Benedict: Piano Works (Naxos)
Nineteenth century piano rarities given a first outing and worthy of investigation [PCG]
Wagner: Lohengrin (Unitel)
Fully cooked singing in a half-baked production [ST]
Lost American Violin Sonatas (Toccata Next)
A trio of premiere recordings by German-trained Americans [JW]
Ravel & Fauré: String Quartets (Brilliant Classics)
An interesting pairing, somewhat let down by edgy sound engineering and excessive lingering in the Ravel [RMo]
Williams: Orchestral Works (Lyrita)
A very rewarding disc [JQ]
Grainger: Lincolnshire Posy (Reference Recordings)
(Déjà Review) A beautiful, exceptional recording, full of joy [BM]
Haydn: String Quartets, No 1-6 (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Superb performances which set the standard for Haydn interpretation [MG]
Nielsen: Piano Music (Danacord)
BBC broadcasts from 1960 of Nielsen’s piano music saved from oblivion [JW]
JS Bach: French Suites (Da Vinci Classics)
Explore the style galant with Bach’s French Suites [PHa]
Rameau: Castor et Pollux (Alpha Classics)
An accomplished and stylistically faithful account of Rameau’s third opera [RMo]
Roncalli: Complete Guitar Music (Brilliant Classics)
A splendid disc, the music beautifully and perceptively played and heard in the delightful and appropriate acoustic of the Kulturscheune Michaelstein [GPu]
Thomas Jensen (conductor) Legacy Vol. 24 (Danacord)
The final release in this 24-volume series produces an unreleased Sibelius 6, Jensen the accompanist and a broad-ranging miscellany of Danish Works. [JW]
Gluck: Opera Highlights (Alto)
Ferrier brings real passion, classical purity and strength of line [RH]
Gardner: Orchestral works (Naxos)
Music that is well worth investigating [JQ]
d’Indy: Orchestral Works Vol. 2 (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Estimable recordings covering a range of d‘Indy’s music [WK]
Elgar: Enigma Variations (Signum Classics)
(Déjà Review) Vital and individual readings from a safe pair of hands [WH]
Mahler: Symphony 2 (Hallé)
A fine, grand performance, beautifully engineered but slightly let down by the vocal soloists [RMo]
Kabeláč: Symphony 2 (Capriccio)
Wartime defiance from the indomitable Miloslav Kabeláč [JW]
Donizetti: L’elisir d’amore (Opus Arte)
The elixir of love conquers all [PH]
American Dream: Suesse, Beach & Babin (Alpha Classics)
An interesting programme of out-of-the way American works for two pianos and orchestra [EJW]
Alfred Cortot Plays Chopin (APR)
Exceptional Chopin playing in Cortot’s lesser known Paris versions [RCh]
Nielsen: Orchestral Music (Chandos)
Well programmed, superbly played, a treat for Nielsen lovers [WH]
Lerner & Loewe: My fair lady (Chandos)
A quality production which is warmly welcomed [SB]
Saint-Saëns: L’Ancêtre (Bru Zane)
A fine, dramatic late opera by Saint-Saëns, melodically elusive but highly atmospheric and beautifully performed [RMo]
