MusicWeb International

A rare Lyrichord session for an obscure pianist [JW]

A brief overview of recordings by Trevor G Cooper

(Déjà Review) Some of the finest, most purposeful, cello playing I’ve heard in a long time [BBr]

(Déjà Review) Performances that sit comfortably with the best [IL]

World premiere recordings of orchestral songs by a largely forgotten composer [JQ]

This deserves to enhance Teodorescu-Ciocănea’s reputation and bring it before a wider public [DMD]

Stuttgart Ballet’s survey of choreographer John Cranko’s work continues triumphantly [RMay]

Top-class performances of German sacred music from the baroque period [JV]

A new vocal standard for La Voix humaine, but no translation of the text [RWe]

Pianist Valentin Malinin impresses with his technical ability, but with mixed musical results [LW]

(Déjà Review) An indispensable record for those who love the world of the old music hall [TD]

(Déjà Review) An example that big can be beautiful too! [GFe]

An excellent recital by a distinguished soprano [RWe]

The refinement and lucid beauty of Caplet heard in a loving performance [JW]

These impressive works show that Górecki was much more than a one-work composer [SB]

A highly melodic Victorian opera – good tunes, vivacious duets, trio and quartets [JF]

Could be the recording that takes Milstein’s career out of the wings onto centre stage [DM]

A very rewarding album, including songs by two unjustly neglected composers [JQ]

(Déjà Review) This excellently recorded disc sheds enlightenment on a long dimly-lit but far from discreditable corner of British music [PSc]

(Déjà Review) An amazing, fascinating and complex masterpiece that repays repeated listening [AO]

Four highly contrasted works by an elder statesman of contemporary Norwegian music [GH]

A tremendous performance of an important new work by James MacMillan [JQ]

A new team offers a distinctive account of an old favourite [RMay]

Urgent unfettered performances certain to divide the crowd [DMD]