Gaito: Chamber Works (cpo)
Music and performances that brim with radiance and commitment [RB]
Dreams – Poems by Nils Ferlin (Sterling)
A disc to savour, not least for the many premiere recordings [GF]
Brahms by Arrangement Vol. 2 (Toccata Classics)
Three successful orchestrations, especially that of the Piano Quintet [SB]
Porpora: L’aureo serto (Challenge Classics)
Well chosen pieces in fine performances are a perfect case for Porpora [JV]
Bach: Complete Flute Sonatas (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) A superb overview of Bach’s chamber music for flute [KM]
Arnold: English Dances & other works (Decca)
(Déjà Review) A miracle of economy, clarity and efficiency – Arnold at his best [HC]
Rautavaara & Martinů: Piano Concertos (BIS)
An unusual coupling of concertos in outstanding performances and sound [LW]
Scriabin: Visionary and Poet (Dynamic)
A mostly successful recital of early Scriabin with a couple of rarities [RCh]
Saint-Saens: Transcriptions for Piano (Piano 21)
Familiar and successful … yet unfamiliar in these versions [RB]
Kahn & d’Indy: Clarinet Trios (cpo)
Contrasting and enjoyable works, given fine performances [DJB]
Franck: Hulda (Bru Zane)
This splendid recording reveals Franck’s opera to be a work of power and beauty [SB]
Robert Lortat (piano) – Chopin Recordings (APR)
Lortat, a real competitor to Cortot in Chopin, finally receives the transfers he deserves [JW]
Mahler: Symphony 9 (Dutton)
(Déjà Review) Anyone interested in the history of this symphony needs to have at least one version of this recording [TD]
Hasse: Mass (Berlin Classics)
(Déjà Review) Hasse’s final work, while sounding more like an opera than a mass, is beautiful indeed [KM]
A Vaughan Williams Hymnal (Conifer Classics)
A beautifully performed programme of Vaughan Williams’ hymns with exemplary attention to detail [MSt]
Bruch & Barber: Violin Concertos (Deutsche Grammophon)
Esther Yoo’s performances of the Bruch and Barber concertos make this a highly desirable album [MC]
Liszt: Piano Works Vol. 2 (Prima Facie)
Hamilton appears very clearly passionate about this music [JF]
Donizetti: La Favorita (Pristine Audio)
Donizetti sung boldly, but not always stylishly [MP]
Sanctissima (Harmonia Mundi)
A fascinating and rewarding mixture of old and new music [JQ]
Litolff: Piano Music Vol. 1 (Toccata Classics)
Tuneful, melodious and well played; it certainly doesn’t deserve the neglect it has received [JWe]
Handel: Arminio (Erato)
All Handel lovers will want to own this, the first recording of Arminio [KM]
Davis: A Simple Man (Opus Arte)
(In Memoriam Déjà Review) Must be among his best scores [AB]
Mattheson: Boris Goudenow (cpo)
Anyone with an interest in baroque opera should contemplate the acquisition of this premiere recording [GF]
Abrahamsen: Left, Alone (Winter & Winter)
Three distinct works by Denmark’s leading composer, with original structure and sound [GH]
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