Röntgen: Symphony No. 3 (cpo)
(Déjà Review) A fine start to cpo’s Röntgen symphony series [RB]
Grigory Sokolov (piano) Purcell and Mozart (Deutsche Grammophon)
Authoritative and heartfelt performances, warmly recommended [SG]
Shura Cherkassky (piano) The Ambassador Auditorium Recitals 1981-9 (First Hand Records)
Autumnal never-before-released Cherkassky recitals show few signs of fatigue [JW]
Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible (Vox)
If you’re looking for Ivan the Terrible with narration—and in English—this is the recording to get [RC]
Sibelius: Violin Concerto (Chandos)
This is a disc that no lover of Sibelius will want to miss [WH]
Debussy: String Quartet & Sonatas (Hyperion)
Impressive Debussy from a British institution celebrating 60 years of chamber music making [PH]
Praise Him with Trumpets (Delphian)
Bristol Choral Society in fine fettle, rising to the challenges of a varied selection of pieces [JQ]
Vivaldi: Late Violin Concertos (Sony Classical)
(Déjà Review) These are magnificent accounts to cherish. A must for lovers of late baroque music [MC]
Shostakovich: The Fall of Berlin & The Unforgettable Year 1919 (Marco Polo)
(Déjà Review) Overall, the playing is polished and expressive and the sound of pleasingly warm ambience [DK]
György Cziffra (piano) Live in Concert (Solstice)
These live recordings make a very welcome addition to the Cziffra discography [SG]
Dupont: La Maison dans les Dunes (Piano Classics)
A lingering look at Gabriel Dupont’s marine imagination [JW]
Lie: Complete Chamber Music (Simax Classics)
A delicious programme, excellently played, that should win Sigurd Lie a host of new admirers [GF]
Ravel: Apothéose infernale (Anclef)
Anyone for a Ravel world premiere? [DC]
Mahler: Symphony 2 (Exton)
A moderate but detailed approach to Mahler’s great second symphony [KC]
Yevgeny Svetlanov (conductor) Debussy & Rachmaninoff (ICA Classics)
Outstanding live performances by the great Russian conductor with three different London orchestras [GPJ]
Rachmaninov: Music for Two Pianos (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) More delicate and finely nuanced readings of these pieces are very hard to find [TP]
R Strauss: Suites (COE Records)
(Déjà Review) Leinsdorf makes a splendid case for these two rewarding suites [TB]
Gipps: Orchestral Works Volume 3 (Chandos)
All the music is expertly crafted, highly attractive and, in the best sense of the word, entertaining [JQ]
Cécile Chaminade and her contemporaries play Chaminade (APR)
Cécile Chaminade’s 1901 recordings revisited, and a raft of shellac performances of her works by other pianists [JW]
Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l’enfant-Jésus, Petites Esquisses d’Oiseaux (Piano Classics)
A welcome addition to the discography of Messiaen’s masterpiece, but the competition is fierce [PH]
Amelita Galli-Curci (soprano): Operatic arias Vol. 1 (Nimbus Records)
A truly great lyric coloratura soprano of the early 20th century, showcased in first-rate transfers [RMo]
Dove: On the streets and in the sky (Signum Classics)
Attractive and accessible works [SB]
Malawski: Orchestral Works (Naxos)
A valuable disc of music by a composer writing at the height of the Stalinist terrors [NB]
Mozart: Piano Concerti No.17, 21 (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) Tremendous, life-affirming Mozart playing, marking Pollini’s welcome return to this territory [CC]
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