A Due – Baroque Violin (Da Vinci Classics)
A convincing demonstration of the value of a performance of the basso continuo with a single cello [JV]
Barsanti: 6 Sonatas, Op 2 (Brilliant Classics)
Agreeable performance of Barsanti’s sonatas written in England interspersed with his arrangements of Scottish songs [CR]
Bach JS, Telemann & Albinoni: Concerti (Alpha Classics)
Enlightenment in Germany with an Italian twist [PH]
Tüür: Phantasma, Symphony No 10 (ECM)
A most welcome addition to Tüür’s generous discography [HC]
Glass: Music with Changing Parts, Parts 1 & 2 (Orange Mountain Music)
(Déjà Review) As close as Glass ever came to modern jazz and this performance is really quite profound [PG]
Elgar: Symphony No 1, Organ Sonata (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) A wonderful thing to have on your shelf or in your pocket [DC]
The Best of Martin Jones: Discover Jean Françaix: (Nimbus)
An enticing selection of Françaix’s piano works, played with great insight [GPu]
Mahler: Symphony 9 (Recursive Classics)
Superb sound and sincere, committed playing without quite the heft and sonority of the greatest Mahler orchestras [RMo]
León: Orchestral works (LPO)
The music of Tania León offers a wealth of colour and a keen sense of rhythm [PH]
A & D Scarlatti: Keyboard Works (Onyx)
Revelatory first recordings of Alessandro on the modern piano, and some very fine Domenico as well [DJB]
Corigliano & Friedman: String Quartets (Naxos)
I urge lovers of the medium to be brave and sample this wonderful disc [DWa]
Chopin: Piano Sonata No 2, Scherzi (Warner Classics)
A must-hear experience [CC]
Biber: Complete Violin Sonatas 1681 (Delphian)
An excellent exploration of music from the ‘Golden Age of violin-playing’ by musicians quite at home in Biber’s idiom [MS]
Prokofiev: Romeo und Julia (Gramola)
A trio of classic “lollipops” is given the typically energised Mitropoulos treatment [RMo]
Benjamin Appl: For Dieter – Hommage à Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Alpha Classics)
A personal and touching tribute from Benjamin Appl to his mentor [DHa]
Gilbert & Sullivan: Utopia, Limited (Opus Arte)
Hurrah for the Joint Stocks Companies Act of 1862! Ulahlica! [PH]
Busoni: Violin Sonatas (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A disc full of enjoyable material executed with style [ED]
Brahms/Strauss/Bax: The Beecham Collection (SOMM Recordings)
(Déjà Review) Another hard-to-resist entrant for the Beecham collector [JW]
Alkan: Early piano works (Piano Classics)
A considerable achievement, unlikely to be bettered any time soon – if at all [BSt]
Beethoven & Mozart: String Quartets (Biddulph)
The short-lived brilliance of the Primrose Quartet heard in 1939 broadcasts [JW]
Poulenc: Gloria & Schubert: Mass No 5 (Berlin Classics)
The youth choir Dresdner Kreuzchor struggles to produce a sound strong enough for these works [GPJ]
Eva Zaïcik (mezzo-soprano) Rebelle (Alpha Classics)
Eva Zaïcik gives a fitting tribute to the artistry of Célestine Galli-Marié who created the role of Carmen [MC]
Bach: Cantatas (Accent)
(Déjà Review) If you are partial to the ‘one voice to a part’ experience, Kuijken’s approach has much to commend it [TB]
Bacevičius: Orchestral works (Toccata Classics)
(Déjà Review) Anyone remotely interested in 20th century Eastern European Music will make a wonderful discovery [DWa]
