Villa-Lobos: Cello Concerti, Fantasia for Cello and Orchestra (Naxos)
A very fine opportunity to hear Villa-Lobos’s complete output for cello and orchestra [HC]
Hindemith: Cardillac (BR Klassik)
This concert performance of Cardillac makes a strong case for the opera [MC]
Tormis: Reminiscentiae (ECM)
A must for Tormis admirers; give him a try if you have not yet come under his spell [GF]
Mozart: Haffner Symphony, Paris Symphony, Oboe Concerto (Pentatone)
An auspicious start to a period-instrument series of Mozart symphonies [DF]
Dvořák: Complete solo piano music (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Fine performances of seldom heard repertoire [JW]
Goossens: Chamber music for flute (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) A consummately successful collection [RB]
Shostakovich: Symphonies 5 & 9 (Naxos)
A first-rate pairing of two of Shostakovich’s more approachable symphonies in excellent sound [RMo]
Schein: Israels Brünnlein (cpo)
If you look for a recording of this collection, this production is a serious option to be considered [JV]
The Monarch’s Music (CRD)
Admirers of music for Military Band and its performing traditions will enjoy this diverse programme [NB]
Cooke: Complete String Quartets Vol. 1 (Toccata Classics)
Committed and enthusiastic performances [JF]
Charpentier: David & Jonathas (Château de Versailles)
A staging of French baroque opera at its finest [MP]
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor) (ICA Classics)
A previously unissued live Sinfonia antartica heads this 40th anniversary Boult release [JW]
Bartók: Piano Works (Oehms Classics)
(Déjà Review) Bach is a most musical pianist whose understanding of the Bartókian idiom should be sampled [CC]
Adams: Shaker Loops (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) An ideal very inexpensive introduction to one of the most stimulating composers currently before the public [JQ]
Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin (Harmonia Mundi)
A marvellous reading of Die schöne Müllerin that should please every lover of this indestructible masterwork [GF]
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro (Opus Arte)
The singing doesn’t quite match the wonderful staging [DJB]
Parry: Piano Music Vol. 1 (Da Vinci Classics)
A splendid start to a Parry pianistic odyssey [JW]
Mendelssohn: Orchestral Works (Sony Classical)
A pleasant compilation but better recordings of almost every work here may be found elsewhere [RMo]
Rise Up and Wonder (Priory)
New sacred music of talented women composers, sung by a fine and sympathetic choir [GH]
Frescobaldi and the South (Arcana)
A compelling recital which places Frescobaldi in his historical context [JV]
Bernstein: Chichester Psalms (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Wonderful playing and singing, and a recording which is crystal clear and atmospheric [GPJ]
Breton: La Verbena de la Paloma (Naïve)
(Déjà Review) Recommendable both to lovers of zarzuela and to those new to it [RH]
Beethoven: Piano Trios Nos 2 & 7 (BIS)
Beethoven doesn’t seem to be an ideal fit with this very fine ensemble [DJB]
Mozart: The Piano Quartets (Chandos)
Fine playing, but the interpretations are a matter of personal taste [PBW]
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