Stanford: Requiem (Hyperion)
A genuine triumph – a completely convincing performance of a typically Victorian Choral Festival work [NB]
Huber: Orchestral Works (Schweizer Fonogramm)
Welcome new recordings make a fine case for Huber’s lighter output [RMay]
The Golden Age of Light Music – An Introduction (Guild Music)
(Déjà Review) The best possible introduction to the genre of Light Music [JF]
Beethoven: Piano Concertos (Reference Recordings)
Characterful performances captured in phenomenal sound [SG]
Philips & Dering: Motets (Linn)
Welcome contribution to the acquaintance of the sacred oeuvre of Philips and Dering [JV]
Mercadante: Messa solenne (Dynamic)
An intriguing revival of music which makes grand gestures but mostly remains oddly bland and uninvolving [RMo]
Kvandal: String Quartets (LAWO Classics)
Norwegian variety from a less regarded composer [RB]
Boughton: Of Delights and Passions (EM Records)
Music with melodic interest, well-devised formal structures and satisfying harmonies [JF]
Folk Songs of the British Isles (SOMM Recordings)
An agreeable mix of gems from the treasure chest of British folk songs, selling for charitable purposes [GF]
Creston: Piano Music (Toccata Classics)
Savage … touchingly melodic, melting and romantically inclined [RB]
Shostakovich: Hamlet (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) That very rare bird indeed – an original film score that can stand on its own [PSe]
Vásquez: The Complete Impresiones For Piano (Toccata Classics)
Sumptuous Romantic melancholia from Mexico, best in small doses [NC]
Schubert: Symphonies – Unfinished & The Great (Pentatone)
Virtuoso playing and an excellent recording but Janowski’s tempi are not invariably well judged [RMo]
Nordheim: The Tempest (Lawo Classics)
Speaks directly and pleasurably to the composer’s creative impulse [RB]
Mazzoli: Dark with Excessive Bright (BIS)
Music that fascinates but has no place for ingratiation or meeting the general listener half-way [RB]
Leighton: Every Living Creature (SOMM Recordings)
Valuable premiere recordings of beautiful music in impressive performances [NB]
Lauro: Guitar Music (Brilliant Classics)
Superior original guitar music; very credible performances [ZT]
Mendelssohn-Hensel: Lieder (First Hand Records)
With seventeen never-before-recorded songs, this issue is a valuable addition to the growing discography of Fanny Hensel [GF]
Mompou: Complete Piano Works (Brilliant Classics)
(Déjà Review) A chance to admire Mompou the composer-pianist in his maturity and playing that gets to the heart of the matter [JW]
Hofmann: Complete Piano Chamber Music (Hänssler Classic)
Full of melodies that please, but do not linger in the memory [DJB]
Bruckner: Symphony 3 (RCA)
As fine a performance of the 1889 version of Bruckner’s Third Symphony as you could wish from a great partnership [RMo]
Monterverdi: L’Orfeo Château de Versailles
An excellent production of a much-recorded opera that vies with the best [GF]
Novák: Orchestral Works Vol. 2 (Naxos)
Dewy-eyed, romantic and uncloyingly amorous [RB]
Strauss: Complete Music for Wind Instruments (Capriccio)
Precious jewels, delightfully played [ST]
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