Stevenson: Piano Music, Vol 8 (Toccata Classics)
Awed drama, noble affirmation and endearing clangour [RB]
Passages: French Cello Music (Bridge)
Louise Dubin brings her talents to this recital of cello delights [MP]
Alfvén & Rautavaara: Orchestral Works (Chandos)
Neeme Järvi’s unique blend of verve and subtlety is well-suited to this music [WK]
Lavinia Meijer (harp): Unfolding Lines (Sony Classical)
Beautifully played, soothing and gentle, but don’t listen while using heavy machinery or driving a vehicle [DJB]
Tchaikovsky: Shakespearean Works (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) A real mixed bag hopelessly compromised by the best-known item but still desirable for the accounts of the lesser-known music [RMo]
Stamitz: Four Symphonies (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Shows Carl Stamitz the symphonist in a strong light [DC]
Vaughan Williams, Debussy & Dvorak (Pristine Audio)
Godfrey, the precisian, refreshes in these spick and span transfers [RB]
Lang: geschrieben in wasser (Another Timbre)
Varied and compelling chamber works [DHa]
Barraine: Symphonies 1 & 2 (Warner Classics)
A very good introduction to the music of Elsa Barraine [JQ]
A Musical Soirée (Meridian)
A soirée well worth attending with something for just about everyone [JW]
Roslavets: Works for cello & piano (Naxos)
These works will be of further assistance in putting Roslavets’ music in the spotlight [RB]
Tinoco: Kokyuu (Artway)
Sensuous music which coils, uncoils and recoils in slow gyration [RB]
Schubert: Schwanengesang (Et’cetera)
One of the most thrilling young baritones around [GF]
Walton: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 (Deutsche Grammophon)
An auspicious debut disc from Kazuki Yamada and the CBSO [JQ]
Dvořák: Cello Concerto (La Dolce Volta)
Good, sometimes exceptional; we can expect better in the future [SV]
Brambach: Complete Piano Quartets & Piano Sextet op. 5 (cpo)
A collection of chamber music deserving of its moment in the spotlight [DC]
Ye: The Backyard of the Village (Signum Classics)
An excellent introduction to the music of Xiaogang Ye [PRJ]
Puccini: Manon Lescaut (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) A dramatic and engaging performance [DBe]
If Music: Jakub Józef Orliński (Erato)
A recital that sets up tensions, fruitful and otherwise, between voice and piano [JW]
d’Indy: Orchestral Works Volume 4 (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Sheer, unadulterated pleasure [DM]
Spohr: Violin Concertante 1 & 2 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A fine and satisfying recording of music which, if hardly outstanding, has strong merits [JPJ]
Sainsbury & Wood: Violin Concertos (Dutton Epoch)
(Déjà Review) Two strong works written in captivating romantic idioms that while not identical have more in common than you might expect [RB]
Kahn and Others: Songs (Delphian)
The songs of Robert Kahn represent a major discovery [JQ]
Bruckner: Symphony No 7 (Pristine Audio)
Despite its improved sound, except as a historic document this remains superfluous in the light of competitive recordings from Karajan himself [RMo]
