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]
Beethoven: Cello Sonatas (Leaf Music)
Passion, intensity and artistic vision are appreciable throughout [SG]
Rossini: Elisabetta regina d’Inghilterra (Opera Rara)
An interesting alternative to the older Philips set, with another excellent cast [RMo]
Springtime in Amsterdam (Naxos)
An enjoyable and intriguing film that’s well worth seeking out [RMay]
Ferrabosco: Music to Hear … (Signum Classics)
A beautifully played selection of pieces from Ferrabosco’s Lessons of 1609 which should be on the shelves of all who love the viol [GPu]
Schubert: Wanderer Fantasy and Sonatas (APR)
(Déjà Review) Performances which reflect Smith’s formidable credentials as a Schubertian of distinction [JW]
Smetana: Má Vlast for piano four hands (Supraphon)
(Déjà Review) An impossible task accomplished – 20 fingers doing what 100 orchestra players can do [PSh]
Epilogues (Concertant Classics)
A lovely album played with genuine affection for the music [DMD]
Leigh: Partings (Tremula Records)
The recesses of a deep oubliette replete with works variously moving and entertaining [RB]
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