Mompou: Complete Piano Works (Brilliant Classics)
(Déjà Review) A chance to admire Mompou the composer-pianist in his maturity and playing that gets to the heart of the matter [JW]
Hofmann: Complete Piano Chamber Music (Hänssler Classic)
Full of melodies that please, but do not linger in the memory [DJB]
Bruckner: Symphony 3 (RCA)
As fine a performance of the 1889 version of Bruckner’s Third Symphony as you could wish from a great partnership [RMo]
Monterverdi: L’Orfeo Château de Versailles
An excellent production of a much-recorded opera that vies with the best [GF]
Novák: Orchestral Works Vol. 2 (Naxos)
Dewy-eyed, romantic and uncloyingly amorous [RB]
Strauss: Complete Music for Wind Instruments (Capriccio)
Precious jewels, delightfully played [ST]
The First Songs of Travel (Albion)
A historical release that wears its age lightly – excellent restoration and attractive singing of well-chosen repertoire [NB]
Manchester Beethoven Studies (Manchester University Press)
A variegated ocean of writing by and for the worlds of deep dive enthusiasts and academics [RB]
Dvořák: Quintets (MDG)
(Déjà Review) Hugely impressive performances from first note to last [MC]
Impromptus (Naïve)
Margain is very much at home in this music, and is its ideal exponent [SG]
Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies (Ondine)
Beethoven for the 2020s [LD]
Gál: Music for Voices Vol 2 (Toccata Classics)
A most interesting collection of choral songs by Hans Gál [JQ]
Liebestod (Accentus Music)
A parcel of bleeding chunks that don’t quite add up [DMD]
Eileen Farrell (soprano) Sings Verdi (Sony Classical)
Stunning singing from a great dramatic soprano who might have done more but chose otherwise [RMo]
Muffat: Suites for Harpsichord Vol 3 (Naxos)
A splendid conclusion to Naoko Akutagawa’s outstanding Gottlieb Muffat series [GPu]
Nuit à Venise (Alpha Classics)
The concept of this programme lacks consistency and the performances are uneven [JV]
Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 (ECM New Series)
(Déjà Review) Lean textures, subtle intensity, and exceptional detail of inner voices and the interplay among voices [DS]
Caine: Agent Orange (Winter & Winter)
Ceaseless change … incessant steps to embrace the heart [RB]
The Future is Female: Vol. 3 At Play (First Hand Records)
Highly enjoyable music [SA]
Bach: French Suite (Deutsche Grammophon)
Are digital EPs the future of recording? [DMD]
Moniuszko: La belle Époque
Charming piano miniatures display another side of Moniuszko [RCh]
Schubert: “Death and the Maiden” Symphony (High Definition Tape Transfers)
A novel and highly diverting programme played with considerable expertise, in first-rate sound [RMo]
The Art of Eudice Shapiro (violin) (Biddulph)
Better away from the concerto spotlight [RMas]
Bernabei: Concerto madrigalesco (En Phases)
A compelling collection of madrigals, performed by a group of top-class singers [JV]
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