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Smethergell: Overtures (cpo)
A colourful and vibrant collection of overtures by a little-known composer [JW]
JC Bach: Complete Opera Overtures (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Anthony Halstead’s marvellous players have caused me to spend several hours exploring this and related repertoire [DBi]
Mozart: Die verstellte Gärtnerin (CPO)
The new reference recording of Mozart’s Die verstellte Gärtnerin [DF]
Atterberg: Symphonies 1 & 4 (cpo)
A very auspicious start to cpo’s Atterberg Symphonies series [IL]
Weigl: Piano Concerto (cpo)
Wonderful late romanticism conveying vast landscapes of imagination [RCh]
Bacewicz: Symphonies (cpo)
The first volume of the complete orchestral works by one of Poland’s finest twentieth-century symphonists [GH]
Telemann: Cantatas, Vol 2 (cpo)
Exquisite period-instrument performances of rarely-heard Telemann cantatas [DF]
Korngold: Die Kathrin (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Music of your most romantic dreams and packing a grand emotional punch [RB]
Lincke: Overtures Vol. 1 (cpo)
There may be more to Lincke than the Gavotte Pavlova and Berliner Luft [RMay]
Bacewicz: Symphonies (cpo)
Rigour and rhythmic drive somewhat leavened by folkloric elements [JW]
L Glass: Symphony 4 (CPO)
A commanding recording of Louis Glass’s (occasionally) problematic Fourth Symphony [JW]
Mattheson: Boris Goudenow (CPO)
A long hidden operatic version of Boris Godunov gets its first recording with a respectable cast of young performers [MP]
Rauchenecker: Symphony No 1 (CPO)
Forgotten works by a forgotten composer may not be masterpieces but certainly worth a listen [NB]
Mayer: Symphonies Nos 3 and 7 (CPO)
Two little-known symphonies prove to be interesting but not essential listening [NB]
Wolf: Christmas Cantatas (CPO)
Another major step towards a reassessment of Wolf’s oeuvre [JV]
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