Parry: Piano music (Heritage Records)
The pianist assimilates Parry’s earlier influences with his personal skill to create a satisfying whole [JF]
Folk Songs (Pentatone)
A life-enhancing experience of which I wish every music lover could be a part [GF]
Bach: Sonatas and Partitas (Delphian)
Worth buying for the rich, subtle and exciting account of the famous Chaconne alone [DMD]
Egk: Columbus (Orfeo)
An operatic rarity returns to the catalogue, and remains a worthwhile encounter [PCG]
Bach: Cello Suites (Doremi)
Pioneering recordings by a superb violist at the height of her powers [JW]
Allegri & Palestrina: Choral works (Gimell)
This is a disc which has attained something approaching classic status over the years, and rightly so [JQ]
Kelly: Chamber Music (Toccata Classics)
Fine premiere recordings of chamber music by a little-known Australian who perished on the Somme [GH]
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 24 & 25 (Chandos)
Bavouzet’s prolific ornamentation mars the poignancy of K491’s slow movement; but the edginess created in K503’s finale is revelatory [MG]
Werner: Masses & Motets (Audite)
Top-class performances of music by a ‘forgotten’ master [JV]
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5 (BR Klassik)
These are striking performances of Tchaikovsky’s renowned Fifth Symphony and Liszt’s Mazeppa [MC]
20th Century Foxtrots (Grand Piano)
Be swept back to the jazz age with the latest in Wallisch’s excellent series [RCh]
Bartok: Piano Concertos Nos 1-3 (Pentatone)
One good and two superb performances of these modern classics [SB]
Mussorgsky: Stokowski Symphonic Transcriptions (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) A fine new recording of Stokowski’s vividly orchestrated responses to Mussorgsky’s music [CT]
Danish Piano Concertos Vol 3 (Danacord)
(Déjà Review) Three memorable Danish romantic piano concertos [RB]
Lekeu, Franck & Dupré: Violin Sonatas (Austrian Gramophone)
Commendable performances of palpable sincerity [MC]
Fantastissimus (Navis Classics)
Rich, strange and vibrantly colourful [DC]
Bruckner: Symphony 9 (Pristine Audio)
A classic of the Bruckner discography, revived [NC]
Schreker: Der Schatzgräber (Naxos)
A musically and emotionally intense opera by a composer at the peak of his career [EJW]
Louis Kaufman (violin): Violin Sonatas (Biddulph)
A generously well-filled disc featuring an outstanding fiddle player [SG]
Juilliard String Quartet: Great Collaborations Vol. 5 (Sony Classical)
An anthology of classic, highly varied recordings spanning over a quarter of a century from major music-makers [RMo]
Tchaikovsky: String Quartets (Elatus)
(Déjà Review) Superb performances given by one of the world’s finest string quartets [CF]
A Scarlatti: Cantatas (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi)
(Déjà Review) Intense and concentrated scores that will undoubtedly bring much pleasure [MC]
Mozart: Haffner Symphony, Paris Symphony, Oboe Concerto (Pentatone)
An auspicious start to a period-instrument series of Mozart symphonies [DF]
Tormis: Reminiscentiae (ECM)
A must for Tormis admirers; give him a try if you have not yet come under his spell [GF]
