Fauré: Piano Works (Hyperion)
Magical performances, illuminated and musically informed, recorded in superior sound [SG]
Mendelson & Bacewicz: Chamber Works (Chandos)
Four ‘lost’ works of Polish modernism presented in splendid performances (GPu)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.5 (Reference Recordings)
An enterprising pairing of two works given thrilling, gripping performances and sound [RMo]
Wendling Quartet: DG and Electrola Recordings (Biddulph)
An important cache of early chamber music recordings heard in debatable transfers [JW]
Diamond: Symphony No.3 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Fresh, devoted performances of music fully worthy of continued attention [CC]
Elgar: Cello Concerto (Hallé)
(Déjà Review) A masterly reading of a great score … Elder draws stunning playing from the Hallé [GPJ]
Praetorius & Schütz: Sacred Works (cpo)
Another recording of great importance and of great beauty from these performers [JV]
Sarah Willis (Horn) Mozart y Mambo (Alpha Classics)
A riotously enjoyable disc, the third in the amazing Sarah Willis’s series featuring Mozart Cuban-style [GPJ]
Magalhães: Masses (Hyperion)
A fine choir in rare late Renaissance Portuguese repertoire, sung with style and skill [GH]
Mercadante: Il proscritto (Opera Rara)
Neglected for almost 200 years, but undoubtedly worthy of its revival [MC]
British Piano Concertos (Lyrita)
Premiere recordings of three neglected but attractive piano concertos [JW
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 (RCA)
A legendary, visionary version of the sonata, but don’t make this your only version of the concerto [CH]
Balada: Orchestral works (Naxos)
The most immediately appealing of the three Naxos/Balada discs I’ve reviewed [HC]
Żeleński: Janek (Naxos)
A buttoned–up attempt to transfer verismo opera to Poland, simply misses the point [MP]
Thorvaldsdottir: Archora & Aiōn (Sono Luminis)
Indispensable accounts of two recent works by a unique voice in contemporary music [RWe]
Becker: Sacred Concertos & Sonatas (cpo)
Excellent performances of the complete sacred works of Dietrich Becker [JV]
Halévy: La Juive (Malibran)
A compilation of superb recordings by some of the finest voices in this neglected opera [RMo]
Sitt: Viola and Piano works (Eudora)
Salon-scaled charmers from a significant teacher and performer [JW]
Cyrille Dubois (countertenor) (Aparté)
Eminent solo singing and fine music making with many first recordings [GF]
Barber: Orchestral Works Vol 5 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Very fine indeed – Knoxville is a particularly conspicuous success [JQ]
Bach: Goldberg Variations (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi)
(Déjà Review) This really is sitting at the feet of the master [PW]
Bernstein: Music for String Quartet (Navona Records)
An important addition to Bernstein’s catalogue [JF]
Thomas Jensen (conductor) Legacy Vol. 18 (Danacord)
Core repertory from Thomas Jensen in authoritative performances [JW]
Karczyński: Organ Works (Ars Sonara)
A pleasurable first encounter with organ works which cry out imploringly for wider currency [SG]
