A Left Coast (Bridge)
A valuable addition to the song repertoire, performed with deep involvement, though with some vocal issues [GF]
K Fuchs: Orchestral Works Vol. 1 (Chandos)
A brilliant tonal voice unleashed and heard through dustless unsmeared glass [RB]
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde – An Orchestral Passion (Oehms Classics)
A brisk and brusque compendium of the main Tristan themes for the impatient, would-be Wagnerian [RMo]
Vivaldi: La Stravanganza (Brilliant Classics)
Delightful contemporary keyboard arrangements of some of Vivaldi’s best-known concerti [MSt]
Donizetti: L’elisir d’amore (Apex)
(Déjà Review) An ideal introduction to this delightful opera and also to the young Alagna [RH]
Bridge: Orchestral Works (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A fine introduction to the orchestral music of Frank Bridge [JF]
Zarębski: Complete Works Vol 5 (Dux)
Dazzling pianism bring these fascinating unpublished works into the limelight [RCh]
Tchaikovsky: Orchestral Works (Chandos)
Strikingly vivid and thrilling accounts of some of Tchaikovsky’s most atmospheric narrative tone poems [RMo]
Haydn: String Quartets Op. 33 Nos 1-3 (BIS)
Brilliant, subversive performances but occasionally too much of a good thing [DMD]
Dvořák: Slavonic Dances (Prospero)
A vibrant and enthusiastic rendering [MZ]
Alberga: Violin Concertos (Lyrita)
A dizzying mercury-high landmark in little known music – enjoyable in its own right [RB]
17th Century Music for Canto & Basso (Brilliant Classics)
A compelling display of the brilliant music that was written in Italy in the first half of the 17th century [JV]
Beethoven: Symphonies 2 & 6 (Naïve)
(Déjà Review) Intelligently crafted, satisfying appetites in both Romantic and Classical camps [AN]
CPE Bach: Johannes-Passion (Capriccio)
(Déjà Review) Moments of great beauty as well as operating on a real dramatic trajectory [CC]
Elfman: Violin Concerto (Naxos)
A clever coupling by Falletta and Naxos [PCG]
Stenhammar: String Quartets (BIS)
Distinguished music, including a premiere recording, given committed advocacy [RWe]
Byström: Letter in April (Dacapo)
A most welcome, well played release, not to be missed [HC]
Chicago Clarinet Classics (Cedille)
This disc does Chicago performers and composers proud [WK]
JS Bach: Cello Suites (Islandia)
Wickedly and wonderfully Marmite Bach! [DMD]
Scarlatti G: I portentosi effetti della Madre Natura (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi)
A totally forgotten opera that every lover of 18th century opera should hasten to acquire [GF]
The World’s First Piano Concertos (Avie)
(Déjà Review) Excellent performances of early piano concertos played on a little-known instrument [JV]
Louis Kaufman (violin) French works for violin (Music & Arts)
(Déjà Review) Lyrical, tragic, introspective, exultant [JW]
Antognini: Choral Works (Hyperion)
Imaginative choral music by Ivo Antognini in brilliant performances [JQ]
Vaughan Williams: Job (Onyx)
A most welcome, pastoral take on VW’s masterpiece [DMD]
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