Kleinknecht: Trio Sonatas for 2 Flutes (TYXart)
The Ensemble La Cantonnade is the ideal advocate of Kleinknecht’s music [JV]
Wellesz: Chamber Music (Toccata Classics)
Does this dark but gripping music proud [DMD]
Christian Ferras (violin) Edition (Eloquence)
A handsomely produced salute to the tragically short-lived Christian Ferras [JW]
Reinecke: Works for 2 Pianos (CPO)
Joyous music making unveiling a rich seam of undiscovered two-piano repertoire [RCh]
Handel: Semele (Opus Arte)
A modern take on a Handelian opera which for once makes dramatic sense, and is good fun as well [PCG]
Schubert: Lieder (RCA)
(Déjà Review) A fine young singer and a master accompanist [WH]
Mozart: Piano Sonatas (Brilliant Classics)
(Déjà Review) These original recordings melt the heart [JLa]
Puccini: Turandot (Pristine Audio)
Revitalised sound permits us to re-appreciate the manifest virtues of this recording, despite its flaws [RMo]
Tchaikovsky & Grieg: String Quartets (Forgotten Records)
A historic recording by a great Armenian string quartet recommended to all chamber music lovers [GT]
Sawyers: String Concertos (Nimbus)
The sixth impressive release of consistently impressive music [NB]
Medtner: Storms and Idylls (Private release)
More magical subtleties from Ang [DMD]
Beethoven: Cello Sonatas & Variations (MPS Records)
An excellent remastering of the Hoelscher-Demus Beethoven cello cycle [JW]
Rachmaninov: Symphony 2 (Chandos)
The luscious second symphony, recorded with rather too little presence for the strings [EJW]
Alwyn: Miss Julie (Lyrita)
(Déjà Review) Difficult to imagine a more focused or fervent performance [CC]
Piano Music for Children (Divine Art)
(Déjà Review) I don’t know whose idea this CD was, but it was a brilliant one [GPJ]
Donizetti: La favorita (Pristine Audio)
Superbly remastered, a second-rank Donizetti opera blighted by Poggi’s unattractive contribution [RMo]
Gevorg Hakobyan (baritone): Arias of Love and Sorrow (Delos)
Uncertain singing, but honest music-making and interesting repertoire [GF]
Smethergell: Overtures (cpo)
A colourful and vibrant collection of overtures by a little-known composer [JW]
Wolf-Ferrari: Das Himmelskleid (Naxos)
A fine performance of an opera that may be best left forgotten [MP]
Lynch: Light Darkness (Pilfink Records)
An immensely satisfying exploration of dream, darkness and light [JF]
Prokofiev: Symphony No.5 (The Cleveland Orchestra Recordings)
The Cleveland Orchestra stakes a claim to be currently the best in the world [DMD]
Mendelssohn, Dvořák: Piano Trios (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) Much beautiful playing here, polished and musical [PJL]
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerti (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Revelatory and refreshing [KS]
Dowland: [Complete] Lachrimae (Alpha Classics)
A fine survey of the Lachrimae with rather more verve and better balance than other options [RMo]
