Mozart: L’Enlèvement du sérail (Château de Versailles Spectacles)
A mixed bag of achievements for the first recording in French of Mozart’s singspiel [MP]
Feliz Navidad! – Mexican Baroque Music for Christmas (cpo)
A fascinating and joyous programme of festive music from 18th century Mexico [CR]
Shostakovich: Incidental and Film Music (Naxos)
A stream of vivid musical tesellae [RB]
Debussy & Szymanowski: String Quartets (Alpha Classics)
Outstanding accounts of Debussy’s and Szymanowski’s string quartets [LW]
Mahler: Symphony No 4 (Tudor)
(Déjà Review) Makes a strong impression [TB]
Marx: Orchestral Songs and Choral Works (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) The disc with which to introduce this composer to music-lovers [RB]
Music of Tribute, Vol. 5 – JS Bach (Labor)
A well-planned disc superbly delivered [CC]
Holst: Orchestral Works Vol 1 (Chandos)
The finest Holst disc in years [RB]
JS Bach: The Complete Violin Concertos (Analekta)
Middle-of-the-road performances that do not excite or enchant [DJB]
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius (Hyperion)
Another notable contribution from Huddersfield to the Gerontius discography [JQ]
Feldman: Trios (Another Timbre)
Extraordinary late Feldman [DHa]
Finnish Works for Violin & Orchestra (Naxos)
Naxos has again pushed the repertoire boundaries [RB]
Martin, Messiaen & Daniel-Lesur: Religious choral works (Pentatone)
Superb performances of religious works in the French tradition [SB]
Stöhr: Orchestral Music Vol 1 (Toccata Classics)
An interesting collection of concertante and string works by an unjustly neglected composer [EJW]
Debussy: Complete Works for Piano – Volume 3
(Déjà Review) The best of Bavouzet’s three volumes so far [CH]
Dowland: The Complete Solo Lute Music (BIS)
(Déjà Review) A joy and feast for the ears [DC]
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” (Hallé)
A considerable achievement [JQ]
Talbot: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Opus Arte)
Alice remains a sheer delight 15 years later, and is now available in high definition [MP]
Alfano: Concerto For Violin, Cello & Piano, Piano Quintet (Brilliant Classics)
Two examples of Alfano’s interesting chamber music, well-played by the DaVinci Ensemble [GPu]
Rosy Wertheim’s Wonderous Worlds (Genuin)
Distinctive early 20th century character pieces from a neglected composer [DC]
Stradella: Un angelo del Paradiso – The Orrigoni Songbook (Arcana)
A monument to a great singer and a great composer [JV]
Foerster: Symphony No. 2 (Naxos)
A fine performance of two orchestral works by a neglected friend of Mahler, firmly in the Central-European tradition [EJW]
Kątski: Piano Works 3 (Acte Préalable)
Dobrzański continues his exploration of this forgotten Pole with souvenirs of his extensive travels [RCh]
Cutler: Sonata for Broken Fingers (NMC)
An interesting work which does not quite come off [SB]
