Strauss: Salome (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Real emotional and sonic surge [DH]
Varese: Orchestral Works 2 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) This is unmissable [CR]
Schubert: Chamber Music (MDG)
Performances that need fear comparisons with no other [ST]
Weinberg: String Quartets Vol. 2 (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Weinberg managed with assurance and complete appreciation [JW]
Flemish Masters (Gimell)
(Déjà Review) Fabulous music, beautifully and intelligently sung [RH]
Duruflé: Complete Organ Music (Brilliant Classics)
Duruflé’s organ legacy richly surveyed [JF]
Swain: Music for Violin and Piano (Dutton)
Traditionalism served with a dose of acerbity [JW]
Čiurlionis: Back to Nature (Deutsche Grammophon)
Fine performances for the Čiurlionis 150th anniversary [PH]
Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (Testament)
Greater than the “Recording of the Century” [LD]
Tchaikovsky: Overtures (Bayerische Staatsoper Recordings)
Munich delivers a new ballet choreographed to old scores [RMay]
Glass: Complete Piano Etudes (InFiné)
Straight to the top of the list for the complete set [DJB]
Aïda Lahlou (piano): Mirrors and Echoes (Resonus Classics)
Unfamiliar gems in familiar company [JF]
Kats-Chernin: Ancient Letters (ABC Classic)
A whirlwind of imaginative works by one of Australia’s most popular composers [PRJ]
Janáček: The Makropulos Affair (SOMM Ariadne)
An invaluable release [DHa]
Verdi: Requiem (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) Turn to this with confidence [ST]
Stenhammar: Piano Concertos No 1 & 2 (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Two leonine concertos of the Scandinavian romantic persuasion [RB]
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas 3 & 23 (Vox)
Excellent Beethoven from the Archives [RMas]
Ireland: Piano works (Resonus)
From pagan rites to pastoral reveries, Ireland at his best [JF]
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius (LPO)
A special performance of a special piece. [DHa]
Locatelli: 6 introduttioni teatrali (Naïve)
An attractive programme of music by Locatelli [GPu]
JS Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge (Berlin Classics)
Very good, but is there more goodness to be extracted from Bach’s BWV1080? [DC]
Verdi: La forza del destino (Naxos)
A great Callas performance in a wonderful Verdi opera [PBW]
Wagenseil: Symphonies Vol 2 (cpo)
Sprightly and well thought out music played with some brilliance [BBr]
Szymanowski: The Complete Music for Violin and Piano (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) A natural and inspired choice for this repertoire [RB]
