Fairytale Ballets (Opus Arte)
A box set full of magic [RMay]
Marazzoli: Cantatas of Peace and Pleasure (cpo)
A delightful programme of little known 17th century Roman vocal music [CRo]
Romantic Violin Concertos (Coviello Classics)
(Déjà Review) Quite a discovery [MC]
Montserrat Caballé (soprano): Rossini, Donizetti, Verdi: Rarities (RCA)
A classic recording which as a collection represents a repository of all that was best about Caballé’s art [RMo]
Farrenc: Complete Piano Works Vol 4 (Grand Piano)
Another fine addition to a worthy series [RCh]
Mozart: Don Giovanni (Channel Classics)
This new, spirited version of the opera, while not really standing out, is well worth considering [DJa]
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas 30, 31 and 32 (Decca)
Mitsuko Uchida revisits late Beethoven to wonderful effect. [DHa]
Parry & Elgar: Choral Works (Signum Classics)
Excellent premiere recordings of two Parry works of genuine stature [JQ]
Constantin Silvestri (conductor): A Bournemouth Love Affair (Nimbus)
(Déjà Review) Heartfelt exuberance, sensitivity and quicksilver fleetness [NB]
Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) A disc with that rare “Wow!” factor [JQ]
Mendelssohn: Symphony No.2 (BIS)
Much to admire in this performance of ‘Lobgesang’ [JQ]
Mahler: Symphony No.3 (Tudor)
(Déjà Review) You have been warned [DM]
Martin: Der Sturm (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Magically re-imagined and brought to harvest [RB]
Yutian Yang (piano): Becoming (Azure Sky)
An impressive debut with an attractive programme [RCh]
Puccini: Heroines (Pentatone)
Sondra Radvanovsky demonstrates that she shares in Puccini’s gift for dramatic expression [MC]
Frederick Stock (conductor): Chicago Symphony Volume 6 (Pristine Audio)
The final volume in this series reprises Frederick Stock’s strengths as a recording artist [JW]
Mozart: Keyboard Works. Fragments and Rarities (Naxos)
A lovingly curated recital of Mozart’s rarities and fragments for keyboard [CRo]
Seelenfrieden (Prospero)
Another impressive testimony to the richness of 17th-century German sacred music [JV]
Weelkes: Ninth Service and Anthems (Nimbus)
(Déjà Review) Fruitful, grand and invigorating [JW]
Verdi: Four Sacred Pieces & Hymn of the Nations (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) A most compelling disc [MC]
Lemba: Chamber Music, Vol 2 (Toccata Classics)
The second Lemba chamber music volume presents better compositional skill than the first [JW]
Jack Brymer (clarinet): Clarinet Recitals (Nimbus)
A memorable pair of recitals by a master clarinettist with a fine duo partner [SB]
Widor: Piano Music (Danacord)
Wonderful piano works which ably demonstrate that Widor is no one-hit wonder [RCh]
Parry: Piano Music Vol. 2 (Da Vinci Classics)
Parry’s hidden piano riches brought home [JF]
