Saint-Saëns: Organ Music Volume 2 (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Played authoritatively and with great enthusiasm; showing a lesser-known side of this composer [WK]
Rarities of Piano Music at Schloss vor Husum 2025 (Danacord)
An excellent selection — just what makes this festival so special [RCh]
Picton-Turbervill: Eden (Orchid Music)
An exciting, dynamic disc of new choral music – Picton-Turbervill is a real talent [ACG]
Ravel: Transcriptions (Aparté)
A fine issue of great variety, thoughtfully and careful played by Poizat, the unswerving director of this sumptuous feast [SGa]
Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Decca)
Shaken, but not stirred – an enthusiastic Mahler 8 that doesn’t displace the classics [LD]
Vivaldi: Bajazet (Erato)
(Déjà Review) The best of the best in terms of Neapolitan-style opera – tuneful, virtuosic and passionate [JPJ]
Sawyers: Orchestral Music (Nimbus)
(Déjà Review) Music of instant appeal and enduring quality performed with zealous passion recorded in excellent sound [NB]
Silvestrov: Piano Works (Le Palais des Dégustateurs)
Performances that can turn the abstract towards the poetic, and simplicity into sophistication [DC]
Verdi: Requiem (Cleveland Orchestra)
A subtle, rather than spine-chilling performance, with a mixed bag of soloists [DJa]
Wranitzky: Symphonies Op.35 (cpo)
First recordings of some fine but rare Classical symphonies in excellent performances [GH]
Finzi: The Dance Continued (Signum Classics)
An outstanding Finzi recital [JQ]
Bruckner: Symphony No.7 arr. for organ (Hänssler Classic)
A splendid arrangement for organ of Bruckner’s Seventh Symphony, vibrant and thrilling [RMo]
Loriod: Trois pièces; Messiaen: Visions de l’Amen (Alpha Classics)
The revelation of Yvonne Loriod’s own music recasts from within her partnership with Messiaen [CAE]
Loesser: Guys and Dolls (Chandos)
These Guys and Dolls provide great entertainment [JQ]
Mendelssohn, Rabl & Fibich: Piano Trios (Supraphon)
Of particular interest for the relative rarities, and a good Mendelssohn as well [DJB]
Mathias: Piano Concerti; Vaughan Williams: Fantasy (SOMM Recordings)
(Déjà Review) Rewarding revelations that beckon the listener to return [RB]
Mahler: Symphony No.3; Debussy: La Mer (ICA Classics)
(Déjà Review) The first official release of Mitropoulos’s mighty vision of Mahler’s Third [JQ]
Mozart: Piano Concertos 20 & 27 (Decca)
(Déjà Review) An outstanding CD by one of the greatest Mozart players of our time, beautifully recorded [PBW]
Lutoslawski: Opera Omnia, Vol 3 (CD Accord)
(Déjà Review) The gold standard for these works [DC]
Heavenly Lights: Mustonen & Kodály (Alpha Classics)
A unique programme and terrific performances [LW]
Ravel: Orchestral Works (OUR Recordings)
Competent, essentially rather prosaic, Ravel, without quite the requisite release or elation in the two central works [RMo]
Mahler: Symphony No 2 ‘Auferstehungssinfonie’ (BR Klassik)
An exciting and distinguished release [JQ]
Elgar & Dvořák: Cello Concertos (Hyperion)
A master cellist takes a new look at two favourite concertos [WH]
Janáček: Orchestral Works (Reference Recordings)
(Déjà Review) A fine introduction to Janáček’s orchestral music and at budget price [LW][RB]
