Cooke: Complete String Quartets Vol. 1 (Toccata Classics)
Warmly welcomed works by a somewhat underappreciated composer [JW]
Chopin: Robert Lortat – Complete recordings (APR)
Muscular and occasionally idiosyncratic playing from the latest discovery in APR’s French Piano School collection [RCh]
Ekaterina Siurina (soprano) Where Is My Beloved? (Delos)
Ekaterina Siurina’s voice is in mint condition, with perfectly controlled vibrato and a glowing delivery [GF]
Hovhaness: Mountain Fantasies (MSR Classics)
Rites of mountainous meditation here played and recorded with eloquent muscularity [RB]
Haydn: Late Symphonies Vol. 1 (Naxos)
Thoroughly enjoyable “period-informed” performances of some favourite Haydn symphonies, light, witty and acerbic [RMo}
Puccini: Il trittico (Unitel Edition)
The superb Asmik Grigorian sings all three female leads in the generally impressive performances from the 2022 Salzburg Festival [RWe]
Bach: Organ Music Vol. 12 (Nimbus)
(Déjà Review) No Bach lover should be without some of Kevin Bowyer’s recordings of this perennially fascinating music [PGW]
Bottesini: Double Bass Concertos (cpo)
(Déjà Review) The performances have fire, commitment and eloquence, and will surely convince even the most sceptical of listeners [TB]
Joseph Szigeti (violin) European Columbia Recordings Vol. 4 (Pristine Audio)
The final furlong for Szigeti’s legacy on Pristine Audio with top-notch Obert-Thorn restorations [JW]
Avant l’orage (Cedille)
I may not have loved everything here, but I did enjoy the journey of discovery [DJB]
Elgan Llŷr Thomas (tenor) Unveiled (Delphian)
A themed recital with three first recordings [WH]
Rissmann: Wonderland (LSO Live)
Witty, irreverent, lush scores aimed at the kid in all of us [DMD]
Fagerlund: Terral (BIS)
The latest works by the new Finnish master [SB]
Gounod: Faust (Malibran-Music)
A beautifully sung Faust, expertly conducted and superior to the later studio recording in everything but sound [RMo]
Bach: Arias (Archiv Produktion)
(Déjà Review) A splendid disc with an exceptional new voice that you should hear
Gerber: Orchestral Works (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) A group of first recordings that deserves to do well [JP]
Leighton: Every Living Creature (SOMM Recordings)
A valuable collection of Leighton’s choral music, with several first recordings [SB]
Rachmaninov & Tchaikovsky: Romances (Pentatone)
An attractive selection from this marvellous repertoire, very well performed [RWe]
Kristina Marinova (piano) Loves Me Not (Navona)
A low key and reflective recital that mostly satisfies [RCh]
Giordano: Fedora (Malibran-Music)
A powerful, idiomatic vintage recording of an unjustly neglected opera with some fascinating bonuses [RMo]
Bolcom: The Complete Cabaret Songs (Rattle)
Fascinating music from the borderland between classical modernism and popular idioms [GF]
Wagner: Orchestral Music (Beulah)
Neglected Gallic Wagner from Detroit proves a winner [DMD]
Saint-Saëns: Chamber Works (Apex)
(Déjà Review) Simply wonderful chamber works superbly performed [MC]
Simpson: Symphony 11 (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) This release, appropriately dedicated to the late Ted Perry, is up to Hyperion’s best [HC]
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