Beethoven: Lettre à Elise (Mirare)
One of the most charming piano recitals that I have come across in years [KS]
Britten: Orchestral works (Naxos)
Another spectacular and poetic Britten collection ex-Collins courtesy of Naxos [EM]
Brahms and Berg: Violin Concertos (Ondine)
Christian Tetzlaff provides outstanding performances of the two concertos [MC]
Porpora: L’Angelica (Dynamic)
This world premiere recording is an appetising taster for more Porpora [GF]
Schumann: Symphonies (BIS)
A comprehensive survey stunningly played and beautifully recorded [NB]
Shostakovich: Symphony 10 (ICA Classics)
An important musical document of a great live performance of Shostakovich’s Tenth by a legendary German conductor [GT]
Françaix: Chamber Music (Brilliant Classics)
Refreshing Frenchness in a blast from the past [DC]
Rachmaninov: Vespers (Delphian Records)
A fresh, well-drilled young choir has bitten off more than it can chew here [RMo]
Bach: Keyboard Works (Labor Records)
(Déjà Review) Some will think these exceptional recordings are the best Bach-on-the-piano ever, others will hate them [PSh]
Schubert: Die Winterreise (Challenge Classics)
(Déjà Review) A fresh, personable and individual reading that shows these well-known songs in part in a new light [GF]
Senfter: Complete works for viola & piano (Hänssler Classic)
Regerian inheritances haunt Johanna Senfter’s unsettled and largely melancholic viola works [JW]
Mignone: Complete works for solo guitar (Azul Music)
Revelatory for the uninitiated [ZT]
Milford: Complete Organ Works (Priory)
An excellent recording of little-known music by a pupil of Vaughan Williams and contemporary of Finzi [MSt]
Josephine Barstow (soprano) Final Scenes (Decca)
For me, the two outer tracks alone make this anthology of final scenes compulsory [RMo]
Schmitt: La Tragédie de Salomé (B Records)
An expert and fascinating exposition of the full version of Florent Schmitt’s ballet score [JQ]
Schütz: Auferstehungshistorie (Accentus Music)
A fine performance of Schütz’s masterpiece [JV]
Puccini: Turandot (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) The pleasure that Caballé’s beautiful tone and imaginative approach gives is enormous [JS]
Michael Studer (piano) The Legacy (Claves)
(Déjà Review) Buy it for the Bach, and become enthralled by the rest [DC]
Claudio Arrau (piano) The Complete Warner Classics Recordings (Warner Classics)
Aristocratic, authoritative and poetic performances [SG]
Malipiero, Ghedini & Casella: Cello & Orchestra (Naxos)
Ghedini’s work is the standout on this well-played, interesting disc [GPu]
Bronisław Gimpel (violin) Violin Concertos (Biddulph)
Gimpel’s Vox concertos: rich in virtuosity, glamour and colour [JW]
Glière: String Quartets (DUX)
Attractively confident and assured quartets in dramatic, virtuosic readings [NB]
Nebra & Corselli: Cantatas (Pan Classics)
Another step toward full appreciation of Spanish music of the 18th century [JV]
Dove: In Exile (Lyrita)
Music and performance can be recommended without reservation [JQ]
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