Légende – Solo harp works (Claves)
A consistently engaging anthology of ‘romantic’ music for solo harp, all perceptively played [GPu]
Eugene Goossens (conductor) – Cincinnati Symphony, Vol 3 (Pristine Audio)
Goossens’ final Cincinnati recordings complete a worthwhile 3-CD series [JW]
Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Legends, Rakastava & Karelia Suite (BIS)
Fine performances, presented in exemplary sound [JQ]
Janáček: Káťa Kabanová (LSO Live)
A good cast and excellent sound are featured on Rattle’s challenge to the Mackerras hegemony [MP]
Popes and Antipopes (Metronome)
(Déjà Review) There were times listening to this deeply impressive recording when I wondered whether the Orlando Consort were not, after all, the greatest ensemble of its kind anywhere. It’s that kind of disc [JW]
Bax: String Quartets Nos 1 & 2 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) You must hear this! One of 2001’s top ten classical discs. Roll on the Naxos/Maggini Third Quartet – a work of symphonic impact and scale [RB]
PAX (2L)
Beautifully recorded new choral music with a message [DC]
Tartini: Violin Sonatas (Signum Classics)
Chandler fully explores the lyrical qualities of Tartini’s sonatas [JV]
Wagner: Das Rheingold (Pristine Audio)
A great performance revitalised in extraordinarily vivid sound – another Pristine remastering triumph [RMo]
Klaus Tennstedt: Possessed by Music (Self-published)
Like Klaus Tennstedt himself, Georg Wübbolt’s biography is flawed, but fascinating [NC]
Vaughan Williams – A Birthday Garland (SOMM Recordings)
A fine representative collection; no more rustic accents, please [JW]
Tchaikovsky & Rachmaninov: Piano Trios (BIS)
(Déjà Review) Playing of great intelligence, intellectual rigour and keen spontaneity [TH]
C Stamitz: Cello Concertos (Claves)
(Déjà Review) Wonderfully wrought works, full of catchy, instantly memorable melody and magnificently harmonious [TM]
Vivaldi: Sonatas for 2 Violins (Brilliant Classics)
Idiosyncratic performances of pared-down music by Vivaldi [CR]
Interconexiones – recital (Oboe Classics)
Contemporary Spanish-focused oboe quartets in a range of styles [JW]
Samuel Barber: His Life and Legacy (University of Illinois Press)
A first class study, well worth tracking down [SG]
Michael Spyres (tenor) In The Shadows (Erato)
I enjoyed some unhackneyed repertoire and the marvellous singing [GF]
Turina: Serenata, String Quartet, Las Musas de Andalucía (Claves)
(Déjà Review) Each work is well worth hearing, and the Serenata is considerably more than that [CW]
Schubert: Mayrhofer-Lieder Volume 2 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) An outstanding contribution to lieder on record [CH]
Britten: Violin Concerto (Orfeo)
An eloquent performance of the main work with an interesting early work to complement it [SB]
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius (Signum Classics)
A considerable achievement [JQ]
Lloyd: The Symphonies No 7-12 (Lyrita)
The second tranche of reissues of Lloyd conducting Lloyd [JW]
Collection Grands Motets No 9: Lully – Te Deum Vol 4 (Château de Versailles)
The final disc in a series of four devoted to Lully’s choral motets [JV]
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Erato)
(Déjà Review) A dramatic rendition of Ruy Blas completes this most appealing new issue [TB]
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