BIS
Haydn: ‘Russian’ Quartets Op. 33 (BIS)
Matchless Haydn from the Chiaroscuro Quartet [DHa]
Brahms: Symphonies 3 and 4 (BIS)
A lovely pairing of Brahms’ last two symphonies, elegantly and fluidly played, in ideal sound [RMo]
Glazunov: Symphonies 1 to 8 (BIS)
Déjà Review) If you like your Glazunov languidly accentuated then this splendidly recorded set from Otaka and the BBC NOW is for you [RB]
Villa-Lobos: Complete Works for Solo Guitar (BIS)
A vibrant disc – probably the best collection of Villa-Lobos’s music for solo guitar [GPu]
Helen Charlston (mezzo-soprano) If the Fates Allow (BIS)
A recital of admirable expressive commitment but with question marks concerning the recording [JW]
Schubert: Schubert’s Four Seasons (BIS)
An outstanding Schubert recital [JQ]
Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem (BIS)
A very fine, deeply satisfying account of Brahms’ great masterpiece [JQ]
Feinberg: Piano Sonatas Nos 1-6 (BIS)
Revelatory – hypnotic in the extreme, close to Scriabin in mystical mode [CC]
Fagerlund: Chamber and Orchestral Works (BIS)
Yet another superb addition to Fagerlund’s discography and a must for any follower of this composer [HC]
JS Bach: French Suites (BIS)
(Déjà Review) The set should be highly rewarding to those who place top priority on gorgeous music [DS]
Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 2, 7 and 10 (BIS)
A welcome return to the music of Shostakovich by the Jerusalem Quartet [DHa]
Shostakovich: Symphony 8 (BIS)
An interesting and highly individual performance worth hearing. [SA]
Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem (BIS)
A recreation of the 1868 Bremen Cathedral premiere of Brahms’ German Requiem with massed choirs and players [PH]
Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite (BIS)
(Déjà Review) Vänskä has made me hear this pieces anew [LM]
Ligeti/Bartók: String Quartets (BIS)
The Marmen Quartet have the measure of Ligeti and Bartók [LW]
JS Bach: Easter & Ascension Oratorios (BIS)
Near perfection in a Bach recording [PSh]
Can Çakmur (piano): Schubert+ Volume 4 (BIS)
Luminous and insightful, supple and fluid playing, crisp and clear sound [SA]
Takemitsu: A String Around Autumn (BIS)
(Déjà Review) It is reassuring that in so ephemeral and vulgar a society as ours, music such as this still holds evident value [TB]
Tubin: The Symphonies (BIS)
(Déjà Review) An epic pilgrimage of the spirit [RB]
Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras Nos 7-9 (BIS)
(Déjà Review) This developing series is a triumph for the São Paulo Symphony, Roberto Minczuk and the BIS engineers [DH]
Torroba: La Voz De La Guitarra (BIS)
Original works for guitar, masterfully played [ZT]
Schubert: Piano Sonatas Nos 20 & 21 (BIS)
Artist and instrument sound inseparable in both poetry and dynamism [MG]
Candlelight Carols – Christmas with Allmänna Sången (BIS)
(Déjà Review) Riches galore on this disc [GF]
MacMillan: The Confession of Isobel Gowdie, Tuireadh and The Exorcism of Rio Sumpul (BIS)
(Déjà Review) Lovers of the approachable face of contemporary music should snap this up [TH]
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