Reason: Piano and Chamber Music (Prima Facie )
A warm welcome for the complete surviving piano music of a totally forgotten, surprisingly innovative composer [PCG]
Wallin: Stride, Whirld, Spirit, Five Seasons (Ondine)
A well-played and recorded survey of idiosyncratic yet often beautiful music [HC]
Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande, Verklärte Nacht (Pentatone)
Alternately delicate and voluptuous orchestral playing and rich sonics underpin the effect of this pairing [RMo]
Chopin: Études (Decca)
A good recording but maybe not quite as impressive as his Liszt [MB]
Schubert: Sacred Music (Capriccio)
(Déjà Review) Often imaginative and sensitive music accorded a high standard of performance [TB]
Cikada String Quartet: Saariaho, Cage, Maderna (ECM)
(Déjà Review) Bold and innovative music logically programmed [TH]
Bruckner: Mass No 2 & Motets (BR Klassik)
First class performances that are a match for any rival recordings [MC]
Dietrich: Symphony & Violin Concerto (Naxos)
Three most engaging works from the pen of a neglected composer [RMay]
Alfred Dubois (violin): Mozart & Vieuxtemps Violin Concertos (Biddulph)
Superior transfers of a great violinist, cut down too soon [JW]
Finger Prints (EM Records)
Played with love and enthusiasm, but never with condescension [JF]
Vicéns: Mural (Stradivarius)
Visual artist, guitarist, jazz musician and teacher writes strikingly original music [GH]
Chopin & Beethoven Piano Sonatas (Warner Classics)
Strong, thoughtful and vivacious performances of these revolutionary sonatas [RCh]
Robert Horna (guitar): Las Cuatro Estabiones Portenas (CD Accord)
(Déjà Review) Horna is able to transmit powerfully the character of the music [GPJ]
Rossini: Guillaume Tell (Orfeo)
(Déjà Review) I enjoyed the fluency and vibrancy of this live performance [RJF]
Bach: Goldberg Variations & Corea: Children’s Songs (Profil)
Elegance and restraint characterise this cool account, complemented by some interesting bonuses [RMo]
A Christmas Fantasia (Albion Records)
Rare repertoire and a few old favourites for good measure [JF]
Splendid Tears: Settings of Alfred, Lord Tennyson (EM Records)
If you are interested in English song, you should certainly investigate this disc [JQ]
Pene Pati (tenor): Nessun Dorma (Warner Classics)
That Pene Pati is a talented tenor far beyond the ordinary is obvious, and I hope he isn’t tempted to take on heavier roles too early [GF]
Wagner: Siegfried (Pristine Audio)
This third instalment of the Knappertsbusch Ring will not disappoint enthusiasts [SB]
Ausiàs Parejo (guitar): Guitar Recital (Naxos)
In all aspects, an excellent and enjoyable recording [ZT]
French Works for Two Pianos (Apex)
(Déjà Review) Great value, in terms of quality and quantity [GPJ]
Ries: Septet & Octet (cpo)
(Déjà Review) These colourful chamber works deserve to be better known [MC]
Bizet: Carmen (Pristine Audio)
An authentically French, operetta-style Carmen of the kind you will not hear today – but over-refined and lacking punch [RMo]
Da Crema: Lute Music (Brilliant Classics)
This fine disc shows just how good Da Crema’s music is [GPu]
 |
 |
 |
Featured Naxos review |
Featured Naxos review |
Featured Naxos review |
 |
 |
 |
 |
