Stamp: Chamber Music Vol.1 (Toccata Classics)
Cleverly-shaped wind music in an often enchanted populist blend [RB]
Mozart: Symphonies 39-41 (BR Klassik)
These performances do not quite achieve the vitality and focus of my benchmarks [MC]
Mozart: Arias for Aloysia Weber (Glossa)
An attractive collection no lover of Mozart will regret acquiring [GF]
Herz: Stars rise afar (Genuin)
A rewarding release, thought-provoking and inspiring [SG]
Glazunov: Symphony No.1 & 6 (BIS)
(Déjà Review) Very enjoyable and well served by this release [JQ]
d’Albert: Die Toten Augen (cpo)
(Déjà Review) You will want to luxuriate in this fine score [RB]
Alfano: Complete String Quartets (Naxos)
Wondrously fervent, hot-house stuff … upon you with tiger-like ferocity [RB]
Remembering Tebaldi (Pentatone)
A lovely recital presenting Melody Moore as a worthy inhabitant of the pantheon of the present generation of sopranos [GF]
Vladigerov: Stage music (Capriccio)
Two well-filled CD’s filled with attractive 20th Century orchestral and vocal music from a composer unjustly neglected in the West [EJW]
Lully: Acis et Galatée (Dynamic)
A premiere filming of Lully’s major stage work: intelligent production, convincing performance [RWe]
Carter: The Music of Elliot Carter Vol. 5 (Bridge)
(Déjà Review) Displays all Carter’s life-affirming complexity [JW]
Chopin: 24 Preludes (Apex)
(Déjà Review) Lympany’s natural poetry is combined with superb detail and projection of inner voices [DS]
Sinigaglia: Works for String Quartet Vol 2 (Naxos)
Sunny and engaging music, far removed from the typical late Romantic fare [DJB]
Fagerlund: Flute Concerto (BIS)
Much to admire and enjoy here [HC]
Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex (Dynamic)
A decent concert performance of Stravinsky’s great work, with a rarity to precede it [SB]
Weill: Propheten (Capriccio)
An interesting world premiere and a masterly reading of the Whitman songs [GF]
Beethoven: Cello & Piano works (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) This cycle is looking likely to be among the best on record [DS]
Noel Mewton-Wood (piano) 20th Century Piano Concertos (British Music Society)
(Déjà Review) Buy this and sample the phenomenon that was Noel Mewton-Wood [JQ]
American Choral Classics (Divine Art)
An enjoyable performance of Copland’s fine In the Beginning; otherwise of variable quality [GPJ]
Skalkottas: Concertos (BIS)
An alternative take on Skalkottas’ concertos, essential for his devotees [JLW]
Jandali: Concertos (Cedille)
Distinctive, intriguing and thought-provoking music, presented in excellent performances and good recorded sound [GPu]
Vinders: Missa Fors seulement (Inventa)
Discover two masses by a shadowy figure from late-renaissance Belgium and some of his contemporaries [GH]
Stefano Maiorana (theorbo) Secret Pages (Arcana)
A compelling juxtaposition of Baroque and contemporary music for theorbo [MS]
Chopin: Recital 4 (ATMA Classique)
A satisfying recital with a wide-ranging selection and an experienced interpreter [MG]
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