Brahms: Piano Concerto No 2, Three Intermezzi (Pentatone)
A Brahms concerto full of poetry and quiet confidence [ST]
Pärt: Credo (Alpha Classics)
A 90th birthday tribute that serves as an exemplary introduction to Arvo Pärt [LW]
Monteverdi: Sweet Torment (Chandos Chaconne)
(Déjà Review) A highly accomplished and engaging disc [GF]
Rossini: Il Turco in Italia (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Has some fine qualities, especially its leading lady [RJF]
Walton: Symphony 1 & Cello Concerto (Chandos)
A generous collection of three fine works played with this orchestra’s usual flair [NB]
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (Château de Versailles Spectacles)
A new presentation, strong and full of woe, but only partially successful [PH]
Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas (Genuin)
A warm welcome to this set of Mozart’s complete sonatas [DC]
Mason: Lux Aeterna (Ulysses Arts)
Interesting survey of the recent work of an unfamiliar but rewarding composer [SB]
Bruch & Paganini: Violin Concertos (Claves)
A serious entrant … Romantic affiliations and technical armoury [JW]
Myaskovsky: Complete Symphonies & Orchestral Works (Warner Classics)
Wondrous works, at minimal price (and presentation) – not to be missed [RB]
Lehár: Friederike (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Another Lehár hit from cpo [IL]
Mahler: Symphony No. 9 (BIS)
(Déjà Review) I am not going to recommend you buy this one [TD]
Beecham: The Mono Era on HMV and Columbia Graphophone 1926-1959 (Warner Classics)
Beecham’s monos minus the acoustics (demerit) but with some previously unissued material in a well-compiled 53-CD box [JW]
Milhaud: Le Boeuf sur le toit, La Création du Monde (Chandos)
A highly desirable compilation of the some of the best music of its type and era, undemanding but wholly entertaining [RMo]
Giacomelli: Cesare in Egitto (Alpha Classics)
Great talent and energy from all concerned for a Baroque rediscovery that might have been best left undisturbed [MP]
Gaultier de Marseille: Symphonies divisées par suites de tons (Ambronay)
A disc any lover of baroque music will enjoy [JV]
Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 (Deutsche Grammophon)
Abbado’s last curtain call is a final disappointment [LD]
Thieriot: Chamber Music Volume 4 (Toccata Classics)
Pleasant Brahms-influenced works, lacking much spark [DJB]
Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette (SWR Music)
Not a library choice but there’s much to enjoy [JQ]
Piano music played by Fanny Davies & Adela Verne (APR)
It is wonderful to have Davies’ Schumann back in the catalogue and Adela Verne’s discs are a delicious bonus [RCh]
Rose: Music for String Quartet (Convivium Records)
Difficult music that requires serious listening. Superb performances and recording [WH]
Charpentier: Choral music (Château de Versailles)
A carefully devised programme enabling us to understand how Italian polychoral works so heavily influenced Charpentier’s expansive, insistent idiom [RMo]
Edwards: Symphonies 1 & 4 (ABC Classics)
(Déjà Review) A first class production that deserves to find a wide audience [TP]
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius (Hallé)
(Déjà Review) A remarkable achievement [JQ]
