Gubaidulina: Orchestral Music (Naxos)
I remain puzzled by Gubaidulina’s work [SB]
Hermann, Frid & Székely: String Trios (Cobra)
Three young Hungarian musketeers excel in youthful works [JW]
Lerner & Loewe: My Fair Lady (Chandos)
Fine singing, but the orchestral accompaniment is revelatory [DJB]
Messiaen: Les Oiseaux (Analekta)
(Déjà Review) Fascinating music, idiomatically played [GF]
Handel & Haydn: Piano Works (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Even harpsichord lovers will appreciate the Handel [BW]
Swedish Chamber Music & Songs (BIS)
The Leipzig School in Sweden represented by a disparate trio of composers [JW]
Rossini: Adina (C Major)
A sprightly, colourful rendition of a little-known opera, essential for all Rossini fans [CRo]
Rachmaninov: Trios élégiaques (Naxos)
A good choice for these works [WK]
Bax: The Blessed Damozel (EM Records)
A valuable anthology of songs including première recordings, undermined by too resonant sound [PCG]
R Fuchs: Cello Sonatas (Da Vinci Classics)
Not entirely convincing readings which occasionally tire the ears [DJB]
Williams: Orchestral Works (Lyrita)
A very rewarding disc [JQ]
Ravel & Fauré: String Quartets (Brilliant Classics)
An interesting pairing, somewhat let down by edgy sound engineering and excessive lingering in the Ravel [RMo]
Lost American Violin Sonatas (Toccata Next)
A trio of premiere recordings by German-trained Americans [JW]
Wagner: Lohengrin (C Major)
Fully cooked singing in a half-baked production [ST]
Benedict: Piano Works (Naxos)
Nineteenth century piano rarities given a first outing and worthy of investigation [PCG]
Haydn: String Quartets, No 1-6 (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Superb performances which set the standard for Haydn interpretation [MG]
Grainger: Lincolnshire Posy (Reference Recordings)
(Déjà Review) A beautiful, exceptional recording, full of joy [BM]
Gardner: Orchestral works (Naxos)
Music that is well worth investigating [JQ]
Gluck: Opera Highlights (Alto)
Ferrier brings real passion, classical purity and strength of line [RH]
Thomas Jensen (conductor) Legacy Vol. 24 (Danacord)
The final release in this 24-volume series produces an unreleased Sibelius 6, Jensen the accompanist and a broad-ranging miscellany of Danish Works. [JW]
Roncalli: Complete Guitar Music (Brilliant Classics)
A splendid disc, the music beautifully and perceptively played and heard in the delightful and appropriate acoustic of the Kulturscheune Michaelstein [GPu]
Rameau: Castor et Pollux (Alpha Classics)
An accomplished and stylistically faithful account of Rameau’s third opera [RMo]
JS Bach: French Suites (Da Vinci Classics)
Explore the style galant with Bach’s French Suites [PHa]
Nielsen: Piano Music (Danacord)
BBC broadcasts from 1960 of Nielsen’s piano music saved from oblivion [JW]
