Bon: Sei sonate per il cembalo (Tactus)
These performances of Bon’s little-known sonatas are rather unsatisfying [JV]
Rachmaninov: The Piano Concertos (Nimbus)
(Déjà Review) Consistently satisfying performances that reveal Rachmaninov’s music to the listener faithfully and without unnecessary ostentation [JQ][RB]
Schmitt: La Tragédie de Salomé & Le Palais hanté (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) An auspicious and impressive debut for this new performing team [NB]
Vaughan Williams: Riders to the Sea (EMI Classics)
RVW’s dark, atmospheric Irish tragedy and two works lamenting and celebrating the power of love [RMo]
Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin and Concertante Works (Atma Classique)
Interesting for the extra Tombeau movements, but otherwise not competitive [DJB]
Portsmouth Cathedral Choir: A Year at Portsmouth (Regent)
Portsmouth Cathedral Choir shines through seasons [JF]
Grieg: Complete Lyric pieces, Album Leaves (Nimbus)
An excellent complete recording of these lovely miniatures [SB]
Mozart: Arias (Deutsche Grammophon)
One of the most thrilling bass recitals that has come my way [GF]
Poulenc: Voyage à Paris (Hyperion Helios)
Lott is husky and lovely in her upper register and with controlled abandon where necessary [Byz]
Parry & Elgar: Choral works (Signum Classics)
Committed performances of interesting and rare choral works [NB]
Fusions: Kapustin, Gershwin & Wild (SOMM)
Jazz‑charged virtuosity meets classical brilliance [JF]
Ravel: The Complete Works for Solo Piano Vol 2 (Avie)
Buy this for Larderet, rather than the two new adaptations, or the ‘Complete’ tag [SGa]
Riley: The Holy Liftoff (Sono Luminus)
Minimalism at its most profound; a beautiful, spiritual listening experience [ACG]
Mitropoulos conducts Mahler (Music and Arts)
(Déjà Review) An important and challenging set that deserves a place in any self-respecting Mahler collection [JQ]
Piatti: Caprices for Cello (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A real treat for fans of the cello: solo works imaginatively written and impeccably played [BR]
Brahms: Complete Clarinet Works (Sono Luminus)
For a few quiet moments of autumnal reflection, coupled with fine, resonant and sensitive playing, look no further [SGa]
Dodgson: Songs Vol. 3 (SOMM Recordings)
More Dodgson songs, some weighty, some less so, all superb, from Somm [WH]
Mozart: Cosi fan tutte (C Major)
A rehearsal-room Così fan tutte that doesn’t ignite [DHa]
Rossini: Il turco in Italia (Philips)
One of the best in a limited field [SW]
Saxophobia: Celebrating the saxophone craze of the 1920s (Chandos)
A fun disc for lovers of the saxophone or the 1920s [SB]
Orff: Carmina Burana (Pentatone)
An individual vision that doesn’t quite come off [DJB]
Duruflé: Messe Cum Jubilo (Psalmus)
Duruflé’s sacred masterpiece, restored in context [JF]
Strange Loops: Clarinet Quintets (Signum Classics)
Lyric rhapsody, looping modernity, dazzling bravura [JF]
Bruckner: Symphony No 9 (Gramola)
Ballot’s somewhat pacier re-make of the Ninth combines grandeur with a certain deliberateness, while the finale fragments provide scholarly interest [RMo]
