Avison: Concerti Grossi after Scarlatti (Divine Art)
(Déjà Review) Understanding and affectionate respect [GPu]
Bach JS: Toccata and Fugue & Organ Works (MSR Classics)
(Déjà Review) A very satisfying collection [JS]
A Tribute to Mikhail Vysotsky: Works for guitar (Prima Classic)
A fine performance of obscure nineteenth-century theme and variations for the Russian seven-string guitar [SW]
Mozart: The Last Six Symphonies (Pristine Audio)
Grand, weighty performances suffused with a wise humanity [RMo]
I Have Lived & Loved – Songs by Vaughan Williams & friends (Albion)
Unusual repertoire or unusual versions of familiar songs but not wholly compelling [NB]
Julius Katchen (piano) Concert Tours 1951-1965
Katchen in fine fettle in his favourites as well as an excellent rarity [RCh]
Pictures from Finland (Chandos)
Thoroughly enjoyable if not especially memorable [DJB]
Abril: Madre Asturias (Naxos)
Sheerly enjoyable … marvellous! [IB]
JS Bach: Keyboard Works (Dynamic)
A superb piano collection and one-stop Bach archive [DC]
Shostakovich, Stravinsky & Glazunov: Viola and Piano (Brilliant Classics)
A well played recital of Russian music for the viola [DHa]
Duranowski and Lolli: Violin Duets (Prospero)
The technical skills of the performers are impressive, but they are not used to show off [JV]
Musica Degenerata (Tactus)
An album which celebrates survival and remembers some composers who cruelly died before their time [GPu]
Boito: Nerone (Naxos)
An intriguing rarity, mostly adequately sung but musically very patchy and dramatically incoherent [RMo]
A Busch: Piano Music (cpo)
Late romantic music from this legendary violinist including a concerto that deserves attention [RCh]
Handel: Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks (Erato)
(Déjà Review) Clarity of texture is here combined with freshness of projection and immediacy of recording [MG]
Suppé: Die Schöne Galathée (Capriccio)
(Déjà Review) Pleasantly lyrical and pure-toned [RW]
Novák: String Quartets (Supraphon)
Vítězslav Novák’s string quartets presented with thoughtful care [JW]
Furtwängler: Symphony 2 (Chandos)
A problematic work emerges in a new light [RMay]
Jackson: Choral works (Resonus Classics)
An excellent disc of choral and organ music by Gabriel Jackson [JQ]
Beach: Orchestral Works (Solo Musica)
This album confirms that Amy Beach is a composer of real note [MC]
Handel: Dettingen Te Deum (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Superb … all the commitment and excitement imaginable [LW]
Dohnányi: Violin Concertos (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Outstanding music … hits all the required emotional stops [WK]
Silvestrov: Violin Concerto, Symphony No.8 (Naxos)
These first recordings are to be welcomed [SB]
Maria Callas (soprano): Arias Volume 1 (Pristine Audio)
Once again, Pristine breathes new life into two established and indispensable recital classics [RMo]
