Beach: Symphony, Piano Concerto (Naxos)
A brilliant bargain performance of Amy Beach’s two major orchestral works – snap it up [NH]
Violin Concertos by Black Composers (Cedille)
The programme has lost none of its ground-breaking importance [SA]
Kahn: Chamber Music (Hänssler Classic)
This protégé of Brahms had a definite gift for melody [DJB]
Coleridge: Requiem (Convivium Records)
A very good recording of Matthew Coleridge’s beautiful Requiem [JQ]
Holst: The Planets (BR Klassik)
Harding’s relaxed run around Holst’s solar system [LD]
Auerbach: 24 Preludes (Naxos)
A Danish Duo do justice to Auerbach’s Preludes for violin and piano [LW]
Schumann: Lieder (Berlin Classics)
These fifty-year-old recordings are classics and admirers of Schumann and Peter Schreier should own them, but the documentation is scanty [GF]
Ries: Piano Trio & Sextets (Hyperion)
The fine recording and engineering on this disc are applied to rather drab and workmanlike performances [MZ]
Beethoven: Symphonies 1 and 6 (Elatus)
(Déjà Review) Mravinsky’s Beethoven is revealed to be of considerable importance, and completely idiomatic [CH]
Contemporary Music for Harpsichord (Prima Facie)
A persuasive survey of music written for the twentieth-century harpsichord revival [MSt]
Sagvik: String Quartets (Nosag Records)
Mesmerising modernisms mixed with tenderness along the way [RB]
Frederick Stock (conductor) Chicago Symphony Vol. 2 (Pristine Audio)
Frederick Stock and his Chicago forces excel in major repertory [JW]
Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas (Cambria)
Top-drawer interpretations in every respect [SG]
Messiaen: Des canyons aux étoiles (Hyperion)
A superb performance of Messiaen’s visionary score [JQ]
Bruckner: Symphony 4 (BIS)
Another weak instalment in this ongoing Bruckner cycle series [RMo]
Mozart: Piano Works (ClassicVoice)
Nice performances, but more one for the Bacchetti completists [DC]
Shostakovich/Auerbach: String Quartets (Capriccio)
(Déjà Review) The programming shows real individuality; the recording is top-drawer and the playing first-class [CC]
Left Hand Legacy Vol. 1 (Cobra Records)
Fervent and passionate music making, a joy from start to finish [RCh]
Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 (Chandos)
John Wilson has led me to enjoy this symphony as much as I have for decades [DMD]
Das ist meine Freude – Love Songs and Psalms (cpo)
A compelling survey of sacred concertos from the 17th century [JV]
Ligeti: Complete Works for a Cappella Choir (SWR Classics)
This contribution to Ligeti’s centenary sheds a new light on the early work of this fascinating composer [GH]
Meditatio II – Music for mixed choir (BIS)
Calm and inspiring pieces, sung with exceptional control and beauty by this world-class chamber choir [GPJ]
Farrenc: Symphonies (Erato)
The primary recommendation for these three excellent symphonies [JQ]
Francesco Scarlatti: Dixit Dominus, Mass (Signum Classics)
Readers interested in by-ways of the baroque repertoire should find much to admire in the wilful Francesco Scarlatti’s music [GF]
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