (Arthaus Musik)

(Déjà Review) Subtle direction of the camera work adds to the very fine performances [SF]

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Coates: Orchestral works (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) Performances that shine through the old recorded sound [JL]

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Fritz Busch (conductor) In Stockholm (Pristine Audio)

Unusual Busch late-life survivals from Swedish Radio archives [RB]