Fesca: Piano Trios (cpo)
Hard to find many positives here [DJB]
Vivaldi: Concertos for bassoon, strings and continuo (Tactus)
Fine performances but a problem with the recorded balance partially hinders one’s pleasure [GPu]
Mahler: Symphony No. 5 (Alpha Classics)
With abundant sonic splendour and musical prowess, Järvi and his band kick off their new Mahler cycle on a high (trumpet) note [KC]
Etsuko Hirose: The Complete Denon Recordings (Danacord)
These remarkable discs have been hard to track down so it is wonderful to have them collected together and to hear Etsuko Hirose’s dazzling pianism [RCh]
Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 2, 7 and 10 (BIS)
A welcome return to the music of Shostakovich by the Jerusalem Quartet [DHa]
Henry Merckel (violin) Celebrated Historic Recordings (Music & Arts)
(Déjà Review) Merckel admirers can savour his very special musicianship in works entirely congenial to him [JW]
Mozart: Symphonies 25, 29 & 35 (Eloquence)
(Déjà Review) Finely paced readings with a clear sense of the inner relationship of the parts, textures and drama [ED]
Humour and Classical Music: Victor Borge
by David Barker
Schubert: Symphony No. 10
by Alan George
Barber: String Quartet
by Alan George
Shostakovich’s “Late” Quartets
by Alan George
Sengerphone-y
by Len Mullenger
JS Bach: English Suites (Brilliant Classics)
Rübsam brings a fresh and intoxicating musicality to these captivating scores [SG]
Gulda & Weill: Violin Concertos (Gramola)
Brilliant performances of unusual, even quirky, repertoire [NB]
Eleonora Buratto (soprano) Indomita (Pentatone)
Committed, full-throated bel canto singing – but it must be measured against formidable competition [RMo]
Jelly d’Arányi (violin): Columbia recordings (Biddulph)
The cultured elegance of violinist Jelly d’Arányi in recordings from the 1920s and 30s [JW]
Mahler: Symphony 5 (SWR Music)
A newly released live recording reminds us of the legacy of a great Mahlerian [DHa]
Ch’amor mi prese – Sacred and Secular Love in Medieval Italy (Tactus)
Music from the age of Boccaccio, performed colourfully, with sensitivity and imagination [GH]
Boccherini: Cello Sonatas (Hyperion Helios)
(Déjà Review) The players are clearly at home with these sonatas providing high expression combined with superb technique [MC]
Nathan Milstein (violin): Works by Brahms and Beethoven (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Aristocratic playing and transfers that sound extremely well [JW]
Strohl: Orchestral Music (La Boîte à Pépites)
Very interesting and worthwhile music in excellent performances [JQ]
Haydn: Symphonies 94, 95, 98 & 99 (RCA)
Virtuosic performances of Haydn full of wit, zest and the exuberance of life [PH]
Bach: The Art of the Fugue (Aparté)
An interesting take on this contrapuntal masterpiece – but the sound engineering is peculiar [RMo]
Tebe Boga Hvalim – We Praise Thee, O God (DUX)
The Varslavia Ensemble showcases the voice as an instrument for a magical experience [SA]
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