Halévy: La Juive (Malibran)
A compilation of superb recordings by some of the finest voices in this neglected opera [RMo]
Becker: Sacred Concertos & Sonatas (cpo)
Excellent performances of the complete sacred works of Dietrich Becker [JV]
Thorvaldsdottir: Archora & Aiōn (Sono Luminis)
Indispensable accounts of two recent works by a unique voice in contemporary music [RWe]
Żeleński: Janek (Naxos)
A buttoned–up attempt to transfer verismo opera to Poland, simply misses the point [MP]
Bach: Goldberg Variations (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi)
(Déjà Review) This really is sitting at the feet of the master [PW]
Barber: Orchestral Works Vol 5 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Very fine indeed – Knoxville is a particularly conspicuous success [JQ]
Bernstein: Music for String Quartet (Navona)
An important addition to Bernstein’s catalogue [JF]
Britten: Noye’s Fludde (Pristine Audio)
Fine historical performances indispensable to any Britten collection [WH]
Wagner: Die Walküre (Altus)
Schippers’s great Osaka Die Walküre is one of the great treasures of the Wagner discography [MB]
Aureliano Pertile (tenor) Disques Columbia (Malibran-Music)
A compilation demonstrating the versatility and musicality of Toscanini’s favourite tenor [RMo]
Karczyński: Organ Works (Ars Sonara)
A pleasurable first encounter with organ works which cry out imploringly for wider currency [SG]
Thomas Jensen (conductor) Legacy Vol. 18 (Danacord)
Core repertory from Thomas Jensen in authoritative performances [JW]
Shostakovich: Symphonies 13-15 (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) Not comfortable listening but some of the greatest written in the 20th century [GPJ]
Villa-Lobos: Chôros 1-7 (ASV)
(Déjà Review) Close your eyes and conjure your own veranda [RB]
Weill: Propheten, Four Walt Whitman Songs (Capriccio)
This legendary work turns out to be more a curiosity than a masterpiece [SB]
Mozart: Symphonies No. 34-36 (Hänssler Classic)
Played with sincerity, but the competition is fierce [MC]
Sounds and Sweet Air – A Shakespeare Songbook ( BIS)
This fine, imaginative album will entertain and enlighten [JQ]
Parry: Scenes from Shelley’s ‘Prometheus Unbound’, Blest Pair of Sirens (Chandos)
Parry’s Wagnerian dilemmas encountered in this premiere recording [JW]
Johnson: De Organizer, The Dreamy Kid (Naxos)
An interesting pair of early operas with roots in the African-American musical tradition [GF]
Talbot: Like water for chocolate (Opus Arte)
This highly-praised Royal Ballet production intrigues and delights [RMay]
Rorem: Symphonies No. 1-3 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Three remarkable and previously unrecorded American Symphonies from a composer more noted for his vocal music [PSh]
Puccini: Le Villi (naïve)
(Déjà Review) Not just for anoraks, this is a marvellous introduction to Puccini [CF]
Stamitz: Six Trios (Linn)
Beautifully played and well-recorded, this is a valuable disc of chamber music by an underrated but interestingcomposer (GPu)
Schubert: Stimme der Liebe (Somm Recordings)
A fine recital by one of great Schubert interpreters – more please! [RWe]
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