Schubert: Piano Works (Danacord)
Damgaard often achieves a wonderful calm in inspired interpretations [MG]
That Sweet City (Signum Classics)
Two wonderful evocations of English pastoral and bucolic themes [JF]
Eduard van Beinum (conductor): Weber, Ravel & Berlioz (Forgotten Records)
Apart from the lack of any documentation, this is a most interesting release [JQ]
Gubaidulina: Triple Concerto (Orfeo)
Gubaidulina’s Triple Concerto and Rejoice! receive outstanding advocacy [LW]
Bruckner: Symphony 7 (Reference Recordings)
Honeck and his Pittsburgh players come up trumps in Bruckner 7 [MC]
British Recorder Concertos (Dutton)
(Déjà Review) Well-planned, varied and superbly played … pure joy from first to last [HC]
Vaughan Williams: Royal Throne of Kings (Albion Records)
An essential investment for all RVW enthusiasts [JF]
Silenced – Unsung Voices of the 20th Century (Cedille)
A splendid selection of songs by composers cut short before their time [JW]
Kreisler: String Quartet; Korngold: String Quartet No.3 (Alto)
Admirable reissues still hold their own [JW]
Brahms: Violin Concerto; Nielsen: Symphony No.5 (C Major)
Blomstedt leads a distinguished Nielsen Fifth; the Brahms is less memorable [JQ]
Lehár: Schön ist die Welt (cpo)
A qualified recommendation for a new recording of Lehár’s final operetta for Berlin [PT]
Saimir Pirgu (tenor) Saimir (Opus Arte)
A comprehensive recital: a lot of brilliant and heroic singing, and some subtle and lyrical [GF]
Pössinger: Three Duos for Violin and Viola Op 4 (Musicaphon)
Splendid performances of entertaining duos by a neglected composer [JV]
Ernst Wilhelm Wolf: Four Symphonies (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Wolf can attain depths of expression that seem to post-date his period [CC]
Huw Montague Rendall (baritone): Contemplation (Erato)
Superb, sensuous, subtle singing from a highly gifted British lyric baritone [RMo]
Reinecke: Symphony No 2 (cpo)
Well-played, attractive but ultimately anonymous music [NB]
Mahler: Symphony No 7 (NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester)
Acclaim for Mahler in Hamburg [PH]
Krenek, Gál & Penderecki: Serenade For Clarinet & Strings (AVI-Music)
Convincing exploration of three rare, rewarding works [JF]
Iverson: Playfair Sonatas (Urlicht AudioVisual)
Iverson achieves his aim of creating new and exciting, innovative music at the boundaries between classical and jazz styles [KT]
Bruckner: From the Archives Vol 4 (SOMM Ariadne)
A very welcome further installment in this significant historical Bruckner series [JQ]
Block: Chamber Works (Chandos)
Another laudable composer emerges in the ‘Music in Exile’ series [JW]
Telemann: Six Concertos for Two Flutes (MSR Classics)
(Déjà Review) Lovers of the baroque flute and “Telemaniacs” will wish to investigate these well-played world premières [PCW]
Awakenings (Avi-Music)
The most exciting vocal recital disc I’ve heard in a long while [JQ]
Doráti & Seiber: Orchestral works (Hänssler Classic)
Rarely heard and recorded works, played with commitment and empathy [HC]