Koechlin: The Jungle Book (RCA)
A most welcome reissue for an essential recording of Koechlin’s complete Jungle Book settings [PCG]
Pejačević & Röntgen-Maier: Piano trios (Da Vinci Classics)
Two very fine and underappreciated trios in outstanding performances [DJB]
Santoro: Symphonies Nos 4 & 6 (Naxos)
An absorbing fusion of Nationalism and contemporary influences, impressively performed [NB]
Heinichen & Telemann: Early Cantatas (cpo)
Ideal performances of cantatas from early 18th-century Germany [JV]
Strohl: Orchestral Music (La Boîte à Pépites)
What a discovery these ravishing, mystical scores are! [DMD]
Berl Senofsky (violin): American Virtuoso (Rhine Classics)
Strong, masculine playing from Berl Senofsky – along with some less than stellar performances [JW]
Tallis: Gaude gloriosa (Hyperion)
The singing is radiant, warm and luminous with the individual winding strands of voices clear and concise [EML]
Verdi: Don Carlo (Orfeo)
Not only die-hard Verdians but all serious opera lovers should give it a try [GF]
Linde: Chamber Works for piano and for piano trio (dB Productions)
Further evidence that Linde’s untimely passing deprived us of a major talent [RHa]
Brief Encounters: Music for Viola & Piano (Meridian)
Brief the encounters may be, but they are poignant, stirring and full of novelty [JW]
de Hartmann: Violin Concerto & Cello Concerto (Pentatone)
I enjoyed and admired the Cello Concerto, but I count the Violin Concerto as a major discovery [JQ]
Schubert, Mahler and Webern: Music for Strings (Farao Classics)
For all the carefully argued and exhaustively justified reasoning behind these transcriptions, I fail to see – or rather hear – the point… [RMo]
Five Elements Vol 1: Acqua – piano recital (Da Vinci Classics)
An outstanding recital showcasing a formidable technique; let down by poor sound [DMD]
Langgaard: Symphonies Nos 9-11 (Dacapo)
(Déjà Review) A rapturous masterpiece flanked by a pugnaciously enigmatic brevity and a euphoric example of Schumann-dominated nostalgia [RB]
Frankel: Violin Concerto, Viola Concerto & Clarinet Chamber Music (cpo)
(Déjà Review) More evidence of an astonishing but neglected talent. A tonal serialist for whom melody was the thing [NHo]
Lloyd: A Symphonic Mass, A Litany (Lyrita)
These works should most assuredly be in the libraries of all those who love the English choral tradition [PCG]
Erick Friedman (violin) Live in Texas (Rhine Classics)
A pleasing addition to Friedman’s discography with these first CD releases [SG]
Stefan Askenase (piano) Live Concert Performances (Meloclassic)
Meloclassic are doing us a real service adding to the discography of this wonderfully sensitive pianist [RCh]
Format Friction: Perspectives on the Shellac Disc (U Chicago Press)
A Sebaldian reflection, marred by trendy iconoclasm, on the global phenomenon of the gramophone and its listeners [NC]
M Herz: Orchestral Works (Capriccio)
Vital, imaginative works from a near-forgotten German composer [JW]
Medtner: Piano Music Vol. 5 (Private Release)
Another splendid addition to a series that demands to be heard [DMD]
Schubert: String Quartets Vol. 6 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A fine example of interpretation and performance [TB]
Scriabin: The Complete Mazurkas (Music & Arts)
(Déjà Review) Enjoy Scriabin’s unique and transcendent music performed by a “Scriabinist to the manner born” [DS]
Chopin: Études (Decca)
A good recording but maybe not quite as impressive as his Liszt [MB]
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