Debussy
Debussy: Preludes I & II (Onyx)
(Déjà Review) A subtle and experienced advocate in the piano music of his homeland [TH]
Voyages (Signum Classics)
A fascinating journey through Baudelaire’s and Goethe’s poetic landscapes [GF]
R Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra (LSO Live)
A patchy Zarathustra and a good Jeux, but you’ll find better performances of both elsewhere [ST]
Kathleen Long (piano) The Decca Solo Recordings 1941-1945 (APR)
Insightful, stylish Kathleen Long – a pianist too often taken for granted [JW]
Frederica von Stade (mezzo-soprano) Song Recital (Sony Classical)
(Déjà Review) One of the most sheerly beautiful and instantly recognisable mezzos of the last fifty years [RMo]
Arthur Grumiaux (violin) The Boston Recordings (Parnassus)
(Déjà Review) Some of the most lofty and beautiful playing; I shall return to this disc with equal excitement and pleasure [JW]
Les Chemins d’Amour (CD Accord)
(Déjà Review) It would be difficult to imagine a better duo partnership for this music [CH]
Cello Diverse (Divine Art)
(Déjà Review) Some of the finest, most purposeful, cello playing I’ve heard in a long time [BBr]
Sandrine Piau (soprano) Voyage intime (Alpha Classics)
An excellent recital by a distinguished soprano [RWe]
Yvonne Lefébure (piano): Inédits 5 (Solstice)
Solstice’s au revoir to a great artist [SG]
Debussy & Ravel: String Quartets (Forgotten Records)
A great quartet in core repertory and superbly communicative Ginastera [JW]
Debussy/Ravel: String Quartets (Forgotten Records)
The Loewenguth Quartet’s stereo Debussy-Ravel coupling reissued in fine transfers [JW]
Christian Ferras (violin) (Rhine Classics)
A 5-CD, finely upholstered salute to a great musician [JW]
Walter Gieseking (piano) His Columbia Graphophone Recordings (Warner Classics)
A splendid collection [SG]
Nuit et Jour (Rubicon)
Martinova’s abandoned musical personality unleashes no holds barred Ravel but less successful Debussy [DMD]
20C Cello Sonatas (Alpha)
Fine performances of four major 20th century cello sonatas [LW]
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