Mahler: Songs (Sony Classical)
Lovers of great Lieder singing should have this in their collection [RMo]
Ligeti: String Quartets (Pentatone)
Hats off! A Recording of the Year! [DMD]
Turina: Piano Trios (IBS Classical)
This music deserves to be better known outside Spain [GH]
Raff: Chamber Music (MDG)
Attractive if not profound music superbly played [NB]
Bach: St Matthew Passion (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) One of the great recordings of the century – the Bach tradition represented by Klemperer has much to tell us about this music [TB]
Scriabin: Piano Sonatas Vol. 2 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) The 1889 sonata makes this disc a mandatory acquisition for Scriabin completists, and worth hearing for the other works [SJ]
d’Ambrosio: Violin Concertos (Soupir Editions)
Rather underwhelming performances of rare repertoire [JW]
Rieti: Complete Piano Works Vol. 1 (Grand Piano)
I look forward to more of this outstanding composer [SA]
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (Beluah)
Despite its fame a misfire from all involved [DMD]
Stojowski: Piano Works Vol. 1 (Acte Préalable)
An exciting and entertaining start to a series I have hoped for, for a long time [RCh]
Mozart: Piano Concertos 24 & 25 (Challenge Classics)
Period-style performances of poise and panache on a modern piano [RMo]
R Strauss: Letzte Lieder (Rondeau Production)
Strauss songs transfigured in breathtakingly beautiful performances [NB]
Das Partiturbuch (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) An entertaining and instructive collection, which whets the appetite for more music by these composers [GPJ]
Bruckner: Symphony 5 (Philips)
(Déjà Review) A classic recording rightly restored to the catalogue in good sound and an example of Jochum’s Bruckner at its best [TD]
Brahms, Ligeti & Sierra: Horn Trios (IBS Classical)
Two old horn trios and one new – terrific performances and a flawless programme [LW]
Hamal: Motets (Musique en Wallonie)
This is how to put a relatively little-known composer on the map [JV]
Vaughan Williams: Symphonies 7 & 9 (Hyperion)
A beautifully rendered conclusion to the Brabbins/Hyperion survey of the Vaughan Williams symphonies [NB]
Bellini: Bianca e Fernando (Dynamic)
A first video release of Bellini’s early work features some attractive singing and an elegant, if quirky, production [MP]
Radigue: Occam Delta XV (Collection QB)
One of the greatest musical minds of our era [DMD]
Weill: Die sieben Todsünden (First Hand Records)
Two rarities; the performance of the main work is quite disappointing [SB]
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14 (BIS)
(Déjà Review) A superb performance by all concerned; a worthy addition to the catalogue [JP]
Beethoven: Late String Quartets (Nimbus Alliance)
(Déjà Review) Technically highly assured performances which communicate Beethoven’s vision well [PCW]
Vaughan Williams: Live Vol. 4 (SOMM)
Fascinating Vaughan Williams performances from both sides of the Atlantic in excellent transfers [JQ]
Broken Branches (Pentatone)
A superlative Songs from Chinese can’t quite redeem indifferent singing elsewhere [DM]
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