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Sperger: String Quartets (cpo)
Conventional Classical-era quartets, with some quirky details [SV]
Raff, Schreck, Jadassohn: Wind Serenades (cpo)
A delightful hour spent in the company of these three works [DJB]
Berg: Symphonies Nos 4 & 5 (cpo)
Two wildly contrasting symphonies from the Swedish military veterinarian [JW]
Kaun: Symphony 3 (cpo)
A German (temporary) expatriate’s little-known orchestral music [JW]
Schillings: String Quartet, String Quintet (cpo)
(Déjà Review) If only all recordings of unknown chamber music could be so well done [LF]
Mayer E: Piano Concerto, overtures (cpo)
Attractive music but only the later overtures are really outstanding [RCh]
Atterberg: Aladin (cpo)
An interesting operatic curiosity featuring lush writing for the orchestra and chorus [MP]
Onslow: Symphonies 1 & 3 (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Onslow’s is a voice that should be heard and not simply in relation to other bigger names [JW]
Pedersøn: Motets & Hymns (cpo)
This disc sheds light on liturgical practice in Denmark in the early 17th century [JV]
Bach family: Family Affairs [motets] (cpo)
An impressive survey of the art of the Bach family [JV]
Schein: Israels Brünnlein (cpo)
If you look for a recording of this collection, this production is a serious option to be considered [JV]
Liszt: Années de Pèlerinage (cpo)
A generous collection of Liszt’s piano works, superbly performed, in acceptable sound [RWe]
Brahms: Lieder Vol. 6 (cpo)
(Déjà Review) An altogether splendid offering from artists who know and love this music [TB]
Gyrowetz: Flute Quartets (cpo)
Solid Classical construction, and occasionally more [SV]
Van der Pals: String Quartets Vol. 1 (cpo)
Gently melancholic chamber works from a less-well-remembered composer [JW]
Bottesini: Double Bass Concertos (cpo)
(Déjà Review) The performances have fire, commitment and eloquence, and will surely convince even the most sceptical of listeners [TB]
Praetorius & Schütz: Sacred Works (cpo)
Another recording of great importance and of great beauty from these performers [JV]
Becker: Sacred Concertos & Sonatas (cpo)
Excellent performances of the complete sacred works of Dietrich Becker [JV]
Bruch: Songs and Dances (cpo)
An ingenious collection of dances, though perhaps not to be played straight through [JW]
Frankel: Complete Symphonies (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Frankel’s symphonies have now – at long last – been given their due [HC]
van der Pals: String Quartets Vol 1 (cpo)
A late-romantic cat’s-cradle of tenderness caught in a viscous tonal velour [RB]
Bach: Organ Works Vol. 12 (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Weinberger succeeds in conveying the personalities of these pieces [TB]
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