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Dominic Hartley
Tarney: Lux Stellarum (Convivium Records)
A new requiem with a difference, superbly sung [DHa]
Schoenberg: Orchestral & choral music (Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings)
Superb performances of orchestral and choral music by Schoenberg [DHa]
Puts: Orchestral Works (Delos)
An excellent collection of orchestral music by a leading American composer [DHa]
Pärt: And I heard a voice (ECM)
A superbly sung selection of Pärt’s settings of sacred texts released in celebration of the composer’s 90th birthday. [DHa]
Arvo Pärt: …Lente (Berlin Classics)
An intriguing reimagining of Arvo Pärt’s music with some fantastic singing [DHa]
The Gesualdo Six: Radiant Dawn (Hyperion)
A dazzling recital performed by The Gesualdo Six combined with the resplendent trumpet playing of Matilda Lloyd [DHa]
Viana: Piano Music (Toccata Classics)
An always interesting and well-played selection of Viana’s piano music, all first recordings [DHa]
Niklas Jahn: Organ Recital (Naxos)
A thrilling recital [DHa]
Reeder: Homestead (Another Timbre)
A beautiful, reflective new work for string quartet [DHa]
Works for String Quartet from South Africa (ECM)
An essential anthology of little known 20th and 21st century writing for string quartet [DHa]
Benjamin Appl: For Dieter – Hommage à Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Alpha Classics)
A personal and touching tribute from Benjamin Appl to his mentor [DHa]
Prokofiev: War and Peace (BSO Recordings)
An interpretation of Prokofiev’s epic for our times [DHa]
Britten: Suite from The Prince of the Pagodas (Chandos)
A welcome reissue of an excellent recording placing Britten’s ballet in context [DHa]
McCormack: mine but for its sublimation (Another Timbre)
The first recording of a spellbinding composition for piano [DHa]
From Eastern Europe (Alpha Classics)
A satisfying survey of the Russian Cello Sonata [DHa]
Verdi: Macbeth (C Major)
A mediocre staging of Verdi’s first Shakespearean opera [DHa]
Minimalist (IBS Classical)
A recital of mostly forgettable works of minimalism for piano [DHa]
Brahms & Contemporaries Vol. 2 (Chandos)
Genuinely illuminating comparisons are made in this excellent recital [DHa]
Silence is Golden. Arrangements for soprano, piano & clarinet (Hänssler Classic)
An entertaining ‘dramedy’ album [DHa]
Sohal: Lila, Violin Concerto (Heritage Records)
A welcome second instalment of Sohal’s key works [DHa]
Haydn: ‘Russian’ Quartets Op. 33 (BIS)
Matchless Haydn from the Chiaroscuro Quartet [DHa]
Sohal: The Wanderer, Asht Prahar (Heritage)
An essential issue of two of Sohal’s orchestral compositions [DHa]
Zwischen Himmel und Erde (Hänssler Classic)
A compelling lieder recital, cutting edge, joyful and poignant [DHa]
Darknesse Visible: Inon Barnatan (Pentatone)
An unusually thoughtful, very well played recital with a Miltonian cue [DHa]
