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Göran Forsling
Mahler: Lieder (Signum Classics)
Followers of Dame Sarah Connolly will no doubt derive a lot of pleasure from this issue, but I wish she had recorded it a couple of years earlier [GF]
Caldara: Arias for Bass (Pan Classics)
It is good to have almost a dozen never before recorded arias from Caldara in excellent readings [GF]
Dreams – Poems by Nils Ferlin (Sterling)
A disc to savour, not least for the many premiere recordings [GF]
Mattheson: Boris Goudenow (cpo)
Anyone with an interest in baroque opera should contemplate the acquisition of this premiere recording [GF]
Mussorgsky: Songs and Dances of Death (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) Anyone who wants this particular coupling need not hesitate [GF]
Mozart: …che cosa è amor… (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) I have derived much pleasure from this disc and I expect many opera lovers will like it too [GF]
Gounod: Faust (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Some of the most glorious tenor singing ever recorded [GF]
Saariaho: Reconnaissance (BIS)
An indispensable memorial to Kaija Saariaho [GF]
A Left Coast (Bridge)
A valuable addition to the song repertoire, performed with deep involvement, though with some vocal issues [GF]
Scarlatti G: I portentosi effetti della Madre Natura (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi)
A totally forgotten opera that every lover of 18th century opera should hasten to acquire [GF]
Handel: L’Allegro, il Penseroso (Harmonia Mundi)
There are at least a good half-dozen earlier recordings, but Christie can firmly stand by their side [GF]
Zinka Milanov (soprano) Sings Verdi (Nimbus)
(Déjà Review) These excerpts from four favourite roles show Milanov almost constantly in the best possible light [GF]
Forbidden Fruit (Alpha Classics)
A deeply uplifting experience, and I recommend that you make the same journey [GF]
All in Twilight (Daphne)
Borderless explorations of new or unknown repertoire, new ways of expression, illuminating eye-openers [GF]
Ravel: L’heure espagnole (Harmonia Mundi)
No one interested in these two works will feel short-changed by its acquisition [GF]
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (Pentatone)
The old Leinsdorf recording with Bergonzi and Price will never be redundant, but this is an admirable newcomer [GF]
Folk Songs of the British Isles (SOMM Recordings)
An agreeable mix of gems from the treasure chest of British folk songs, selling for charitable purposes [GF]
Mendelssohn-Hensel: Lieder (First Hand Records)
With seventeen never-before-recorded songs, this issue is a valuable addition to the growing discography of Fanny Hensel [GF]
Monterverdi: L’Orfeo Château de Versailles
An excellent production of a much-recorded opera that vies with the best [GF]
Schubert: Insomnia (Berlin Classics)
This delightful collection of songs takes the listener on a gentle trip both down memory lane and on an expedition into some obscure backyards [GF]
Schumann: Lieder (Berlin Classics)
These fifty-year-old recordings are classics and admirers of Schumann and Peter Schreier should own them, but the documentation is scanty [GF]
Francesco Scarlatti: Dixit Dominus, Mass (Signum Classics)
Readers interested in by-ways of the baroque repertoire should find much to admire in the wilful Francesco Scarlatti’s music [GF]
Alma Mahler: Meine Seele – Complete Songs (Fuga Libera)
Alma Mahler’s songs are utterly attractive, but the singing here may not be to everybody’s taste [GF]
Georg Nigl (baritone): Echo (Alpha Classics)
Georg Nigl is a magnificent storyteller – do not miss this well-filled disc [GF]
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