Dohnányi: Piano works (Capriccio)
Gülbadamova has a feel for Dohnányi’s style in this rewarding recital [RCh]
Beethoven: String Quartets, Op 18 Nos 1 and 4 (Naïve)
(Déjà Review) Quatuor Mosaïques are an astonishing ensemble who deserve the utmost praise for these magnificent performances [MC]
Bomtempo: Symphonies Nos 1 & 2 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) One work holds up quite well to the Haydn and Mozart models, and the other is close to being a masterpiece of early romanticism [DS]
Marko Topchii (guitar) Laureate Series Recital (Naxos)
Hard to fault, easy to accolade [ZT]
Santa Maria: Missa O beata Maria (Pan Classics)
An excellent performance of a mass by an unknown master from Portugal [JV]
Pitfield: String Chamber Music (Divine Art)
Performances with brilliance, technical competence and a sympathetic understanding [JF]
Mahler: Symphony No 9 (Alpha Classics)
Full of surprises, this is a disc that will change the way you hear Mahler 9 [ST]
Jorge Bolet (piano) His earliest recordings (APR)
Bolet at his sparkling best back in the catalogue [RCh]
Beethoven: Symphony No 9 (Music & Arts)
(Déjà Review) Harshly recorded, but for some Toscanini enthusiasts it is the greatest of his preserved Ninths [CH]
Alwyn: Symphonies Nos 2 & 5 and Harp Concerto (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) The best single CD introduction to the major works of Alwyn [RB]
Ravel: Orchestral Works (Danacord)
A stylish and beautifully played collection of Ravel orchestral pieces that started life as piano works [GPJ]
Byrd: Anthems, Motets, Services (Alto)
A most enjoyable and nicely varied selection of pieces by Byrd [JQ]
Chen Gang & Paganini: Violin concertos (Pentatone)
A mixed bag of repertoire produces varied results [RMay]
Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin (Harmonia Mundi)
Another marvellous recording of Die schöne Müllerin to add to the ever-growing list of highly recommendable versions of this indestructible masterwork [GF]
Brusa: Requiem, Stabat Mater (Naxos)
Admirers of the composer will want to explore her choral works [WH]
Baltic Voices 1 (Harmonia Mundi)
Lyrical yet challenging, they welcome the listener with open arms [RB]
Carmina Burana: Medieval Poems and Songs (Naxos)
Everything is played with a life and energy that left me dancing around the room by the disc’s end [KS]
Gerhard: Don Quixote and Alegrías (Chandos)
The BBC Philharmonic excels in music by the pre-serial Gerhard at his hard-bitten finest [NC]
Mahler: Symphony No 2 ‘Resurrection’ (BIS)
A beautifully recorded and performed ‘Resurrection’ Symphony, with a limitation in the chorus [EJW]
Edwin Fischer (piano): Mozart Piano Concertos (APR)
APR’s endeavours are of real value and virtue to the pianophile [SG]
Torelli: 12 Concerti da camera (Challenge Classics)
This ensemble could hardly have made a better debut than with this recording of little-known pieces [JV]
Schoenberg & Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande (Alpha Classics)
Two wonderfully contrasting explorations of Maeterlinck’s play [JF]
Harris: Symphonies Nos 7 & 9 (Naxos)
Serious, but highly listenable music from an under-recorded American giant [NH]
Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos Nos 1-5 (Hyperion)
A credit to this brave and enterprising label. Go on, treat yourself – you won’t regret it [TH]
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