Fayrfax: Maria plena virtute (Gimell)
The Tallis Scholars have done Robert Fayrfax proud with this fine CD [JQ]
Edith Peinemann (violin) Radio Archives Edition (Meloclassic)
A set to treasure [SG]
Holst: Fide et Literis (EM Records)
Much-recorded favourites mixed with CD premieres make this an intriguing, delightful album [KT]
So Written to After-Times: John McCabe – A Life in Letters (Forsyth Brothers Limited)
Reflective, informative and sometimes humorous [JF]
Shostakovich and Shchedrin: Piano concertos (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Stunning performances of very contrasting works [RB]
Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge & other works (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) Something of a mixed bag but On Wenlock Edge is undoubtedly worth the price all on its own [GPJ]
Hertl, Černý, Reiner: Lost Beauty (Solaire)
Intriguing repertoire from a fascinating corner of Czech music [DC]
Mussorgsky, Brahms, Schubert: Full Circle: Reflections on my Journey (Pentatone)
This dark and heavy programme is worth a chance, maybe not in one sitting [GF]
MacDowell: Orchestral Works Volume 1 (Chandos)
A finely played piano concerto and orchestral works by a most highly regarded North American composer of his generation [EJW]
Alexander & Nikolay Tcherepnin: Complete Works for Violin and Piano Volume 1 (Grand Piano)
A valuable addition to the recorded legacy of the Tcherepnins’ contribution to the joy of music [SA]
Carols from Herefordshire (Albion Records)
Two different – and equally valid – approaches to a collection of fine, traditional carols [JQ]
Bonizzi: Complete works for viola bastarda (Dynamic)
Paolo Biordi does full justice to the vocal origin of these pieces [JV]
Janáček: Glagolitic Mass, Taras Bulba (Supraphon)
(Déjà Review) Resplendent digital remasterings of these classics of the gramophone [RB]
Ravel: Complete Piano Works (MDG)
(Déjà Review) Bavouzet’s playing is restricted to a most narrow range: wonderful to superb [MC]
Dvořák: Legends & Slavonic Rhapsodies (Pentatone)
Dvořák cultivates the native accent in impressive performances [PH]
Corvus Consort: Welcome Joy (Chandos)
A joyful celebration of women’s voices and women composers [PT]
Benevoli: Missa Benevola (Coro)
An impressive display of the skills of Benevoli and his colleague Carissimi [JV]
Haydn: ‘Paris’ Symphonies (Sony Classical)
Bernstein’s classic Haydn, available again on disc [LW]
Beethoven: Piano Concertos No 1 & 5 (RCA)
(Déjà Review) This disc enjoys the privilege of being one of the worst I have heard for many a moon [CC]
Hindemith: Organ Concerto, 3 Organ Sonatas (Apex)
(Déjà Review) Excellent performances and recordings of early and late Hindemith masterpieces [PSh]
Mussorgsky: Sorochintsï Fair & Salammbô Suite (Naxos)
A completely convincing account of a rarely performed opera in a new orchestration for chamber orchestra [MP]
Musica Instrumentalis Imperialis – Festive Sonatas from Imperial Vienna (cpo)
Impressive playing of natural trumpets [JV]