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Xaver Scharwenka: Piano Concerto No 1, Symphony (cpo)
Fine accounts of major pieces by an often-overlooked composer [RMay]
Still: Songs and Piano Music (cpo)
The disc sheds new light on Still’s work and musical personality [WK]
Musica Instrumentalis Imperialis – Festive Sonatas from Imperial Vienna (cpo)
Impressive playing of natural trumpets [JV]
Handel: Il Messia (cpo)
Perhaps little more than an abridged curiosity, but mostly well done within the limitations of the form [RMo]
Hoffmann: Chamber Music (cpo)
Be surprised by the restraint and elegance of Hoffmann’s chamber music [DS]
Gál: Works for Violin and Orchestra (cpo)
This joy of a disc will help increase Gál’s popularity [SA]
Lehár: Schön ist die Welt (cpo)
A qualified recommendation for a new recording of Lehár’s final operetta for Berlin [PT]
Reinecke: Symphony No 2 (cpo)
Well-played, attractive but ultimately anonymous music [NB]
Gesualdo: Madrigals (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Harry van der Kamp who directs and sings has done a wonderful job with these works [GH]
Borgstrøm: Symphonic Poems (cpo)
Cosmic space and Jesus – two tone poems from the baffling Hjalmar Borgstrøm [JW]
Dupré: Le Chemin de la Croix (cpo)
(Déjà Review) One of the finest organ discs I’ve heard in years [JQ]
van Bree: Orchestral Works (cpo)
Charm and concision from this little known early-Romantic charmer [RB]
Geminiani: Violin Sonatas op.5 (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Played with delicacy, sensitivity and warmth by three dedicated experts [MS]
Ewald & Tcherepnin: Brass Quintets (cpo)
A surprising and captivating disc, played with obvious glee [SA]
Vaughan Williams: The Complete String Quartets (cpo)
Generous and intelligent coupling, but the performances are not competitive [NB]
Lortzing: Overtures, Concert Pieces, Ballet Music (cpo)
A well-filled introduction to the world of a skillful, once-popular composer [GH]
Heinichen & Telemann: Early Cantatas (cpo)
Ideal performances of cantatas from early 18th-century Germany [JV]
Frankel: Violin Concerto, Viola Concerto & Clarinet Chamber Music (cpo)
(Déjà Review) More evidence of an astonishing but neglected talent. A tonal serialist for whom melody was the thing [NHo]
Ries: Septet & Octet (cpo)
(Déjà Review) These colourful chamber works deserve to be better known [MC]
M Haydn: String Quartets (cpo)
Six delightful and Instructive quartets by Michael Haydn [DF]
Gebel: Johannes Passion (cpo)
(Déjà Review) A totally forgotten Passion from 18th century Germany – a splendid work, moving and enthralling [JV]
Huber: Piano Quintets Nos 1 & 2 (cpo)
Two sides of Huber’s chamber music – strict contrapuntalism and playful rhapsody [JW]
Druschetzky: Oboe Quartets Vol 2 (cpo)
Well-constructed Classical chamber music, but mostly run-of-the-mill [SFV]
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