Sibelius: Symphony 5 (Ondine)
Clear, cool, lucid performances, short on passion but interpretatively consistent and coherent [RMo]
Mozart: Complete Works With Clarinet Volume 1 (Alpha Classics)
Nicholas Baldeyrou assembles a union of equals that is enormously appealing – bring on volume two! [ST]
Shostakovich: Symphony 1; Nielsen: Symphony 5 (ICA Classics)
A particularly intense Nielsen performance, and a fascinating little interview [GPJ]
Sohal: Lila, Violin Concerto (Heritage Records)
A welcome second instalment of Sohal’s key works [DHa]
Prokofiev: The Stone Flower (VAI)
(Déjà Review) You must have this very idiomatic performance and production if you have any liking for Prokofiev’s music [RB]
Roussel: Bacchus et Ariane, Symphony No.3 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) This carves a niche firmly for itself on any serious record collector’s shelves [CC]
Schumann: Novelletten & Nachstücke (Piano Classics)
Commendable versions of two of Schumann’s lesser-known piano cycles [SB]
John Turner (recorder): A Few More Surprises (Prima Facie)
A sound and sophisticated production from the first note to the last [JF]
Haydn: ‘Russian’ Quartets Op. 33 (BIS)
Matchless Haydn from the Chiaroscuro Quartet [DHa]
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto 2 & Britten: Cello Sonata (Decca)
Some of the 20th century’s greatest cello music, superbly played and recorded [GPJ]
R Strauss: Arabella (Naxos)
An excellent film of a good production and performance [RWe]
Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible & Rachmaninov: The Bells (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) Classic performances in sound that is still demonstration-worthy [TH]
Rodrigo: Piano Music, Vol 2 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Constantly invigorating, inspiring music, played in masterly fashion [GF]
Sohal: The Wanderer, Asht Prahar (Heritage)
An essential issue of two of Sohal’s orchestral compositions [DHa]
Liszt: Phantasmagoria (Naïve)
A Liszt recital that oozes personality [RCh]
Arensky: Symphony 1 (Chandos)
Varied, energetic, colourful music by a composer who never found a distinctive, individual voice before his premature death [RMo]
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) A Centenary Tribute (SOMM)
A valuable insight into the life and work of one of the greatest performing artists of the past century [GPJ]
Mahler: Symphony 1 (Exton)
A new studio recording of Mahler’s First Symphony that should have been great [LD]
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (Deutsche Grammophon)
A well-chosen selection from an already much-praised Flute [DM]
Röntgen: Cello Concertos (Etcetera)
This is a fine addition to the Röntgen discography – a fringe enthusiasm that encourages affection [JW]
Flury: Orchestral Music Vol. 4 (Toccata Classics)
Flury’s mature orchestral works, well performed, recorded and documented [EJW]
John Neumeier’s The Glass Menagerie (C Major)
An intriguing narrative ballet from John Neumeier [RMay]
Le Temps suspendu: Beethoven & Schubert (B Records)
Superlative, daringly innovative accounts of two Romantic chamber music masterpieces [RMo]
Ensemble Astera: Wind Chamber Music (Claves)
Attractive wind chamber music, brilliantly played [GPJ]
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