d’Orléans: Suite d’Armide ou Jérusalem délivrée (Château de Versailles)
A Baroque masterpiece that has been skillfully prepared but is compromised by irritating microphone placement [MP]
Le Roux: Complete Suites (Avie)
An intriguing mix of the pleasant and the exceptional [DJB]
Bériot: Solo Violin Music, Vol 1 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Exceptional violin playing reviving a major work of the solo violin repertoire [NB]
Brahms: The Symphonies 1-4 (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) An important set of the Brahms symphonies [JQ]
Rarities of Piano Music at Schloss Husum 2024 (Danacord)
A satisfying journey through technical invention and stylistic variety [JF]
Dancing in Vienna (Somm Recordings)
An invitation to the dance from a master of the lighter style [PH]
Puts: Orchestral Works (Delos)
An excellent collection of orchestral music by a leading American composer [DHa]
Reminiscences (Blue Griffin)
Reflections on wartime experience fuse with Weimar-era drive – and a contemporary setting [JW]
JL Adams: the place we began (Cold Blue)
As hypnotic as it is different [CC]
JS Bach: Latin Church Music Vol 1 (Challenge Classics)
Kindled an instant love [JFL]
Brendel plays Mozart in Vienna (Alto)
(Déjà Review) A splendid reminder of early Brendel, still sounding very well [BW]
Pabst, Rimsky-Korsakov and Scriabin: Piano Concertos (Danacord)
(Déjà Review) Simply splendid [EML]
Joseph Moog (piano): Belle Époque (Naïve)
A dizzying array of piano treasures in effortlessly marvellous performances [RCh]
I Have Lived & Loved (Albion Records)
Continuity and change in British lyric song tradition [JF]
The Alchemy of the Piano (Naxos)
A revealing and well-structured exploration of the power, flexibility and communicativeness of the piano [MS]
Noskowski: Symphony No. 3 (Capriccio)
Noskowski’s finest symphony is played with flair and Step gets a rare outing [JW]
Pärt: And I heard a voice (ECM)
A superbly sung selection of Pärt’s settings of sacred texts released in celebration of the composer’s 90th birthday. [DHa]
Martinů: Complete Works for Cello and Piano (Supraphon)
Another excellent entrant in the Martinů Cello Sonata lists but this time offering ‘The Complete Works’ [JW]
Rossini: Petite messe solennelle (cpo)
A swift and lean Petite Messe that doesn’t quite hit the spot [RMas]
Schumann & Bruckner: Forgotten symphonies (Alia Vox)
Two non-canonical symphonies in carefully prepared performances [SB]
Saxophone Concertos played by Nobuya Sugawa (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) A very fine release with much to enjoy here [HC]
North Italian Baroque Violin Concertos (Avie)
(Déjà Review) Buy the CD or the download, but get this recording somehow [BW]
Arvo Pärt: …Lente (Berlin Classics)
An intriguing reimagining of Arvo Pärt’s music with some fantastic singing [DHa]
British piano quintets (SOMM Recordings)
The essence of the jolly trout in rare British piano quintet repertory [PH]
