Märchenerzählungen for Clarinet, Viola and Piano (Prospero)
Well worth acquiring for the Juon and Françaix pieces, while the Amberg is a true rarity [DB]
Dvořák: Legends & Slavonic Rhapsodies (Pentatone)
Nepotil works better on longer-term planning than in short-form [JW]
Malion Quartett: Departure (Solaire)
The Malion Quartett can stand comparison with anyone in this repertoire [DC]
Vaughan Williams: The Grinke Legacy (Albion Records)
Performances of real stature, superbly restored and immaculately presented [NB]
Wagner: Götterdämmerung (Pristine Audio)
All Wagnerians should consider this 1956 live Bayreuth Götterdämmerung [SB]
Strohl: Chamber Music (La Boîte à Pépites)
How can this wonderful music have lain undiscovered for so long? [DJB]
Bach: Suites for Solo Cello (OUR Recordings)
An outstanding performance of these great works and a clear contender for Recording of the Year [PB]
MacMillan: The Birds of Rhiannon (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) A highly recommended collection of works for choir and orchestra by MacMillan, magnificently performed under the direction of the composer [CT]
South American Orchestral Gems (Alto)
A well-planned survey of classic South American music in remarkably fine 1950s recordings [NB]
Frederick Stock (conductor) Chicago Symphony Vol. 4 (Pristine Audio)
An absorbing study of an unjustly neglected body of recordings continues [JW]
Schubert: Piano Works (Danacord)
Damgaard often achieves a wonderful calm in inspired interpretations [MG]
That Sweet City (Signum Classics)
Two wonderful evocations of English pastoral and bucolic themes [JF]
Eduard van Beinum (conductor): Weber, Ravel & Berlioz (Forgotten Records)
Apart from the lack of any documentation, this is a most interesting release [JQ]
Gubaidulina: Triple Concerto (Orfeo)
Gubaidulina’s Triple Concerto and Rejoice! receive outstanding advocacy [LW]
Bruckner: Symphony 7 (Reference Recordings)
Honeck and his Pittsburgh players come up trumps in Bruckner 7 [MC]
British Recorder Concertos (Dutton)
(Déjà Review) Well-planned, varied and superbly played … pure joy from first to last [HC]
Vaughan Williams: Royal Throne of Kings (Albion Records)
An essential investment for all RVW enthusiasts [JF]
Silenced – Unsung Voices of the 20th Century (Cedille)
A splendid selection of songs by composers cut short before their time [JW]
Kreisler: String Quartet; Korngold: String Quartet No.3 (Alto)
Admirable reissues still hold their own [JW]
Brahms: Violin Concerto; Nielsen: Symphony No.5 (C Major)
Blomstedt leads a distinguished Nielsen Fifth; the Brahms is less memorable [JQ]
Lehár: Schön ist die Welt (cpo)
A qualified recommendation for a new recording of Lehár’s final operetta for Berlin [PT]
Saimir Pirgu (tenor) Saimir (Opus Arte)
A comprehensive recital: a lot of brilliant and heroic singing, and some subtle and lyrical [GF]
Pössinger: Three Duos for Violin and Viola Op 4 (Musicaphon)
Splendid performances of entertaining duos by a neglected composer [JV]
Ernst Wilhelm Wolf: Four Symphonies (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Wolf can attain depths of expression that seem to post-date his period [CC]
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