Chicago Clarinet Classics (Cedille)
This disc does Chicago performers and composers proud [WK]
JS Bach: Cello Suites (Islandia)
Wickedly and wonderfully Marmite Bach! [DMD]
Scarlatti G: I portentosi effetti della Madre Natura (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi)
A totally forgotten opera that every lover of 18th century opera should hasten to acquire [GF]
The World’s First Piano Concertos (Avie)
(Déjà Review) Excellent performances of early piano concertos played on a little-known instrument [JV]
Louis Kaufman (violin) French works for violin (Music & Arts)
(Déjà Review) Lyrical, tragic, introspective, exultant [JW]
Antognini: Choral Works (Hyperion)
Imaginative choral music by Ivo Antognini in brilliant performances [JQ]
Vaughan Williams: Job (Onyx)
A most welcome, pastoral take on VW’s masterpiece [DMD]
Beethoven: Cello Sonatas (Leaf Music)
Passion, intensity and artistic vision are appreciable throughout [SG]
Rossini: Elisabetta regina d’Inghilterra (Opera Rara)
An interesting alternative to the older Philips set, with another excellent cast [RMo]
Springtime in Amsterdam (Naxos)
An enjoyable and intriguing film that’s well worth seeking out [RMay]
Ferrabosco: Music to Hear … (Signum Classics)
A beautifully played selection of pieces from Ferrabosco’s Lessons of 1609 which should be on the shelves of all who love the viol [GPu]
Schubert: Wanderer Fantasy and Sonatas (APR)
(Déjà Review) Performances which reflect Smith’s formidable credentials as a Schubertian of distinction [JW]
Smetana: Má Vlast for piano four hands (Supraphon)
(Déjà Review) An impossible task accomplished – 20 fingers doing what 100 orchestra players can do [PSh]
Epilogues (Concertant Classics)
A lovely album played with genuine affection for the music [DMD]
Leigh: Partings (Tremula Records)
The recesses of a deep oubliette replete with works variously moving and entertaining [RB]
Fallen to Dust (BIS)
An outstanding recital of English song [JQ]
Bruckner: Symphony 9 for 2 Pianos (High Definition Tape Transfers)
A highly successful transcription embracing a wide variety of moods and colours [RMo]
Grant: Miniatures (Private Release)
An interesting first disc from a promising contemporary composer [MSt]
An Old Hall Ladymass (2L)
Transcendent music, stunningly recorded [DC]
Glanville-Hicks: The Songs (Tall Poppies)
(Déjà Review) This rewarding disc furthers my admiration for her music [JW]
Three Great Danish Woman Pianists (Danacord)
(Déjà Review) A most worthwhile conspectus of these three very varied women [JW]
Czerny: Piano Concertinos (Naxos)
Masterful Czerny delights, superbly played [RW]
Sibelius: Sagas (Salamandre)
A hushed voice; music teetering on the cliff face between sorrow and excitement [RB]
Schubert: Stimme der Liebe (SOMM Recordings)
A handsome 85th birthday tribute to a distinguished singer [JQ]
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