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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]
Dittersdorf: Symphonies after Ovid’s Metamorphoses (cpo)
Charming works from the time of Haydn and Mozart [SB]
Zandonai: Violin Concerto, Quadri di Segantini (cpo)
Colourful nationalist music atmospherically presented and standing in the lineage of Dvorak and Respighi [RB]
Kaufmann: Piano Concerto, Symphony No 3 & An Indian Symphony (cpo)
The musical wanderings of Walter Kaufmann reflected in a fine disc [JW]
Kaprálová: Completed Orchestral Works (cpo)
A good, but not outstanding, collection of Kaprálová’s orchestral music [JW]
Abel: 6 Concerti for keyboard (cpo)
Strongly recommended for admirers of the Bach sons, students of the history of the keyboard concerto and preclassical music in general [PSh]
Cimarosa: Le Astuzie Femminili (cpo)
In its Full, Original Glory: Le astuzie femminili [DF]
Peterson-Berger: Symphony No 4, Törnrosasagan and Frösöblomster (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Fans of early twentieth century conservative Scandinavian symphonies will be well pleased with these recordings [JP]
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