Myaskovsky: Complete Symphonic Works (Olympia/Alto)
(Déjà Review) A major stride forward in the Myaskovsky revival. Strong and broadly expressed interpretations mostly in modern digital recordings [RB]
Duruflé: Requiem & Poulenc: Lenten Motets (Hyperion)
There is wonderful French choral music here and it’s expertly performed [JQ]
Busoni: Doktor Faust (Dynamic)
Good singing and lighting do not outweigh poor orchestral playing and perverse staging [SB]
Mischa Elman (violin): The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (Biddulph)
An Elman discographic lacuna is put right; fine transfers too [JW]
Janáček: Káťa Kabanová (LSO Live)
We seem to observe the tragic events as they might really have happened – no hyperbole, just committed singing [MS]
Rachmaninov: All-Night Vigil (Chandos)
Another way to listen to this imperishable masterpiece, beautifully arranged for and performed by lower, male voices [RMo]
Rameau: Platée (Bel Air Classiques)
Laurent Pelly’s production has matured with age and Brownlee gives the performance of his career in the title role [MP]
Mahler: Symphony 8 (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) – A second view: Superbly performed by all concerned and expertly recorded [JQ]
Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine (Naïve)
(Déjà Review) So many details teased out by Alessandrini make this new version very compelling indeed [TH]
Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Pristine Audio)
Pristine refreshes Callas’s 1959 stereo recording and prompts a re-evaluation of its considerable merits [PT]
Duo Menurida: In Two Minds (Métier)
Sensuous, inventive and often fantastic improvisations [JF]
Stanford: Irish Song Cycles (SOMM Recordings)
Winsome, windy and windswept with the occasional folkloric moment, but Stanford on auto-pilot [JW]
Puccini: Il trittico (Decca)
Not a first choice recording but worth spending some time with for a few excellent individual contributions [MP]
S Jones: Three Concertos (BMOP Sound)
A warm welcome to a trio of Samuel Jones’ finely wrought concertos [RHa]
Strauss: Four Last Songs (Alpha Classics)
A thoughtful project and, as such, a significant addition to the discography of the Vier letzte Lieder [JQ]
Magnard & Fauré: String Quartets (Aeon)
(Déjà Review) Substantial works in immaculate performances [HC]
Mahler: Symphony 8 (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) Lean and direct, intent on clarity and sense of direction, but an apparent lack of some grandeur and sense of occasion [TD]
Beethoven: Complete String Quartets Volume 1 (Chandos)
Consistently magnificent performances, but comparison has a sting in the tail [MG]
Schubert: Lieder. Love’s Lasting Power (Delphian)
Two recent competition winners in an impressive debut recital, more than promising [PT]
Labor: Piano Concertos for the left hand (Capriccio)
Three conservative concertante works for the left hand in exemplary performances [NB]
Lloyd: Symphonies (Lyrita)
George Lloyd conducts his first six symphonies in Lyrita’s reissues [JW]
Handel: Handel for Trumpet (Linn)
A superbly programmed set of pieces by Handel, reimagined for trumpet and piano [PB]
Leoni: L’Oracolo (Decca)
Worth getting to know even in a less than successful recording [MP]
Lauridsen: Choral music (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) This disc is a must – I hope you enjoy it as much as I have [JPh]
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