Bruckner: Symphony No 9 (Capriccio)
Poschner’s Bruckner cycle concludes with a typically inconsistent admixture of the very fine and the occasionally disappointing [RMo]
Palestrina: Volume 9 (Coro)
Palestrina can sound a bit academic, but not here [JV]
Leach: Diary of the Bee – Chamber Works (Divine Art)
Lyrical music largely inspired by the wildlife and countryside of the Scottish Lowlands [EJW]
Rossini: Ermione (Naxos)
A happy release due to Fogliani’s impressive conducting, although there are a few reservations about the singing [MP]
Donizetti: La Favorite (Apex)
(Déjà Review) A bargain price introduction to an opera that has all the virtues of Donizetti’s melodic invention [RJF]
Goldmark & Mendelssohn: String Quartets (Hänssler Classic)
(Déjà Review) Wonderfully poised & stylish accounts [CF]
Puccini: Madama Butterfly (Pristine Audio)
A classic if not definitive recording, in superb sound [MBu]
Vivaldi: Double Concertos (Signum Classics)
Impressive and irresistible performances of double concertos by Vivaldi [JV]
Dvořák: Symphonies Nos 7-9 & Overtures (Pentatone)
Very well played and recorded but lacking individuality and character [NB]
Paris, La Belle Époque (Bridge Records)
Playing of the highest quality in an intriguing and very rewarding programme [GPu]
Willem Mengelberg – Beethoven Recordings 1940-42 (The Willem Mengelberg Society)
Marvellous performances in significantly improved sound [PSt]
Mahler: Symphony No 6 (Berlin Classics)
(Déjà Review) One of the very best recordings of Mahler’s Sixth Symphony available [TD]
Nørgård: Symphony No 6 and Terrains Vagues (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Committed and recommendable performances of these far from easy works, with wholehearted support from an orchestra in top form [HC]
Donizetti: La favorite (Naxos)
A complete recording of Donizetti’s La Favorite is let down by some less than beautiful singing [PT]
Mahler: Symphony No 2 (Colorado MahlerFest)
This Mahler performance is well worth the attention of all devotees; the exciting coupling adds considerable value [JQ]
Berl Senofsky (violin) American Virtuoso (Rhine Classics)
Although something of a mixed bag, there’s much to please the Senofsky admirer enshrined in these two discs [SG]
Meyerbeer: Le prophète (LSO Live)
A welcome release that promises much but doesn’t always deliver [MP]
Mythos and Memories (Da Vinci Classics)
Bold playing and a glorious richness of writing in Mariani’s evocative soundscapes [RCh]
Bruckner: Symphony 3 (Profil)
(Déjà Review) A winner through and through and worthy of any collection [KS]
Bryars: Oi Me Lasso (GB Records)
(Déjà Review) Endlessly fascinating and haunting [RH]
Offenbach: Colorature (Alpha Classics)
A wholehearted recommendation for the unhackneyed programme and the magnificent singing [GF]
Thomas Pitfield • His Friends & Contemporaries (Divine Art)
A rewarding exploration [JF]
Bach: Keyboard Concerti (Naïve)
The gloriously expressive slow-movement ariosos are the highlights [MG]
Pierre Monteux (conductor): Live (SOMM Recordings)
A handsome tribute to ‘Le Maître’ sixty years after his death [JQ]
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