Ponchielli: Piano Music (Brilliant Classics)
Unknown but attractive salon piano from a composer known for opera [RCh]
Dello Joio J: Piano Concerto (Bridge Records)
Impressive performances of three diverse and serious works [NB]
Cherubini: Medea (Pristine Audio)
This recording is an established classic, and should be in every decent opera collection, especially in this newest incarnation [GF]
Charpentier: Messe de minuit (Harmonia Mundi)
The perfect disc to musically celebrate Christmas [JV]
Alkan: Organ Works Vol. 1 (Toccata Classics)
(Déjà Review) Works of stature and originality … a strong recommendation [PCW]
Beethoven: String Quartets, Opp 127 & 132 (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) Beautifully paced, flawlessly executed [KS]
Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky (High Definition Tape Transfer)
Kudos to these Texan forces for a first-class Alexander Nevsky reproduced in superb surround-sound [RMo]
Puccini: Manon Lescaut (Pristine Audio)
A jewel of a recording, splendidly remastered by Pristine [MP]
The Harpsichord of Louis XV (Château de Versailles)
Tradition and innovation in a compelling recital of French harpsichord music [JV]
Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata No 1 & Preludes (Alpha Classics)
The key release of Rachmaninov’s 150th anniversary year – a revelation [RWe]
Bendix: Symphonies Nos 1-4 (Danacord)
(Déjà Review) Bendix wrote some extremely beautiful and moving music [JF]
Dvořák: Symphony No 9 & Cello Concerto (Archipel)
(Déjà Review) Sample the slow movement of the New World and hear a magician at work [JW]
Bach: Goldberg Variations Reimagined (Channel Classics)
Goldberg meets Brandenburg in a very successful merger [DJB]
Byrd: Keyboard works (Resonus)
A worthy 400th anniversary tribute [SG]
Parry: Piano Music Vol. 1 (Da Vinci Classics)
Highly-successful performances of Parry’s largely forgotten piano music [JF]
Donizetti: Don Pasquale (Opus Arte)
Well received when launched, with good singing and staging, this problematic production treats the title role unsympathetically [RWe]
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerti (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Some fleet playing but 2 & 3 are too superficial to make the cycle recommendable as a whole [CH]
Onslow: Symphonies 1 & 3 (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Onslow’s is a voice that should be heard and not simply in relation to other bigger names [JW]
Bach & MacMillan: Motets & Sacred Songs (Signum)
Imaginative and technically stunning singing from this outstanding chamber choir [GPJ]
Müller-Hartmann: Chamber Works (Chandos)
A German traditionalist heard in music written before his enforced emigration to England [JW]
Schubert: Impromptus (BIS)
A refreshingly intimate account of Schubert’s impromptus in masterly performances by a fortepiano player of unparalleled recording experience [MG]
Abel: The Late Symphonies (Accent)
Fine performances of a little-known part of Abel’s oeuvre [JV]
Chopin: Etudes (Harmonia Mundi)
Chiu possesses a melting tone and a high level of musicianship [CC]
Foulds: Three Mantras (Warner Classics)
Deserves wide appreciation among general music lovers [JT]
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