Mahler: Symphony 10 (RCA/BBC Music)
Some byways in recordings of Mahler’s Tenth [RMo]
Beethoven: Cello Sonatas Vol. 1 (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Wonderful, life-affirming music-making from this exciting partnership [TP]
Bridge: Orchestral Works Volume 3 (Chandos)
A varied collection of music by an arguably undervalued composer [PBW]
In Search of Youkali: The Songs of Kurt Weill (Chandos)
Operatic warmth meets Weill’s cabaret satire [JF]
Bland: Piano Sonatas Vol. 3 (Bridge)
A composer with an eclectic though thoroughly engaging style [PRJ]
Nicolas Medtner plays Medtner (APR)
Medtner’s incredible solo pianism now in one stunning set [RCh]
Stölzel: 5 Masses (cpo)
Stölzel has been very well served by these musicians [JQ]
Stravagante pensiero: Gesualdo & Napoli (Naïve)
Lovers of madrigals should not miss this superb recording [jv]
Bach: New Brandenburg Concertos (Berlin Classics)
These New Brandenburg Concertos, based on organ trio sonatas, make a delightful programme [SB]
Mahler: Symphony 10 (Deutsche Grammophon)
A justly admired – indeed, near-perfect – account of Deryck Cooke’s third version of his completion of Mahler’s Tenth Symphony [RMo]
Christmas Music by A Scarlatti and Giorgi (Arcana)
Cheerful accounts of two Baroque Roman masses for Christmastide [CRo]
The Launy Grøndahl Legacy, Volume 11 (Danacord)
The final Grøndahl Legacy disc from Danacord embraces radio opera as well as the restaurant band pleasures of his rare 1923 Pathés [JW]
Bach: Christmas Oratorio (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) A performance that will give much pleasure [JQ]
Schubert: Die Winterreise (Music & Arts)
(Déjà Review) Belongs among the Desert Island Disc recordings of Winterreise [GF]
Galuppi: L’Olimpiade (Dynamic)
(Déjà Review) A desirable acquisition for lovers of baroque opera [GF]
Handel: Messiah (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) A middle-of-the-road performance which just about presses all the right buttons [BW]
Elgar: Premiere Recordings Remastered (SOMM Ariadne)
Elgarian discographic firsts from the immediate post-war period, with competing Enigma Variations [JW]
Marc-André Hamelin (piano): Found Objects/Sound Objects (Hyperion)
An ingenious and refreshing recital of 20th and 21st century piano music [DHa]
Sterndale Bennett: Piano Concertos (Lyrita)
Lyrita unveils English piano treasures anew [JF]
Milhaud: Salade, Le pauvre matelot (DUX)
Two Milhaud rarities, one of them a first recording, but no texts [SB]
Mahler: Symphony No 2 (Hallé)
An outstanding performance that can be ranked with the finest recordings of the ‘Resurrection’ I have heard [MC]
Renée Chemet (violin): The HMV Recordings (Biddulph)
The ‘French Kreisler’ Renée Chemet proves a characterful, idiosyncratic and anachronistic stylist [JW]
Stenhammar: Tirfing (Sterling)
Impressive performance of a neo-Wagnerian opera [NB]
MacDowell: Orchestral Works Vol 2 (Chandos)
A splendid selection of MacDowell’s concertante and orchestral music [EJW]
