20th Century Foxtrots (Grand Piano)
Be swept back to the jazz age with the latest in Wallisch’s excellent series [RCh]
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5 (BR Klassik)
These are striking performances of Tchaikovsky’s renowned Fifth Symphony and Liszt’s Mazeppa [MC]
Werner: Masses & Motets (Audite)
Top-class performances of music by a ‘forgotten’ master [JV]
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 24 & 25 (Chandos)
Bavouzet’s prolific ornamentation mars the poignancy of K491’s slow movement; but the edginess created in K503’s finale is revelatory [MG]
Kelly: Chamber Music (Toccata Classics)
Fine premiere recordings of chamber music by a little-known Australian who perished on the Somme [GH]
Danish Piano Concertos Vol 3 (Danacord)
(Déjà Review) Three memorable Danish romantic piano concertos [RB]
Mussorgsky: Stokowski Symphonic Transcriptions (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) A fine new recording of Stokowski’s vividly orchestrated responses to Mussorgsky’s music [CT]
Juilliard String Quartet: Great Collaborations Vol. 5 (Sony Classical)
An anthology of classic, highly varied recordings spanning over a quarter of a century from major music-makers [RMo]
Louis Kaufman (violin): Violin Sonatas (Biddulph)
A generously well-filled disc featuring an outstanding fiddle player [SG]
Schreker: Der Schatzgräber (Naxos)
A musically and emotionally intense opera by a composer at the peak of his career [EJW]
Bruckner: Symphony 9 (Pristine Audio)
A classic of the Bruckner discography, revived [NC]
Fantastissimus (Navis Classics)
Rich, strange and vibrantly colourful [DC]
Lekeu, Franck & Dupré: Violin Sonatas (Austrian Gramophone)
Commendable performances of palpable sincerity [MC]
A Scarlatti: Cantatas (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi)
(Déjà Review) Intense and concentrated scores that will undoubtedly bring much pleasure [MC]
Tchaikovsky: String Quartets (Elatus)
(Déjà Review) Superb performances given by one of the world’s finest string quartets [CF]
Janáček: Káťa Kabanová (Unitel Edition)
Powerful performances, but spare and drab staging [LW]
Bach family: Family Affairs [motets] (cpo)
An impressive survey of the art of the Bach family [JV]
Villa-Lobos: Cello Concerti, Fantasia for Cello and Orchestra (Naxos)
A very fine opportunity to hear Villa-Lobos’s complete output for cello and orchestra [HC]
Hindemith: Cardillac (BR Klassik)
This concert performance of Cardillac makes a strong case for the opera [MC]
Tormis: Reminiscentiae (ECM)
A must for Tormis admirers; give him a try if you have not yet come under his spell [GF]
Mozart: Haffner Symphony, Paris Symphony, Oboe Concerto (Pentatone)
An auspicious start to a period-instrument series of Mozart symphonies [DF]
Dvořák: Complete solo piano music (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Fine performances of seldom heard repertoire [JW]
Goossens: Chamber music for flute (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) A consummately successful collection [RB]
Shostakovich: Symphonies 5 & 9 (Naxos)
A first-rate pairing of two of Shostakovich’s more approachable symphonies in excellent sound [RMo]
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