von Webenau: Piano Quartet, Cello Sonata & Miniatures (Hänssler Classic)
In the hit-or-miss world of the unsung composer, this is definitely a miss [DJB]
Tansman: Cosmopolite (Dux)
A veritable treasure trove of delights [PRJ]
Michael Spyres (tenor): In The Shadows (Erato)
An interesting and enterprising recital but a question mark over the suitability of the voice for some of the material [PT]
Prokofiev: Symphony No 6 (The Cleveland Orchestra)
More superb Prokofiev from Welser-Möst’s wonderful Clevelanders [DMD]
Mozart: Lodron Night Music (Brilliant Classics)
Delightful performances of delightful music [SB]
Mendelssohn: Elijah (LSO Live)
A tremendous performance [JQ]
Elgar: Violin Concerto, Carissima (Warner Classics)
An erratic and temperamentally uneven performance [JW]
Brahms: Symphony No 2, Hungarian Dances (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Alsop’s Brahms should go among the great cycles [KS]
Romance and Reverie: Holst and his contemporaries (Albion Records)
Well played but unevenly programmed [NB]
The French Album (Orchid Classics)
This is a very fine disc; in fact, c’est magnifique! [JQ]
Ponce: Guitar sonatas (IBS Classical)
Treasures from the 20th century guitar repertory, very well played [ZT]
Mischa Elman (violin)The complete Victor recordings (1926-32) (Biddulph)
Elman’s glittering morceau (and some others) in splendid transfers [JW]
Wagner: Parsifal (Deutsche Grammophon)
The best new Parsifal recording since Kubelik [SSc]
Bendix: Symphonies nos 1 & 3 (Dacapo)
Performances that challenge the only other available recording [EJW]
Schoenberg: Unheard Recordings (Pristine Audio)
An extraordinarily vivid sonic refurbishment of Stokowski’s 1941 vibrant Pelleas [RMo]
Beethoven: Piano Trios (Naxos)
A wonderful disc, well recorded and containing some magnificent playing [CC]
Vicéns: Mural – Chamber Ensemble Works (Stradivarius)
Music by a young composer who cares if you listen, but will not pander to contrive a connection [NC]
Broughton: And on the Sixth Day & String Theory (Naxos)
A pair of impressive and enjoyable scores authoritatively performed [NB]
Ridil: Music for Orchestra (Genuin)
A veritable cornucopia of delights [PRJ]
Winterberg: Chamber Music, Vol 1 (EDA)
The terse art of a Czech-German composer influenced by Bartók, Hindemith and Janáček [JW]
Ysaÿe: Transformations (Centaur)
Bizarre transcriptions, fantastic performances [RMas]
A Beethoven Odyssey Vol. 9 (MSR Classics)
The final disc in James Brawn’s Beethoven piano sonata cycle crowns the project with yet another success [RC]
Kuwabara: Sounded Voice, Voiced Sound (Kairos)
Yu Kuwabara’s frequently beautiful work projects both delicacy and vigour, and harnesses ancient and modern influences to thrilling effect [RHa]
Guarnieri: Symphonies Nos 2 and 3 (BIS)
(Déjà Review) Likely to appeal strongly to those who are already captivated by Villa-Lobos and by the Latino Copland [RB]
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