Chandos

The Neave Trio charm us in this collection of rarities [RCh]

A very well played anthology of what is not Tchaikovsky’s most memorable or celebrated music [RMo]

Superb recordings of all the works here [SB]

Another way to listen to this imperishable masterpiece, beautifully arranged for and performed by lower, male voices [RMo]

Consistently magnificent performances, but comparison has a sting in the tail [MG]

Once again Impeccable music making from John Wilson and his Sinfonia of London [PRJ]

Three sonatas and a raft of transcribed songs offer fruitful material for the Chandos pairing [JW]

A full-blooded account of Mendelssohn’s weird pagan ballad, although his sister’s works will reward the curious listener in equal measure [RH]

(Déjà Review) The strong personality of dedicatee Julian Bream is ever present, but Ogden more than rises to the task. A fine disc [AD]

Three fulfilling works interconnected by pedagogical history [JF]

This SACD presents music, in fine performances, that is well worth getting to know [JQ]

A typical Järvi performance for good or ill [NB]

Massenet’s opera is superbly rejuvenated in a recording which sweeps the field of all other versions [MP]

(Déjà Review) This disc in excellent sound is a worthy alternative to the composer’s own [JW]

An interesting byway of twentieth-century music [WH]

Played with sensitivity balanced by enthusiasm [JF]

Three contrasting French sonatas offer rewarding virtues [JW]

(Déjà Review) An outstanding issue in all regards [TB]

A wonderfully refined and also exciting new version [SB]

Bavouzet and Takács-Nagy are an ideal partnership in demonstrating the zest, eloquence and operatic underpinning of Mozart’s piano concertos [MG]

Beautifully textured playing in these three atmospheric collections [RCh]

Wilson and Co triumph yet again [DMD]

(Déjà Review) Beautifully sensitive performances atmospherically recorded [RB]

The programme is sombre but the performances are superlative [WH]