Wood: Songs for Voice and Piano (Delphian)
This fine disc enables a wider appreciation of the music of Charles Wood [JQ]
Eva Zalenga (soprano) Varia bel (Genuin)
Another extremely successful recital from Eva Zalenga [PT]
The Launy Grøndahl Legacy Vol. 9 (Danacord)
Conductor Launy Grøndahl marshals stage and choral works from Denmark’s past and present [JW]
Hallelujah Junction (Alpha Classics)
A well-balanced programme that shows American music at its best [PRJ]
Rafael Serrallet (guitar) Y el canto de todas (Private release)
Anyone with a liking for melodic music should enjoy this collection of lollipops [GF]
Bruckner: Symphony 9 (Opus Arte)
Déjà Review) This performance impresses by its inexorable growth [CH]
Norwegian Brass Band Championships 2007 (Doyen)
(Déjà Review) I enjoyed virtually all the works presented but the absence of any information about them is deplorable [JF]
Bach: Bach-Centricity (Nimbus Records)
Engaging and lively playing of arrangements that remain close to the original [JV]
Sumera: Symphonies 1 & 6 (Ondine)
Knotty and serious scores receive powerful performances, beautifully recorded [NB]
Adam: Griseldis, ou Les cinq sens (Naxos)
A delightful and important rediscovery [RMay]
Lament & Liberation (Signum Classics)
A challenging, rewarding album [JQ]
Stefan Askenase (piano): Concert Tours 1958-1972 (Meloclassic)
Askenase captured in exceptional form in all these performances [RCh]
Landmarks from Dawn of Electrical Recording (Pristine Audio)
An excellent panorama of the first years of electrical recording with first-rate transfers and presentation [PSt]
Bartók & Hindemith: String Quartets (ECM)
(Déjà Review) Music that is reasonably challenging but will more than compensate with repeated hearings [MC]
Arnold: The Complete Brass Chamber Music (Nimbus)
(Déjà Review) Filled to the brim with a wide range of brass music [TPr]
Kalabis: Duettina, Chamber Music & Diptych (Hyperion)
Music that reflects both the bleakness but increasing vitality of Kalabis’s works for string ensemble [JW]
Handel: Sonatas for Violin and Basso continuo (Arcana)
Excellent playing, but the concept is debatable [JV]
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 (Ondine)
High quality performances of well-known and less familiar Sibelius. [DHa]
Schubert: Schubert’s Four Seasons (BIS)
An outstanding Schubert recital [JQ]
Konrad Ragossnig: Spanish Guitar Recital (Supraphon)
Treasures from the guitar repertory masterfully played [ZT]
Heavenly Light – Eton Choirbook Reconstructions I (CRD)
These reconstructions of works surviving only in fragments from the Eton choirbook are gorgeous and dazzling [SB]
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) Committed playing from Menuhin’s Indian Summer, excellently partnered by son Jeremy [GF]
Beck: Symphonies No 1-3 (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Another unearthed gem, sensitively performed and beautifully recorded [DBl]
Mahler: Symphony 3 (Pentatone)
A fine addition to Semyon Bychkov’s Mahler cycle [JQ]
