Danish String Quartet: Keel Road (ECM)
Immaculate production, impassioned musicianship, impeccable planning – do not let it pass you by [RHa]
Machaut: The Fount of Grace (Hyperion)
The penultimate release in The Orlando Consort’s Machaut Edition explores more highlights of this master of the Middle Ages [PH]
Mozart: Serenades (Berlin Classics)
Rapturous: two Mozart Serenatas composed (and recorded) in Salzburg [DF]
Václav Neumann (conductor): Lucerne Festival (Audite)
Convincing examples of Neumann and the Czech Philharmonic heard during Lucerne Festivals of the 1980s [JW]
The Art of Harpsichord Duets (Da Vinci Classics)
Energetic performances of pieces for two keyboards [JV]
Fauré and Debussy: Cello Sonatas (Elatus)
(Déjà Review) Indispensable [CH]
Block: Chamber Works (Chandos)
The rediscovery of Frederick Block is another success in the Music in Exile series [WK]
Corfield Godfrey: Blithe Spirit (Prima Facie)
A fascinating and entertaining black comedy bordering on surrealism; maybe not for listeners with weak hearts [GF]
Albert Sammons plays Elgar (Biddulph)
Sammons’ classic Elgar recordings offer virtuosity and tonal beauty as well as thrust [JW]
Puccini: Turandot (Pristine Audio)
A thrilling – though not flawless – performance enhanced by Pristine’s remastering [RMo]
Ešenvalds: Mass of the Eternal Flame (Acis)
Admirers of the music of Ēriks Ešenvalds should seek out this disc [JQ]
Bowen: Portraits (Prospero)
An attractive, well-recorded and enjoyable disc, serving Bowen’s piano music very well indeed [SG]
Schoenberg: L’arrangeur arrangé (Hortus)
Interesting versions for the committed Schoenbergian [SB]
van Hoof: Orchestral Works (Phaedra)
(Déjà Review) Warmly recommended to all who relish beautifully crafted, colourful and tuneful late-Romantic music [HC]
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos 9 & 10 (Centaur)
Performances where the stars align [SG]
Bruckner: Symphony No 3 (Profil)
Some will find Schaller’s tempi in the first two movements controversial [RMo]
Copland: Billy the Kid, Statements, Symphony No 3 (Alto)
Restraint, clarity, freshness and leanness inform these performances [JF]
Affetti Napoletani. 18th Century Neapolitan Music (Da Vinci Classics)
A splendid survey of trio sonatas by Neapolitan composers [JV]
Schubert: Piano Sonatas Nos 20 & 21 (BIS)
Artist and instrument sound inseparable in both poetry and dynamism [MG]
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos 6 & 9 (Signum Classics)
Two of Shostakovich’s most perplexing works in good live performances [PH]
Sutton: Violin Concerto & Orchestral works (Chandos)
Enjoyable, buoyant music, superbly performed and recorded [WH]
Bach: Violin concerti & Brandenburg Concerto No 5 (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) Very fine performances that do not unseat my personal favourites [TP]
Thomas Jensen (conductor): Legacy Vol 23 (Danacord)
An interesting and eclectic collection showcasing Thomas Jensen’s manifest conductorial gifts [RMo]
Walton: Complete Song Collection (Delphian)
Vibrant, imaginative and sympathetic performances [JF]
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