Continental Britons. The Émigré Composers (Nimbus Records)
(Déjà Review) No one with the slightest interest in these composers can fail to be stirred by this release [JW]
Duruflé, Howells: Requiems (Regis)
(Déjà Review) Beautifully crafted, inspired music in immaculate performances [JQ]
Defending the Music (Oxford University Press)
An absorbing book which will entertain and enlighten you on page after page [JQ]
Lise Davidsen (soprano): Live at the Met (Decca)
The soloist shines in this live recital; the technical side of things is disappointing [MP]
Isabelle O’Connell (piano): Cocteau (Divine Art Records)
A cleverly designed concept album featuring Les Six and friends [SB]
Schaffrath: XII Soli per il cembalo (Brilliant Classics)
These imaginative performances make an eloquent case for Schaffrath’s keyboard music [JV]
Berlioz & Wagner: Orchestral Excerpts (SOMM Recordings)
Beecham live at the Royal Festival Hall, galvanizing in Berlioz and Wagner [JW]
3 British Accordion Concertos (Toccata Next)
Attractive, engaging British concertos for an unusual instrument [HC]
Nancy Green (cello): Spanish & Latin Cello (Cello Classics)
(Déjà Review) An enjoyable recording with wide appeal [ZT]
David Oistrakh (violin, viola): Legacy (ICA Classics)
(Déjà Review) Admirers of string players will warm to this DVD, and to the estimable performances preserved here [JW]
Klaus Tennstedt (conductor): The Complete Warner Classics Edition (Warner Classics)
A seminal collection of recordings of the staple Romantic repertoire by a great conductor [RMo]
Telemann: Concertos for recorder (arcantus)
This disc displays all the qualities for which Telemann is famous [JV]
Kaun: Symphony 2 & Sir John Falstaff – A Humoresque (cpo)
Entertaining and transiently gripping but not compelling [RB]
Elgar from the Archives Vol 3: The Kingdom & Enigma Variations (SOMM)
Valuable additions to the catalogue which expand our appreciation of composer and conductor [NB]
Leopold Stokowski (conductor) Chicago Debut Concerts (Pristine Audio)
A little slice of Stokowskian debut history in these two discs [JW]
O Virgo Benedicta: Music of Marian Devotion from Spain’s Century of Gold (Delphian)
An auspicious debut disc from a fine British vocal consort [JQ]
The Chopin Traditions Vol 1 (Chopin University Press)
Some excellent Chopin here but thin on documentation for such a promising series [RCh]
Bryars: Piano Concerto (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Wistful, often romantic and without flourish, and deeply intimate in reach [JW]
Jill Crossland plays Mozart & Beethoven (Diversions)
(Déjà Review) A consistent and well thought-out recital that grew on me with each listening [OL]
Müller: Concertos for Clarinet and Orchestra (MDG)
Doesn’t quite make it into the Classical clarinet pantheon [SV]
Romberg: Symphony of Saints (Resonus)
Approachable, serpentine, valedictory [RB]
Felix & Fanny Mendelssohn: String Quartets (cpo)
Impressive Mendelssohn, and more so than you might expect [DC]
Mozart: Don Giovanni (C Major)
A fitfully interesting, ultimately disappointing Don Giovanni from Barrie Kosky [DHa]
Min Kwon (piano): America/Beautiful (Delos)
An indispensable collection for those interested in American piano music [PRJ]
