Debussy/Ravel: String Quartets (Forgotten Records)
The Loewenguth Quartet’s stereo Debussy-Ravel coupling reissued in fine transfers [JW]
Verdi: Aida (Pristine Audio)
Pristine’s typically successful remastering into Ambient Stereo helps appreciate afresh the virtues of this classic recording [RMo]
Santoro: Symphonies (Naxos)
A superb second instalment of the Santoro cycle, and a good introduction to his music [HC]
Bacewicz: Violinissimo (Acte Préalable)
A feast of varied music for violin(s) [GPu]
Jonathan Tetelman (tenor) Arias (Deutsche Grammophon)
Tetelman will win many new admirers with this outstanding debut album [MC]
Bach: Cantatas for Bass (Harmonia Mundi)
Anyone wanting a HIP recording of these deservedly popular cantatas need search no further [GF]
One Hundred Years of British Song Vol. 3 (SOMM)
Exemplary singing and sensitive accompaniment in a fascinating song recital [JF]
Malipiero: String Quartets (Dynamic)
A welcome reissue of Malipiero’s compact cycle [JW]
Veggio, Ridio, Bertoldo: Complete Organ Music (Brilliant Classics)
Scandali could not have made a better choice than the oldest of the two organs in San Petronio [JV]
Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (Naxos)
An innovative and at times challenging production, with high calibre singing and playing [RWe]
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia (Pristine Audio)
Pristine delivers this classic Barbiere in an airy and better-balanced revision, free of hiss and noise [MZ]
La Femme – A Journey of Female Composers (Naxos)
A brilliant disc to cherish and to share [SA]
Mignone and Delvizio: Guitar Works (Da Vinci Classics)
A striking set of guitar studies heard in an excellent performance [GPu]
Macfarrren: The Soldier’s Legacy (Retrospect Opera)
Macfarren’s 1864 ballad-chamber-pastoral-Opera da Camera for four singers [JW]
British String Quartets (Rubicon Classics)
A lovely Celtic inflected collection of rarities [DMD]
Beethoven: Egmont (BR Klassik)
A decent performance but no text for the narration is a hindrance [SB]
Mozart: Cosi fan tutte (Pristine Audio)
A glorious documentation of the high standards of the ensemble at the Royal Stockholm Opera more than 80 years ago [GF]
Verdi: Rigoletto (Opus Arte)
A striking new Rigoletto from the Royal Opera House, strongly cast and very well conducted [RWe]
Holmboe: Quartets Vol 2 (Dacapo)
The Nightingale Quartet continues its admirable Holmboe cycle [JW]
Voices – Ephrata Cloister (Bright Shiny Things)
A very interesting production, both historically and musically [JV]
Saint-Saëns: Dances & Ballet (Naxos)
A disc primarily for admirers of Saint-Saëns and 19th century ballet [RMay]
Tom + Will: Weelkes & Byrd 400 years (Signum Classics)
Two great English renaissance composers are juxtaposed, with outstanding results [GH]
Nowowiejski: Concertos (Dux)
Nowowiejski’s concertos, heard in premiere recordings, leave a puzzling impression [JW]
The Whistling Book (Divine Art)
An absorbing smorgasbord of music, from grade pieces for tyros to major recital works [JF]
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