Conti: l trionfo della Fama (cpo)
A fine musical performance brings to life an act of homage to the 18th century Habsburg monarchy [CRo]
Ruders: Six Symphonies (Bridge)
This impressive symphony cycle is now complete [SB]
A Tchaikowsky: Piano Concertos (Ondine)
Disillusion, bleakness, sombre and occasionally irate flamboyance [RB]
Mendelssohn & Bach: Magnificats (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A very interesting combination of Bach’s Magnificat and a little-known setting by Mendelssohn [JV]
The Mozart Album – Daniele de Niesse (Decca)
(Déjà Review) An interesting and enjoyable collection from a young singer on the crest of a wave [RJF]
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Arthaus Musik)
(Déjà Review) A very likeable performance [GF]
Hungarian Music for Cello and Piano (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A winning recital [JW]
Woodland Songs (Platoon)
An intriguing programme with a startling performance of the Dvořák [DJB]
Glass: Einstein on the Beach (VLEK)
A new recording of Glass’s opera, the best yet [DHa]
Coleridge-Taylor: Orchestral Works (SOMM Recordings)
Captivating performances of forgotten British gems [JF]
Kahn: Piano Quartets & Serenade (cpo)
An attractively full symphonic sound in some fine chamber works [DC]
Willem Mengelberg (conductor): The Concertgebouw Telefunken Recordings Vol.5 (Pristine Audio)
More excellence in this ongoing series, including a superb “New World” symphony [PSt]
Pergolesi & A Scarlatti: Masses (Naïve)
(Déjà Review) Charming and inventive, vibrant and involving [RH]
Schumann: Symphonies 3 & 4 & Overtures (BIS)
(Déjà Review) An attractive prospect [DC]
Mozart: L’Aurore (Alpha Classics)
A marvellous release, particular for a best-of-both-worlds Sinfonia Concertante [ST]
Matthias Kirschnereit (piano): Wagner Liaisons (Berlin Classics)
Wagner at the piano skilfully contrasted with music by composers who loved or loathed him – and sometimes both [RCh]
Roger-Ducasse: Best of Martin Jones (Nimbus)
A concise survey of Jean Roger-Ducasse’s piano works [JF]
David: Symphony No 3 & 7 (cpo)
Melodic candour and emotional ambiguity [RB]
Overtures from the British Isles, Vol 3 (Chandos)
Very entertaining music in top-drawer performances [JQ]
Debussy: Piano Music Vol. 4 (BIS)
Don’t expect to hear these Etudes played more beautifully [CH]
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto, Souvenir d’un lieu cher (Decca)
A breath of fresh air [DC]
P Glass: Violin Concerto 1 (Platoon)
A fine performance of the concerto but the other works do not impress [DJB]
Smyth: Der Wald (cpo)
A really successful recording which can’t get the better of this somewhat thorny opera [MP]
Vaughan Williams: Symphonies 2, 5, 7 & 8 (Pristine Audio)
Hallé, Barbirolli and HMV all in one place [RB]
