Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (Opera Rara)
This must now become first choice for the original version [RMo]
Folios of Light – Contemporary Japanese Piano Music (Azure Sky)
A recital of spiritual and serene Japanese piano music [PH]
Bernard Haitink (conductor): Portrait Volume II (BR Klassik)
A marvellous testament to Haitink’s longstanding work with one of his great orchestral partners [ST]
Say: Violin Concerto No.2, chamber works (Naxos)
The music of this refreshingly different composer holds one firmly in its grip [SA]
Lovro von Matačić (conductor) (Supraphon)
A tribute to a great and versatile conductor containing some superb and some less successful performances [RMo]
Fatma Said (soprano) Lieder (Warner Classics)
This wonderful disc of Lieder for soprano and different forces held me spellbound [PT]
Bells for Stokowski (Reference Recordings)
(Déjà Review) There’s something for everyone, and very attractively played too [JW]
The French Connection (Et’cetera)
(Déjà Review) There is nothing here that does not delight the ear [KS]
Bruckner: Symphony No 9 (Hallé)
A performance of two halves: the first subject to vagaries in tempo which impede coherence, but the second triumphant [RMo]
Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas (IBA)
A fascinating survey of Idil Biret’s solo Prokofiev [DHa]
Manon (Opus Arte)
A good choice for the ballet enthusiast but it doesn’t outperform older versions of this production [MP]
Charpentier: Les Arts Florissants (Rubicon)
A respectable and in many ways enjoyable recording of two fine works by Charpentier [JV]
Ravel: Très Franc (TYXart)
A joyful recital of great music stunningly played and recorded [NB]
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius (Naxos)
This version has much to commend it but it doesn’t displace existing recommendations [JQ]
Villa-Lobos: Symphony No 7 & Sinfonietta No 1 (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Exotic, strange, colourful, yes, but also very satisfying [PSh]
Strauss I: Edition, Vol 3 (Marco Polo)
Déjà Review: this review was first published in April 2004 and the recording is still available. Johann…
Nordgren: A Letter to the Other Side (Alba)
Another fine addition to Nordgren’s discography [HC]
Mozart: The Great Symphonies 21-41 (Decca)
Classic accounts from a Mozart specialist, full of life and spirit [RMo]
Mahler: Symphony 7 (BR Klassik)
Inspirationally conducted, fantastically played and stunningly recorded, this demands the attention of all Mahler devotees [JQ]
Shostakovich: String Quartets 10-12 (Brilliant Classics)
A well-played, superb sounding set [PH]
Rupture: Works for Saxophone Quartet (Centrediscs)
A spectacular and colourful musical cavalcade [SG]
Midsummer Dreams: Mendelssohn & Beethoven (ARCO)
The strict HIP approach works better for the Mendelssohn than the Beethoven [DJB]
Vaughan Williams: The Poisoned Kiss (Chandos)
Undemanding delight, witty repartee, romantic enchantment [RB]
Schubert: 24 Lieder (Warner Classics)
Lieder recitals just don’t get much better than this [MC]
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