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Parant: Premier Livre de Pièces de Clavecin (Brilliant Classics)
An entertaining disc of music from around the start of the decline of the French harpsichord tradition [GPu]
Americanos (Lindoro)
An engaging album of mostly unfamiliar music, well played and recorded [GPu]
Bononcini: Cantate per Contralto con Violini (Challenge Classics)
A fine disc of cantatas by a relatively neglected composer [GPu]
Crossings: Duos from Baroque to 21st Century (Ashmont Music)
A pleasant miscellany, though the number of very short tracks and the limited variety of instrumental colour makes sustained concentration difficult [GPu]
Vivaldi: Concertos for bassoon, strings and continuo (Tactus)
Fine performances but a problem with the recorded balance partially hinders one’s pleasure [GPu]
A Parisian in Paris: Contemporary Works for Guitar (Naxos)
An entertaining conspectus of contemporary guitar music from the French capital, all well played and recorded [GPu]
Music for viola de gambe (Alpha Classics)
Outstanding in terms of programming, performance and sound quality, will delight all interested in the viol [GPu]
Graupner: Partitas for Harpsichord Vol. 5 (Analekta)
(Déjà Review) Gorgeous music, excellently played and recorded, which will surely give great pleasure to all who love the harpsichord music of this era [GPu]
Poulenc, Pärt & Prokofiev: Mirrors (Naïve)
A fine disc, beautifully programmed and with a superb performance of the Poulenc sonata [GPu]
Bruckner: Symphony No. 1 (Capriccio)
A performance which may entice those whose main interests lie with Bruckner’s classical predecessors and may refresh the ears of more seasoned Brucknerians [GPu]
Divinerisch! (Gramola)
A richly enjoyable album, which throws a varied light on the Viennese tradition of dance music [GPu]
Hugues: Works for Flute and Piano (Tactus)
Hugues is not a ‘lost’ great, but this disc shows his best pieces are worthy of rediscovery [GPu]
Bestiary on Ivory (Bridge)
Very well performed and recorded, this disc should be heard by all who love the repertoire of the piano [GPu]
Stravinsky: The Firebird, Petrushka, The Rite of Spring (Deux-Elles)
(Déjà Review) Exciting recordings that throw new light on the originals, and absorbing in their own right [GPu]
The Charm of the Lyre-Guitar (Brilliant Classics)
A disc which evokes a significant cultural phenomenon from Napoleonic France [GPu]
Campkin: I Saw Eternity (Convivium Records)
An enjoyable disc of choral music by an English composer of whom we will surely hear more [GPu]
Baron: Music for Lute Solo & Lute and Recorder (Brilliant Classics)
It is good to have a disc entirely devoted to the music of Ernst Gottlieb Baron, but my welcome for this disc comes with a few reservations [GPu]
Da Crema: Lute Music (Brilliant Classics)
This fine disc shows just how good Da Crema’s music is [GPu]
Clementi: Early Piano Sonatas Vol. 2 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Thoroughly engaging performances of works that are as musically rewarding as they are historically important [GPu]
Paris, La Belle Époque (Bridge Records)
Playing of the highest quality in an intriguing and very rewarding programme [GPu]
Hummel: Music for Flute & Piano Vol. 1 (Da Vinci Classics)
A rewarding conspectus of Hummel’s compositions for flute and piano [GPu]
Margola: Music for Violin, Piano & Orchestra (Brilliant Classics)
This disc provides a good opportunity to make the acquaintance of a talented and affable composer [GPu]
Monteverdi: Madrigals (Naïve)
(Déjà Review) A glorious, theatrical recording of Monteverdi’s final collection of madrigals [GPu]
Cristal Bello (Vanitas)
A rewarding collection with a clear historical purpose, though it delights at least as much as it educates [GPu]