Subissati: Sonate per violino solo e basso continuo (DUX)
Magnificent sonatas, splendid performances [JV]
Cimarosa: L’Olimpiade (Château de Versailles)
Rousset and his team earn a gold medal for this premiere recording of a long-unheard opera [MP]
Brahms: Piano Quartets 2 & 3 (Ondine)
A worthy memorial to a fine pianist and chamber musician [SB]
Schmitt: La Tragédie de Salomé, Chant Elégiaque (Alpha Classics)
Schmitt’s complete ballet in opulent orchestral dress, marvellously played [JQ]
Delvincourt: String Quartet, Piano Quintet (Ciar Classics)
Delvincourt’s bracing chamber music, from a quixotic early work to his last [JW]
Sisters of the Moon: Piano works by female composers (Eudora)
A stellar exploration of female composers at the piano, in more ways than one [RCh]
Gál: Works for Violin and Orchestra (cpo)
This joy of a disc will help increase Gál’s popularity [SA]
Beethoven: Piano Concerti 4 & 5 (Hänssler Classic)
(Déjà Review) Admirers of this great German pianist should certainly snap this up [JQ]
Schumann & Bruch: Violin Concertos (Channel Classics)
Stirring performances of two violin concertos with very different histories [WK]
Rimsky-Korsakov & Bortkiewicz: Scheherazade (Danacord)
Enchanted music with appeal to lovers of fairy tales of all ages [JF]
Erik Möllerström (guitar): Guitar (Sterling)
An issue not only for guitar afficionados, but for anyone who appreciates beautiful music [GF]
Jackson: The Christmas Story (Delphian)
An important, eloquent and compelling addition to the Christmas repertoire in an accomplished first recording [JQ]
Invisibles – French Cello Sonatas (Alpha Classics)
A finely played trio of characterful French cello sonatas [JW]
Fasch: The Four Times of Day (Christophorus)
The first commercial recording of a serenata by Fasch; the performance could not be any better [JV]
Benjamin: Picture a day like this (Nimbus Records)
This powerful, moving, beautiful and disturbing new work is a triumph [SB]
Bantock: Orchestral Works (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Full-blooded, romantic readings of more exotic Bantock [IL]
A Christmas Fantasia (Albion Records)
A well-planned and beautifully executed programme sure to summon some Christmas cheer [NB]
Eastern Reflections (Delphian)
An ideal performance of Bartók’s Contrasts in an interesting programme [SB]
Grieg & Sibelius: String quartets (Pristine Audio)
More pre-war classics from the Budapest Quartet [JW]
D Scarlatti: A Man of Genius (Arcana)
Francesco Corti enriches the Scarlatti discography [DF]
Fazil Say (piano): Oiseaux tristes (Warner Classics)
Artistry and insight from Say [PH]
Beach: Piano Music (Alto)
Virginia Eskin perfectly understands this mixture of drama, nature worship and contemplation [WK]
Pepusch: Chandos Anthems (Accent)
There was more than Handel at Cannons [JV]
Arambarri: Orchestral works (Claves)
Arambarri has the charm and freshness of Guridi and Canteloube [RB]
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