Salieri: Cublai, gran kan de’ Tartari (Aparté)
Ignored for over 200 years, Salieri’s opera finally receives its time in the spotlight [MC]
C Schumann & Chaminade: Donna Voce Vol. 3 (Music & Arts)
Shelest makes one wonder why these gems are not in the repertoire of many more pianists [RCh]
Elgar: The Kingdom (Signum Classics)
A very fine recording that gives one the best chance to reconsider The Kingdom’s virtues [NB]
M Haydn & Mozart: Vergehen (Claves)
Mozart’s final, transcendent symphony framed with an interesting pair of complementary works [PH]
Shostakovich: Film Music Edition (Capriccio)
A generous selection of Shostakovich’s copious but uneven production of film music [SB]
Nelson Freire (piano) The SWR Recordings (SWR Music)
A varied, satisfying portrait of a very fine pianist [RWe]
Bach: St Matthew Passion (Naxos Historical)
(Déjà Review) An astonishing survival of a cherishable tradition, bringing unique insights and the lifetime’s experience of a great conductor [LF]
Byrd: Consort Songs (Hyperion Helios)
(Déjà Review) The whole disc is absolutely delightful [GH]
Addison, Cannon and Chagrin: Piano Concertos (Lyrita)
All these works are well worth an outing; they are splendid performances, well recorded [BSt]
Samson François (piano): Concert Tours 1956-62 (Meloclassic)
François in fine form in these often fiery performances [RCh]
Guerra-Peixe: Symphonies 1 and 2 (Naxos)
Another fine addition to this series showcasing the stylistic range of the composer [NB]
G Schumann: Ruth (cpo)
An outstanding release of a major oratorio of late German Romanticism ripe for rediscovery [PH]
Fritz Kreisler plays Violin Concertos (Pristine Audio)
A special release that should be on the shelf of all violinists and violin-fanciers [RMas]
The Fortea Project (Op Cit Id)
An enjoyable recording, the key virtue of which is historical interest [ZT]
Kuula & Madetoja: Finnish Songs (Marco Polo)
(Déjà Review) This fascinating conjunction of nostalgia and forward thinking provides us with some beautifully evocative mood music [AO]
Rossini: La pietra del paragone (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A multitude of thanks are due to Naxos for this, proof positive that there is infinite joy to be gleaned from Rossinian by-roads [CC]
Leoncavallo: Pagliacci (Orfeo)
Plácido Domingo‘s formidable reading of the title role, and excellent singing by others [GF]
Andrée: Symphony No.1, Fritiof-Svit (cpo)
A worthy symphony is paired with an enjoyably Romantic suite [RMay]
Wood conducts Bach and Handel (Pristine Audio)
Performances from another era, in fine transfers, which can be enjoyed without apology [PSt]
Benjamin Appl (baritone): Lines of Life (Alpha Classics)
An absorbing, rewarding recital – another feather in the cap for Benjamin Appl [PT]
Franck: Symphony and other symphonic organ works (Hyperion)
Adeptly done, but for organ devotees only [SV]
À Tre – 18th Century Cello Trios (Da Vinci Classics)
This ensemble’s debut could not have been any better [JV]
Mathias: Ave Rex, Elegy for a Prince, This Worlde’s Joie (Lyrita)
(Déjà Review) Recordings that do the greatest of service to Mathias’s music [CC]
Haydn: Symphonies No.30, 53, 69 (Apex)
(Déjà Review) Harnoncourt captures all the drama, humor and elegance with which these scores are rife [KS]
