Salieri: Complete Works for Harpsichord and Piano (Dynamic)
Incisive accounts of Salieri’s complete keyboard music [CR]
Donizetti: Songs (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A simply gorgeous selection of songs [CC]
Dvořák: Cello Concerto (ArtistLed)
(Déjà Review) Finckel gives one of the finest accounts of the Dvořák Cello Concerto ever recorded [MC]
From Eastern Europe (Alpha Classics)
A satisfying survey of the Russian Cello Sonata [DHa]
Janáček: Hyperklavier (IBS Classical)
Good recordings of rare Janáček, marketed rather curiously [PRJ]
Schumann: Fantasie, Études symphoniques (Bayer Records)
Classic Schumann recordings available again online [RMas]
Auber: Overtures Vol 8 (Naxos)
Yet more rarities are unearthed in this enterprising series [RMay]
Bartók: Piano Sonatas (Sony Classical)
(Déjà Review) It is difficult to imagine a better introduction to the piano music of Bartók than this splendid disc [CC]
Bruckner: Symphony No 4 (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) A phenomenal conception [CH]
Moór: Complete Piano Trios (cpo)
Thoroughly enjoyable Brahmsian trios that should have been given their first recordings long before now [DJB]
Dvořák & Schumann: Symphonies (LPO)
Another anniversary release from the LPO hits the spot [PH]
Holst: The Planets (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra )
A welcome addition to the many recordings of Holst’s classic with a new atmospheric portrait of the Earth [PRJ]
Zieleński: Offertoria et Communiones totius anni – II (CD Accord)
A disc to treasure, given the quality of the music and the performances [JV]
The Art of the Vienna Horn (Naxos)
The recital as a whole is so obviously enjoyable and totally recommendable [WH]
English Song Album (Dutton)
This is a fascinating disc, and includes some wonderful performances [EM]
Verdi: Macbeth (C Major)
A mediocre staging of Verdi’s first Shakespearean opera [DHa]
Mahler: Complete Symphonies (RCO Live)
A limited edition set that gives a fine overview of the RCO’s distinguished Mahler tradition [JQ]
Corelli: Concerto Grossi Op.6, No.1-6 (Pentatone)
A rejuvenating account of Corelli’s perennial Concerti Grossi [CRo]
Khachaturian: Symphony No. 1 (cpo)
Unfamiliar music, yet you’ve heard it all before [SV]
Ysaÿe: Six Sonatas for Solo Violin (Oehms Classics)
Schmid brings youth, enterprise and occasional idiosyncrasy to these sonatas [JW]
Vaughan Williams: Mass in G and other works (Hyperion)
Strongly committed accounts of both familiar and less familiar Vaughan Williams [CT]
Bartók: Viola Concerto & 44 Duos (First Hand Records)
One of the very finest recordings of the concerto [PBW]
G Williams: The Parlour (Lyrita)
A historic recording of Grace Williams’ unique opera [PH]
Rachmaninoff: Symphony 1 & Symphonic dances (Chandos)
Flawed by an unidiomatic account of the symphony [RMay]
