Porpora: L’aureo serto (Challenge Classics)
A satisfyingly versatile recital of bass arias [CRo]
Schultz: Efterklange Vol 1 (Danacord)
This is a desirable acquisition for all lovers of choral music [GF]
Atterberg: Symphonies 1 & 4 (cpo)
A very auspicious start to cpo’s Atterberg Symphonies series [IL]
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture (Deutsche Grammophon)
An extraordinary 1812, and the rest are very good as well [MB]
Weigl: Piano Concerto (cpo)
Wonderful late romanticism conveying vast landscapes of imagination [RCh]
Galilei, M and V: Music for Lute (Tactus)
A pleasing anthology of late Renaissance solo lute music by members of the Galilei family [MS]
Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil (Delphian)
A worthy tribute to Rachmaninoff in his anniversary year [JQ]
Matthew-Walker: A Bad Night in Los Angeles (SOMM Recordings)
Engaging and wide-ranging music played with style and conviction [NB]
Handel: Keyboard Suites (Deutsche Grammophon)
Moves the Korean into the elite group of pianists [DMD]
Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch (BIS)
A beautiful realisation of Wolf’s great song collection, particularly remarkable for the contribution of Allan Clayton’s tenor voice [ST]
Mahler: Symphony 4 (RCA Victor)
(Déjà Review) A cold journey through Mahler’s fairy tale landscapes [TD]
Antheil: Carnegie Hall Concert 1927 (Nimbus)
(Déjà Review) Indispensable to anyone interested in American music and the musical experiments of the 1920s [BBr]
Brahms: Piano Works (Maestro Editions)
A rare Lyrichord session for an obscure pianist [JW]
Bernstein: Orchestral Works (Sony Classical)
Essential, authentic listening for admirers of Leonard Bernstein [JQ]
Bacewicz: Symphonies (cpo)
The first volume of the complete orchestral works by one of Poland’s finest twentieth-century symphonists [GH]
Homage (Lorelt)
The excitement of new discovery combined with passionate advocacy [DMD]
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (HDTT)
Another highly successful remastering of a classic recording from HDTT [RMo]
Vivaldi: Sonatas for 2 Violins (Brilliant Classics)
Vivaldi’s instrumental music is more theatrical than these performances suggest [JV]
Walton: Concertos (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Performances that sit comfortably with the best [IL]
Cello Diverse (Divine Art)
(Déjà Review) Some of the finest, most purposeful, cello playing I’ve heard in a long time [BBr]
Valentin Malinin (piano): Laureate Recital (Naxos)
Pianist Valentin Malinin impresses with his technical ability, but with mixed musical results [LW]
Poulenc: La voix humaine (Alpha Classics)
A new vocal standard for La Voix humaine, but no translation of the text [RWe]
Wenn ich nur Dich hab (Carpe Diem Records)
Top-class performances of German sacred music from the baroque period [JV]
John Cranko (choreography): The Taming of the Shrew (Unitel Editions)
Stuttgart Ballet’s survey of choreographer John Cranko’s work continues triumphantly [RMay]
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