Khachaturian: Symphony 3 (cpo)
A competent performance not good enough to make the case for a gaudy symphony [NB]
Alessandro Licata (organ) At Selby Abbey (Selby Abbey Organ Masters)
A rather disappointing inclusion in the Selby Abbey series [MSt]
Verdi: Don Carlo (C Major)
A splendid memento of a magnificent production, despite too many cuts having been inflicted on the score [MP]
Mozart: Piano and Violin Sonatas (Decca)
(Déjà Review) One of the most rewarding and enjoyable Mozart discs in recent years [DS]
Mussorgsky: Songs and Dances of Death (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) Anyone who wants this particular coupling need not hesitate [GF]
Britten: Noye’s Fludde (Pristine Audio)
Two world première Britten recordings remastered by Pristine make an enticing offering [PCG]
Tchaikovsky: Symphony 4 (Vox)
A conductor and orchestra in the shadows of time takes a step out and is not found wanting [RB]
Deified (Pentatone)
Resplendent brass playing with Wagner’s Ring ruling lesser contemporary works [NB]
Mozart: Concertos (Alpha Classics)
Youthful but remarkably distinguished Mozart concerto performances [NH]
Schumann: Etudes Symphonique (ClassicVoice)
A disappointing recording of one of the masterpieces of the romantic piano repertory [MSt]
Anton Bruckner: Eleven Symphonies (Bruckner Society of America)
A highly informative and accessible guide through the thickets of Bruckner scholarship [RMo]
Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) Ravel & Carter (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) Aimard positively revels in complexities, eating up fistfuls of notes and spitting them out with ease [TH]
Piazzolla: Tangos (SOMM Recordings)
(Déjà Review) Piazzolla sans bandoneon but with added colour and played with fervour and sensitivity [IL]
Lincke: Frau Luna (cpo)
A rare example of German operetta, well performed but flawed yet again by inadequate documentation [PCG]
More Bach (Challenge Classics)
Vibrant and energetic performances, a standout Third Brandenburg, but the disc is underfilled [DJB]
Sibelius: The Tempest (Naxos)
Okko Kamu gives voice to one of Sibelius’s most enigmatic utterances [RB]
Mozart: Symphonies 34-36 (Hänssler Classic)
Symphonies 34 and 35 get entertainingly fresh, well balanced, focussed and detailed accounts but Symphony 36 is less secure [MG]
Stevenson: Piano Music Volume Six (Toccata Classics)
Another strong entrant in an excellent series of recordings from Toccata [MSt]
Castro & Ponce: Conciertos Románticos (Cedille)
Two rarely recorded piano concertos, well worth investigating [EJW]
MacMillan: Seven Last Words from the Cross, Te Deum (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Seven Last Words makes a profound impression; a masterpiece [JQ]
Mozart: …che cosa è amor… (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) I have derived much pleasure from this disc and I expect many opera lovers will like it too [GF]
Vladigerov: Stage Music (Capriccio)
Instantly captivating – to date the most desirable of the seven Vladigerov Capriccio sets [RB]
The Synthetists Revisited (Naxos)
Band music by a group of Belgian composers, worth repeated hearing [HC]
Oscar Shumsky (violin): Live at Berkeley (Biddulph)
Shumsky in a previously unreleased recital – a magnificent violinist with an admirable pianist [JW]
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