Elena Font (piano) Images (Convivium Records)
Once we are past a slight clunkiness and lack of finesse in the first set of Images, there is a great here deal to admire [SGa]
Beethoven & Mozart: Piano Concertos (Maestro Editions)
Power and elegance from Edwin Fischer and Eugen Jochum [JW]
Vivaldi: Motezuma (Dynamic)
(Déjà Review) Visually compelling and aesthetically satisfying [JLZ]
Bach: English Suite No.2, Italian Concerto; Schubert: Impromptus D899 (Danacord)
Clear lines, steady contrasts, assured playing [JF]
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No.2, Oboe Concerto (Hallé)
(Déjà Review) Elder exudes assurance and a calm authority founded on immaculate preparation [MC]
Wagner: Parsifal (Challenge Classics)
(Déjà Review) Well cast, well paced, a real sense of theatrical drama [GD]
Vaughan Williams: Symphony, No 1 & Maconchy: Nocturne for Orchestra (LSO Live)
A very fine addition to Pappano’s Vaughan Williams cycle [JQ]
Amelita Galli-Curci (soprano): Volume 2 (Nimbus Records)
The second volume of recordings by one of the premier lyric-coloratura sopranos of her era [RMo]
Wood: Music for String Quartet (Heritage)
The rediscovery of Charles Wood’s String Quartets continues with excellent results [JW]
Mozart: Piano Trios, Vol 1 (Evil Penguin Classic)
Very fine performances; the Florestan Trio remains at the top of the tree, but only just [DJB]
Schwertsik: Baumgesänge, Nachtmusiken (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) A fascinating disc for the inveterately curious [NB]
Johnson: Orchestral Music Vol 4 (Toccata Classics)
Absorbing recent works from a prolific composer [WH]
Handel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto (Linn Records)
The complete 1724 version in a fine performance [DF]
Beethoven & Brahms: Clarinet Trios (Centaur)
A very appropriate pairing, nicely performed [SB]
Telemann: Tafelmusik I-III (Archiv)
(Déjà Review) One of the best Telemann recordings of all time [JV]
Ormandy conducts Grieg & Sibelius (Pristine Audio)
(Déjà Review) A Lemminkainen Suite to remind us of Ormandy’s Sibelian fire and of why he was rated so highly by the composer himself [RB]
The Journey (Signum Classics)
A fine celebration of Tenebrae’s 25th anniversary [JQ]
Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin (Wigmore Hall Live)
(Déjà Review) A masterly live recording to which I’m sure I’ll return often in the future [JQ]
Saint-Saëns: Organ Music Volume 2 (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Played authoritatively and with great enthusiasm; showing a lesser-known side of this composer [WK]
Rarities of Piano Music at Schloss vor Husum 2025 (Danacord)
An excellent selection — just what makes this festival so special [RCh]
Picton-Turbervill: Eden (Orchid Music)
An exciting, dynamic disc of new choral music – Picton-Turbervill is a real talent [ACG]
Ravel: Transcriptions (Aparté)
A fine issue of great variety, thoughtfully and careful played by Poizat, the unswerving director of this sumptuous feast [SGa]
Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Decca)
Shaken, but not stirred – an enthusiastic Mahler 8 that doesn’t displace the classics [LD]
Vivaldi: Bajazet (Erato)
(Déjà Review) The best of the best in terms of Neapolitan-style opera – tuneful, virtuosic and passionate [JPJ]
