Brahms: Concertos (Sony)
(Déjà Review) Fortunate the listener who learns her/his Brahms through these works [RB]
Sonatas for Cello (Challenge Classics)
Those who explore the hidden pathways of Russian music will find much to enjoy here [GT]
Mahler: Symphony 8 (Doráti Society)
An important entry to the discographies of both Mahler and Antal Doráti [LD]
Grigorjeva: Choral works (Toccata Classics)
Fine, often beautiful works in glorious choral singing [HC]
Schubert: String Quintet (RCA)
A fine performance even if it does not quite displace my established favourites [RMo]
Schubert: Elysium (BIS)
This journey to the Elysian fields is a recital that should satisfy all lovers of Schubert [GF]
Bologne: L’Amant Anonyme (Cedille)
Welcome first appearance on disc of Joseph Bologne’s only surviving opera [CRo]
Brahms: Choral works (Chandos)
The varied moods are perfectly realised by Stefan Parkman and his choir [JP]
Dvořák: Violin Concerto (Philips)
A remarkable record – I have little hesitation in making the Dvorák a first choice [CC]
D’Alay: The Dresden Concertos (Dynamic)
Pleasant, undemanding and unremarkable [DJB]
Puccini: Manon Lescaut (Deutsche Grammophon)
Netrebko’s star shines brightly in the otherwise dull Salzburg night’s sky [LD]
Stravinsky: The Soldier’s Tale (Hallé)
A fine achievement all around [MP]
Kathleen Long (piano) The Decca Solo Recordings 1941-1945 (APR)
Insightful, stylish Kathleen Long – a pianist too often taken for granted [JW]
Mahler: Symphony 2 (Pentatone)
A gorgeous, imaginative Mahler 2nd plagued by bottomless sound [DP]
Giovannini: Mass (Tactus Records)
A curious combination of an 18th-century mass, 17th-century organ music and ‘neo gregorian’ chants [JV]
Frederica von Stade (mezzo-soprano) Song Recital (Sony Classical)
(Déjà Review) One of the most sheerly beautiful and instantly recognisable mezzos of the last fifty years [RMo]
Wagner: Das Rheingold (Oehms Classics)
(Déjà Review) Both performance and engineering are of the highest quality [GD]
Bruckner: Symphony 4 (LSO Live)
Rattle’s ‘Romantic’ replete with missed opportunities [LD]
Eroica (EM Records)
Rare British solo violin music [JW]
Franck: Piano Rarities (Grand Piano)
Despite some premiere recordings this is a disappointing recital [SB]
Haydn: String Quartets Vol. 16 (MDG)
Unalloyed listening pleasure [DF]
The Crown (Château de Versailles Spectacles)
These performances of Handel’s Anthems are among the best that I have heard [JV]
Rachmaninov: Symphonies (Naxos)
Slatkin’s cycle emphasises the composer’s structural mastery [PCG]
Chopin: Complete Waltzes & Impromptus (Nimbus)
(Déjà Review) This goes straight to the top of my list of favourite Chopin CDs [RMo]
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