Aigul Akhmetshina (mezzo-soprano): Aigul (Decca)
By far the best mezzo-soprano to emerge for a generation [RMo]
Lopes-Graça: Canções portuguesas (Naxos)
A pleasant mix of arrangements and original compositions – a lovely disc [HC]
Bruckner: Symphony No.4 (Profil)
A predictably fine performance of a rarer edition of this symphony [NB]
Lloyd: The Works for Brass (Lyrita)
George Lloyd in bandsman mode in the latest volume of his ‘Signature Edition’ [JW]
Mendelssohn: Symphony No 2 , A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture (Decca)
(Déjà Review) A level of involvement I haven’t heard from Chailly in years [SV]
Moór: Cello Sonatas, Suite for four cellos (Cello Classics)
(Déjà Review) With performances this ardent, we can wallow in the moment and relish the intensity of the music making [JW]
Scriabin: Symphony No 2 (Evil Penguin)
Scriabin from Brussels offers much to admire [RMay]
Piers Lane (piano): Russian Variations (Hyperion)
A feast of Russian piano music served up with spectacular aplomb by Lane [RCh]
Mozart: Mezzo Mozart (Aparté)
Marina Viotti makes this an album of great Mozart arias hard to resist. [MC]
Foss: Symphony No 1, Renaissance Concerto (Naxos)
A very enjoyable and well-played survey of an under-represented composer although the sound is not ideal [NB]
Bruckner: Symphony No 3 (Capriccio)
Three strikes and for me Herr Poschner is out … [RMo]
Haydn: Piano Sonatas (Naïve)
(Déjà Review) Certainly a Haydn recital like you’ve never heard before [ED]
Hanson: Organ Concerto (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) An attractive disc which fills some useful gaps in the Hanson discography [JQ]
From Shadows to Light. Works for violin & piano (Claudio)
An attractive recital spanning a century of composition [JW]
Fuchs: Orchestral works Vol. 2 (Chandos)
Fuchs writes music we need to hear in these difficult times [PRJ]
Zemlinsky: Eine florentinische Tragödie (Pentatone)
A gripping performance of a macabre, strangely compelling work [RMo]
Reinecke & Sauer: Piano Concertos (Hyperion)
A welcome addition to Hyperion’s Romantic Piano Concerto series, containing three widely contrasting works [EJW]
Tartini: Lieto ti prendo e poi (Da Vinci Classics)
These performances bring us very close to the heart of Tartini’s musical thinking and feeling [JV]
Elgar: Symphonies Nos 1 & 2 (Lyrita)
(Déjà Review) Rarely, rarely comes an opportunity like this [SHa]
Glass: Music with Changing Parts (Orange Mountain Music)
(Déjà Review) As close as Glass ever came to modern jazz and this performance is really quite profound [PG]
Beach: Piano Music (Hortus)
Fichet fully conveys the heart and intensity of these seductive scores [SG]
Brouwer: Rhapsodies (Naxos)
A many faceted and thrilling disc of works by a distinctly individual composer – and all the works are first-time commercial recordings [GF]
Wagner: Das Rheingold (Pristine Audio)
This is a rewarding set, and fans of the singers, in particular, will be pleased [SB]
Kaprálová: Completed Orchestral Works (cpo)
A good, but not outstanding, collection of Kaprálová’s orchestral music [JW]
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