Bruckner: Symphony No 4 (Capriccio)
Bruckner’s ‘Romantic’ Symphony in its original version from Poschner is solely for Brucknerian aficionados [GT]
The Psalms (Signum Classics)
A fine addition to the discography of Andrew Nethsingha and the Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge [JQ]
Werner: Salve Reginas, Pastorellas (Audite)
An impressive testimony to Werner’s skills in composition [JV]
Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps (Alpha)
A superb Stravinsky collection [WH]
Mayr: Sacri Concentus (Challenge)
The performers are pretty much ideal advocates of Mayr’s oeuvre [JV]
Handel: Acis and Galatea (Decca)
A thoroughly welcome reissue that enshrines many of the virtues Handelian performance in the ‘pre-authentic’ era [PCG]
Gershwin: Fascinating Rhythm (RCA)
A welcome back to this astutely selected slice of Gershwin on Broadway [JW]
Jascha Heifetz (violin) New York Concerts (Rhine Classics)
Heifetz fans, of which I’m one, shouldn’t hesitate [SG]
Vaughan Williams: Symphonies (Alto)
A fine pairing from two English conductors and orchestras, immersed in the idiom but in their very different ways [RMo]
Pianos & Orchestra (Naxos)
A unique programme very well played and recorded but of variable musical value [NB]
Foerster: Symphony 1 (Naxos)
Three enjoyable works from the less-angst ridden end of the Romantic spectrum, in fine performances [DJB]
Saint-Saëns: Piano Works and Transcriptions (Piano 21)
Saint-Saëns heard in a new way in a vivid and creative programme [RCh]
Igor Markevitch – Philips Legacy (Eloquence)
Recommended to all collectors of great 20th century conductors [GT]
Stravinsky: Symphonies (Chandos)
Superb new recordings of the Stravinsky symphonies with worthwhile extras [SB]
Dufay: L’alta bellezza (Arcana)
This disc is my first acquaintance with Alta Bellezza, and it is a most pleasant one [JV]
Christian Ferras (violin) (Rhine Classics)
A 5-CD, finely upholstered salute to a great musician [JW]
Bernstein: How Now, Dow Jones (RCA)
A Broadway flop takes a bow [NB]
Bach: Flute Sonatas (TRPTK)
Aysha Wills is on pleasing form with this period-instrument recording of four of Bach’s flute sonatas [MC]
Serenata (Naxos)
Graceful and charming but not at all Brazilian [DJB]
Schubert: Symphony Nos 5 & 6 (Challenge)
Well-crafted accounts which would sometimes benefit from a lighter touch [MG]
de Rore: Il divino (Hortus)
Madrigals and instrumental works with ornamentation and divisions as they may have been heard five hundred years ago [GH]
Vienna Calling (Samek)
A well-balanced recital of clarinet music from Vienna [JF]
Walter Gieseking (piano) His Columbia Graphophone Recordings (Warner Classics)
A splendid collection [SG]
Fuoco Sacro (Naxos)
Very interesting content, marred by some sound issues and a jumpy narrative flow [DJB]
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