Philippe Gaubert (conductor) Rimsky-Korsakov & Dukas (Forgotten Records)
An early electrically recorded Scheherazade from a distinctive Parisian orchestra and conductor [JW]
Vienna, Theme & Variations (Zip Records)
Piano quatre mains at its best [DC]
Perrachio & Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Piano Quintets (Da Vinci Classics)
Excellent performances of two vibrant but neglected chamber works [RCh]
Beethoven: The String Quartets (Candle Row Press)
A lively introduction to this music written with humour, erudition and enthusiasm [DMD]
Where Songs Go at Night (Neuma Records)
The project exemplifies the meaning of the saying “It’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good” [SA]
Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 2 & 4 (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) Wide-ranging performances that encompass the entire gamut of Rachmaninov’s inexhaustible emotional palette [PL]
Rózsa: Orchestral Works (cpo)
(Déjà Review) A refreshing collection with excellent interpretations all round [RB]
Golinelli: Two Piano Sonatas (Dynamic)
Early Italian piano sonatas by a composer with a melodic gift and fine sense of drama [RCh]
Adèle Charvet (mezzo-soprano) Teatro Sant’Angelo (Alpha Classics)
A nice mixture of arias by Vivaldi and his less well-known colleagues [JV]
Falla: El amor brujo (Forgotten Records)
Irina Arkhipova steals the show in El amor brujo [MBu]
Wonder Women (Erato)
Some surprises here. Strozzi’s works stand out, as does L’Arpeggiata’s playing [DJB]
Manziarly: Chamber Works (BIS)
The troubling art of a pupil of Nadia Boulanger [JW]
Mozart: Piano music (Nonesuch)
(Déjà Review) If you fancy wallowing in a well programmed, superbly recorded concert hall-style recital, you really will enjoy this [TH]
Rosenberg: The Isle of Bliss (Phono Suecia)
(Déjà Review) Highly approachable music … any lover of late-romantic opera will feel at home [GF]
René Benedetti (violin): In Concert (Biddulph)
Suave, stylish, scintillating and virtuosic; René Benedetti in his prime [JW]
Julius Asal (piano): Scriabin & Scarlatti (Deutsche Grammophon)
Imaginatively constructed, probing and a tribute to sensitivity and outstanding musicianship [SG]
Marwan Abado: Longa Vienna (Gramola)
Middle-Eastern songs and instrumental improvisations, vividly recorded and beautifully presented [GH]
Holt: Canto Ostinato (Signum Classics)
A gentle introduction to a masterpiece [PRJ]
Gordon: Mythologies and Mad Songs (Orchid Classics)
Challenging but absorbing contemporary music superbly performed [NB]
Elgar: Symphony No 1 (Decca)
Barenboim imposes his own conception upon this wonderful symphony [RMo]
Nystroem: Sinfonia del Mare (Musica Sveciae)
(Déjà Review) Sea music portrayed in a great fusion of romanticism and modernism [JF]
Mendelssohn: Complete String Quartets (Cedille)
(Déjà Review) A suitably warm and wonderfully detailed recording matches insight, imagination and colouristic sensibility [JW]
Until Night Falls (Genuin)
Interesting programming and some evocative pianism [RCh]
Braunstein: Abbey Road Concerto (Alpha Classics)
The Beatles rub shoulders with Delius and RVW’S The Lark [JW]
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