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Christopher Fifield

Goldmark qts CD93077

Goldmark & Mendelssohn: String Quartets (Hänssler Classic)

(Déjà Review) Wonderfully poised & stylish accounts [CF]

American Virtuosa – Tribute to Maud Powell (Cedille)

(Déjà Review) I had anticipated dipping in to this disc, but found I could not switch it off [CF]

Bliss: Premières Vol 1 (APR)

(Déjà Review) A thoroughly satisfying disc [CF]

Elgar: Enigma Variations (Hallé)

(Déjà Review) A radiant account of Enigma [CF]

Suk: Chamber Works Volume 3 (Supraphon)

(Déjà Review) One of the most enjoyable discs I have heard for a long while [CF]

Cherubini: Medea (RCA)

(Déjà Review) A mouth-watering cast gives a memorable performance [CF]

Charpentier: In Nativitatem Domini Canticum (Erato)

(Déjà Review) This is a joyful celebration of Christmas and will make an ideal present for the coming festivities [CF]

tchaikovsky string quartets elatus

Tchaikovsky: String Quartets (Elatus)

(Déjà Review) Superb performances given by one of the world’s finest string quartets [CF]

Busoni Piano Concerto Hamelin Hyperion CDA67143

Busoni: Piano Concerto (Hyperion)

(Déjà Review) A landmark disc of an epic, landmark concerto, one of the finest in the Hyperion series [CF]

Verdi: Falstaff (Warner Classics)

(Déjà Review) Truly one of the ‘Great Recordings of the Century’ [CF]

Puccini: Le Villi (naïve)

(Déjà Review) Not just for anoraks, this is a marvellous introduction to Puccini [CF]

Elgar: Symphony 1 (Hallé)

(Déjà Review) An interpretation that underscores the mutual admiration between Elgar and Strauss [CF]

Gomes: Salvator Rosa (Regis)

(Déjà Review) One can but thank Dorset Opera for their enterprise [CF]

Bruch Violin Concerto Gluzman BISSACD1852

Bruch: Violin Concerto 1 (BIS)

(Déjà Review) Quite the finest performance of the Bruch concerto I have ever heard [CF]