Coates: Orchestral Works (Lyrita)
(Déjà Review) One of the most handsome Coates collections [RB]
Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) A superb rendition of the opera [RMg]
A monk’s life (Hyperion)
An indispensable addition to any collection of Renaissance music [JV]
Haydn: Die Schöpfung (BR Klassik)
A special Creation from Rattle with his beloved Bavarians [PH]
Loeillet: Six Suites for Harpsichord (Prelude Classics)
A beautifully performed and recorded set of six modestly-conceived and barely known harpsichord suites [JW]
Contemporary Colours Vol 2: New Music by Maltese Composers (Navona)
A wide range of creative achievement by contemporary Maltese composers [GH]
Schumann: Symphonies (Deutsche Grammophon)
A generation after his first brilliant recordings, Bernstein again champions the symphonies of a favourite composer [RMo]
Alwyn: Elizabethan Dances, Oboe Concerto, Aphrodite in Aulis (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Two premiere recordings at bargain cost and generally excellent performances [JW]
Beethoven: Piano Concerti No.4-5 (Regis)
(Déjà Review) Classic accounts of Beethoven that demand to be heard [CC]
Zapała: Futility (Kairos)
Confrontational, challenging, novel, pessimistic – not for the faint of heart [RHa]
Harpsichord Music from the Reign of Louis XIV (Chandos)
Fascinating corners in the vast harpsichord repertoire from the court of the Sun King [GH]
Schumann: Organ Works (ARS Produktion)
Excellent advocacy for Schumann’s less well-known works [WK]
Palestrina Revealed (Harmonia Mundi)
A most auspicious way to mark the 500th anniversary of Palestrina [JQ]
Gipps: Orchestral Works Volume 3 (Chandos)
Another group of exemplary performances show this composer in the best possible light [NB]
Barber: Piano Concerto (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A series of recordings that has gone from unusual and interesting to groundbreaking and formidable [KS]
Takemitsu: A String Around Autumn (BIS)
(Déjà Review) It is reassuring that in so ephemeral and vulgar a society as ours, music such as this still holds evident value [TB]
Massenet: Grisélidis (Bru Zane)
An admirable revival of one of Massenet’s most varied, inventive, yet neglected scores [RMo]
British Cello Works – Vol 3 (Lyrita)
Another winning programme of wonderful cello music from Lyrita [PH]
Schumann: Violin Sonatas (Hyperion)
Another utterly satisfying and convincing traversal of Schumann’s enigmatic late sonatas [RHa]
Murrill: The Rediscovered Songs (First Hand Records)
Deft and charming songs from a composer best-known for his choral and organ music [JW]
Carrara: The Devil’s Bridge (Naxos)
A contemporary Italian composer with a real gift of creating narrative music that engages the listener [KT]
J S Bach: Mass in B minor (Tahra)
A living text; a source of drama and commitment [JW]
Franck & Chausson: Symphonies (Pentatone)
A version of the Franck Symphony that matches the great versions of the past [CH]
Sommerro: Borders (2L)
Three lyrical and entertaining pieces from a talented Norwegian composer [KT]
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