Hänssler Classic

Otmar Suitner (conductor): Live in Leningrad 1963 (Profil)

I cannot make a convincing case for this double set of live recordings conducted by Otmar Suitner [MC]

Doráti: Piano Concerto; Seiber: Suites (Hänssler Classic)

An all-Hungarian disc of real pleasures – Doráti’s approachable Concerto and Seiber’s orchestral music in splendid performances [JW]

Beethoven: Piano Concerti 4 & 5 (Hänssler Classic)

(Déjà Review) Admirers of this great German pianist should certainly snap this up [JQ]

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Doráti & Seiber: Orchestral works (Hänssler Classic)

Rarely heard and recorded works, played with commitment and empathy [HC]

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Victor Nicoara (piano): Polyphonic Dreams (Hänssler Classic)

The version here of Busoni’s magnus opus for piano should now become the standard one [SB]

von Webenau: Piano Quartet, Cello Sonata & Miniatures (Hänssler Classic)

In the hit-or-miss world of the unsung composer, this is definitely a miss [DJB]

Kralik von Meyrswalden: Chamber Works (Hänssler Classic)

A better second impression of the Trio but the Nonet is the star here [DJB]

Liszt: Piano Sonata, Études de concert (Hänssler Classic)

Brilliant Liszt performances breathe new life into great staples of the repertoire [RBe]

Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin): Violin Concertos (Hänssler Classic)

A 4-CD box of reissued concerto performances [JW]

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Goldmark & Mendelssohn: String Quartets (Hänssler Classic)

(Déjà Review) Wonderfully poised & stylish accounts [CF]

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Constantinescu: Piano Concerto & Wedding in the Carpathians (Hänssler Classic)

The post-Enescu Romanian generation is exemplified by the colourful Paul Constantinescu [JW]

Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms, Mass, Babel (Hänssler Classic)

Performances meticulously prepared but somewhat lacking in urgency and acoustic beauty [GPJ]

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Beethoven: Symphonies 5 & 6 (Hänssler Classic)

Expect to be surprised, moved and possibly irritated [CC]

Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms, Mass, Babel (Hänssler Classic)

Masterly choral works let down by aimless interpretations [NC]

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J S Bach: The First Cantata Year Vol 1 (Hänssler Classic)

Given the quality of the existing cycles, this is a brave project but a very fine start [DJB]

In Relations – song recital (Hänssler Classic)

A young soprano evidently to look out for, in a lovely debut recital [PT]

Barchet: Chamber Works (Hänssler Classic)

(Déjà Review) Full marks to Hänssler for giving enduring life to this most attractive and expert craftsman [JW]

Romantic Songs – So tief im Abendrot (Hänssler Classic)

Disappointingly inadequate performances of Lieder arrangements, neither necessary nor desirable [PT]

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Gál: Concertinos (Hännsler Classic)

A fine addition to Gál’s discography [WK]

Berg Shostakovich Ligeti Minetti Qt Hanssler HC23060

Berg, Shostakovich & Ligeti: String Quartets (Hänssler Classic)

Despite splendid playing, the Minetti Quartet faces fierce competition [MC]

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Dvořák: Complete Works for Violin & Orchestra (Hänssler Classic)

Violinist Mikhail Pochekin performs these Dvořák works with compelling verve [MC]

Suder: Dona Nobis Pacem, Symphonic Music II (Hänssler Classic)

Committed performances of two mid-twentieth-century German works [WK]

Bach JS: The First Cantata Year, Vol. 1 (Hänssler Classic)

This first volume in the projected series of J.S. Bach’s First Cantata Year has got off to a most auspicious start [MC]

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Finnish Piano Works (Hänssler Classic)

Richly evocative music that rewards repeated listening [RCh]