cpo
Hiller: Symphonies (cpo)
A pair of surprising and rousing symphonies from a little-known source [DC]
Hingeston: Fantasy-Suites (cpo)
Hingeston is “something of an inside secret” [DC]
Sinding: Piano Trios (cpo)
Interesting, different, fun, rarely heard and very well played [JWe]
Bonis: Orchestral Works (cpo)
Pleasant and well-crafted music, well performed [JQ]
Johann Strauss: Der Carneval in Rom (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Splendid – the story may be slender but the music is anything but [GF]
Krenek: Symphony No 4, Concerto Grosso (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Very impressive indeed [RB]
British Music for Strings V (cpo)
Variety, contrast and novelty in a fine British selection [JW]
Fomin & Wanczura: Orchestral Works (cpo)
Something of an off-the-beaten-track treasure [DC]
Suppè: Fantasia symphonica & Spanish dances (cpo)
Newly revived works shine a revealing new light on the composer [RMay]
Papandopulo: Symphony No. 2 (cpo)
Well worth investigation if you enjoy colourful late-Romantic orchestral scores [EJW]
Janitsch: Symphonies & Concertos (cpo)
Janitsch’s work is ripe for discovery and revival, assisted by excellent recordings such as this [DC]
Woyrsch: Symphonies (cpo)
First and last symphonic efforts from Woyrsch which again show his very limited gift for melody [EJW]
Schmid: Chamber Music (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Perhaps Schmid is due a revival for its melodic fluency and formal coherency, if slightly lacking in invention and adventure. Worth a listen though [GD]
Felix & Fanny Mendelssohn: Complete String Quartets (cpo)
An unusually comprehensive and rewarding set of Mendelssohn string quartets [SB]
Žebeljan: The Horses of St Mark & Orchestral works (cpo)
cpo must be congratulated for once again finding another original voice [Byz]
Molino: Chamber Works for Flute, Violin & Guitar (cpo)
Effortlessly tuneful music in fine performances [BW]
Graupner: Sinfonias (cpo)
A well full of treats for lovers of unusual baroque period music [DC]
Kaun: Symphony No 2, Sir John Falstaff (cpo)
Throwing light on yet another neglected late-Romantic German composer [EJW]
Strozzi: A Portrait in 5 Acts – Duets for 2 Sopranos (cpo)
An excellent chance to acquaint oneself with an outstanding female composer of the 17th century [MP]
van Gilse: Sulamith & Der Kreis des Lebens (cpo)
A desirable disc of music by an underappreciated Dutch composer [EJW]






































