Bach: Organ Favourites on the Mighty Willis Organ (Alto)
Cathedral power meets Baroque brilliance: Bach unleashed on Liverpool’s Titan [JF]
Benjamin Appl (baritone) Hommage à Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Alpha Classics)
A cornucopia of wonderful songs, superbly sung, for every lover of art songs to delve into [GF]
20th Century British Masters Vol 2 (Avie)
(Déjà Review) One of the finest choral discs to have come my way for some time [JQ]
Grieg: Music for String Orchestra (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A veritable smorgasbord of simply scrumptious music! [GPJ]
Salieri: Complete Works for Harpsichord and Piano (Dynamic)
Incisive accounts of Salieri’s complete keyboard music [CR]
Wagner: Tannhäuser (Warner Classics)
A swings-and-roundabouts recording of the Dresden version of Tannhäuser – stick with Konwitschny and Solti [RMo]
Bach: King of Kings (Chandos)
A celebration of the unassuming genius of Sir Andrew Davis [NB]
Pitfield: Orchestral Music (Toccata Classics)
A magnificent new release of unjustly neglected British music [DJ]
Dvořák: Cello Concerto (ArtistLed)
(Déjà Review) Finckel gives one of the finest accounts of the Dvořák Cello Concerto ever recorded [MC]
Donizetti: Songs (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A simply gorgeous selection of songs [CC]
Auber: Overtures Vol 8 (Naxos)
Yet more rarities are unearthed in this enterprising series [RMay]
Schumann: Fantasie, Études symphoniques (Bayer Records)
Classic Schumann recordings available again online [RMas]
Janáček: Hyperklavier (IBS Classical)
Good recordings of rare Janáček, marketed rather curiously [PRJ]
From Eastern Europe (Alpha Classics)
A satisfying survey of the Russian Cello Sonata [DHa]
Bruckner: Symphony No 4 (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) A phenomenal conception [CH]
Bartók: Piano Sonatas (Sony Classical)
(Déjà Review) It is difficult to imagine a better introduction to the piano music of Bartók than this splendid disc [CC]
Zieleński: Offertoria et Communiones totius anni – II (CD Accord)
A disc to treasure, given the quality of the music and the performances [JV]
Holst: The Planets (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra )
A welcome addition to the many recordings of Holst’s classic with a new atmospheric portrait of the Earth [PRJ]
Dvořák & Schumann: Symphonies (LPO)
Another anniversary release from the LPO hits the spot [PH]
Moór: Complete Piano Trios (cpo)
Thoroughly enjoyable Brahmsian trios that should have been given their first recordings long before now [DJB]
English Song Album (Dutton)
This is a fascinating disc, and includes some wonderful performances [EM]
The Art of the Vienna Horn (Naxos)
The recital as a whole is so obviously enjoyable and totally recommendable [WH]
Khachaturian: Symphony No. 1 (cpo)
Unfamiliar music, yet you’ve heard it all before [SV]
Corelli: Concerto Grossi Op.6, No.1-6 (Pentatone)
A rejuvenating account of Corelli’s perennial Concerti Grossi [CRo]
