Buxtehude & others: Cantatas and organ works (Indesens)
A musically compelling disc, thanks to the quality of the music and the performances [JV]
Dodgson: Piano Music (Somm Recordings)
Well worth investigating [GH]
C P E Bach & Graun: Viola Concertos (cpo)
Fairly bland music that the performances don’t enliven [DJB]
Carmichael: Toward the Light (Divine Art)
Music to lift the tired soul [PRJ]
Auber: Overtures, Vol 6 (Naxos)
A very generous new instalment in an enterprising ongoing series [RMay]
Schumann: Symphonies Nos 1-4 (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) With splendid standards of music making, recording and presentation, this is a benchmark and self-recommending issue [TB]
Steinberg: Symphony No 2 & Variations for Orchestra (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) Torrid Slavonic performances of both the graceful Variations and the gloomily brilliant Symphony [RB]
Bird Spirit Dreaming (Da Vinci Classics)
A fascinating and rewarding disc of Australian rarities [PRJ]
Swain: Chamber Works (Dutton)
Convincing premiere recordings of some of Freda Swain’s chamber music [JW]
Javier Laso (piano) New Worlds (Eudora)
Four masterpieces from four distinct strands of twentieth-century music [JF]
Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana & Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci (Pristine Audio)
A pleasure to hear Björling in these excellent Pristine transfers, even if these two roles are not amongst his greatest [PT]
Beethoven: Symphony No 3 (Channel Classics)
Fischer balances the suavely light and the resiliently heroic [MG]
Britten: Spring Symphony, Sinfonia da Requiem (LSO Live)
Three superb Britten readings, including possibly the finest Spring Symphony on disc [GPJ]
La Casa del Diavolo (Naïve)
(Déjà Review) For their fiercely propulsive and compellingly vital performances Il Giardino Armonico has few equals [MC]
Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano) Poèmes de L’Amour (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) Lovers of fine singing can purchase without hesitation now and enjoy an outstanding recording and performance [RJF]
Véronique Gens (soprano): Paysage (Alpha Classics)
Delightful lost treasures from French musical history [JF]
Sweelinck: Keyboard Works (Piano Classics)
Most enjoyable [SG]
Mahler: Symphonies Nos 2, 4, 7, 9, Das Lied von der Erde (Warner Classics)
An unmissable bargain [JQ]
475 Jahre Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden (Profil)
Many first-class performances to celebrate the 475th anniversary of the Staatskapelle Dresden [MC]
Grieg: Peer Gynt suites by Edvard Grieg (Vox)
The Utah Symphony and Abravanel in Grieg: understated, but never underwhelming [NC]
Danza Gaya – Music for Two Pianos (Lyrita)
Delightful from start to finish [WK]
Bach: Cello Suites (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) The best of the best in this most personal of all possible worlds [DC]
19th Century Guitar Favourites (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) In decades to come this will remain a testament to superb guitar playing, refined interpretations and good taste [ZT]
Jones: Chamber Music (Lyrita)
Neo-classical music creates a bittersweet harmonic and melodic sound world [JF]
