Rachmaninov: Symphony No.3, Isle of the Dead (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) If you want these performances, this disc proves a canny and inexpensive way to acquire them [JW]
Bach: The First Cantata Year. Volume 8 (Hänssler Classic)
Rademann continues to achieve impressive results [MC]
Mahler: Symphony No.5 (IMP Classics)
A thoroughly convincing account, full of warmth, character and emotion [RMo]
Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony (Pristine Audio)
A discographic first – Dan Godfrey’s 1925 recording of ‘A London Symphony’ [JW]
La Sirena 1530 (NovAntiqua)
Excellent performances of early specimens of the madrigal genre [JV]
Mozart: Piano Sonatas Nos 1-18 (Avie)
(Déjà Review) Hesitate not – this really is new Mozart [DC]
Post: String Quartet Nos 2-4 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Post is not only inventive and technically capable, but also a superb communicator [Byz]
Mahler: Symphony No 8 (IMP Classics)
A magnificent recording with all the electricity of a live performance but none of the attendant flaws [RMo]
Vaughan Williams: Rise Heart (Albion Records)
An important disc for Vaughan Williams devotees [JQ]
Beethoven: String Quartets 7 & 8 (BIS)
Beethoven at the limits, occasionally exhausting, but always compelling [DJB]
Shostakovich: Symphonies 1-15 (LSO Live)
A consistently well-played and conscientious cycle that trades fire for fidelity [NB]
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, Octet (Onyx)
Flawless, perfect, profound; James Ehnes scores another home run with this incomparable performance [KS]
Piazzolla: Music for Flute & Guitar (Bridge)
Artistic expertise bringing light and shade and creating an admirable sense of atmosphere [CR]
Brahms & Gál: Piano quartets (Genuin)
Shadowed Brahms meets Gál’s lyrical wit [JF]
Fritze: Overtures & Symphonies (Naxos)
Colourful works, brilliantly played and superbly recorded [GH]
Janáček’s Sinfonietta: Nigel Simeone & Jiří Zahrádka (Boydell Press)
A fascinating and highly informative guide to one of Janáček’s most famous works [DHa]
Mahler: Symphony No.10 (arr. Carpenter) (Delos)
Carpenter’s completion of the tenth – too much Carpenter and not enough Mahler? [RMo]
Martinů: Piano Concertos Vol. 2 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Brilliantly captures Martinů’s coloristic effects and eclectic nature [RC]
Mahler: Symphony No. 4 (Signum Classics)
(Déjà Review) A treasurable example of the work of a great conductor in repertoire with which he was not automatically associated [JQ]
Holst: The Planets & R Strauss: Tod und Verklärung (Gramola)
Two masterpieces transformed by Karajan’s alchemy [JF]
Mahler: Symphony No. 10 (Naxos)
A cooler, more restrained account showcasing the leaner elaboration of Mahler’s draft score by Wheeler [RMo]
Sohal: Vocal and Instrumental Music (Heritage)
Welcome insights into the development of an important compositional voice. [DHa]
Hammerschmidt: Du Bist Schön und Lieblich (Rivercar)
A further step towards the revaluation of Andreas Hammerschmidt [JV]
Mahler: Symphony 10 (SilverOak)
A weighty, expansive account, emotionally demonstrative and totally committed [RMo]
