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Dominy Clements
Reich: Music for 18 Musicians, Double Sextet, Radio Rewrite (Harmonia Mundi)
Second time around, but still just as good [DC]
Milestones (Signum Records)
A very nice thing to have around, or to give as a gift to more musically conservative friends [DC]
Andrea Bacchetti (piano): Live at Fazioli Concert Hall (Artemisia)
A substantial and well-crafted recital. [DC]
Heise: Complete String Quartets (Dacapo)
Ticks all of the boxes [DC]
Bach: Keyboard Works (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) A truly valuable and life enhancing collection [DC]
Peter Donohoe (piano): The Chopin I Love (Somm Recordings)
Delivers all of the pianism and musical depth for which one could ask [DC]
Janitsch: Symphonies & Concertos (cpo)
Janitsch’s work is ripe for discovery and revival, assisted by excellent recordings such as this [DC]
Bach: Keyboard Concertos (Decca)
(Déjà Review) Life-enhancing fun, and breathtakingly and movingly beautiful [DC]
Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust (Challenge Classics)
(Déjà Review) A stunningly vivid live recording of what must have been an electrifying evening at the Concertgebouw [DC]
Mozart: Complete Piano Trios (MDG)
Revel in these delightfully translucent performances [DC]
Nielsen: The Ultimate Solo Piano Collection (OUR Recordings)
Ultimate indeed, in more ways than one [DC]
Graupner: Sinfonias (cpo)
A well full of treats for lovers of unusual baroque period music [DC]
Kreutzer & Witt: Septets (MDG)
More of that sumptuous resonance please! [DC]
Schnittke: Three Sacred Hymns, Concerto for Choir (Fuga Libera)
Powerfully moving works recorded with authentic Russian voices [DC]
Tchaikovsky & Schoenberg: Piano Trios (Hyperion)
Subtle musicianship throughout – very much worth the asking price if the coupling attracts [DC]
Player Piano 10 (MDG)
(Déjà Review) Another terrific instalment [DC]
Röntgen, Maier, Grieg: Scenes of a Folk Life (Private release)
An entertaining book and CD, beautifully produced [DC]
D Scarlatti: Sonatas (First Hand Records)
Very much worth having, come sunshine or rain [DC]
Vivaldi: Violin Concertos (Arcana)
A collection of highlights from start to finish [DC]
Telemann: Sieg der Schönheit (cpo)
Superbly produced and significant period opera with much to commend it [DC]
Felix & Fanny Mendelssohn: String Quartets (cpo)
Impressive Mendelssohn, and more so than you might expect [DC]
Zelenka: Officium defunctorium & Requiem (Accent)
Everything about this is top notch [DC]
Stravinsky: Pétrouchka & Le Sacre du Printemps (BIS)
(Déjà Review) Stop press: crusty old cynic declares recording to be ‘near definitive’ [DC]
Garro & Guerrero: Choral Music (Delphian)
A fine celebration of Portuguese polyphony [DC]
