Harmonia Mundi
Rutter: A Clare College Celebration (Harmonia Mundi)
A fitting 80th birthday tribute to John Rutter [JQ]
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice (Harmonia Mundi)
The beauty of Fink’s singing and the sonorities of the period band are the main attractions here; other elements are more ordinary [RMo]
J.C. Bach, C.F. Abel & Friends: London circa 1760 (Harmonia Mundi)
An historically interesting and musically compelling portrait of the London music scene around 1760 [JV]
Northern Light. Echoes From 17th-Century Scandinavia (Harmonia Mundi)
This will be one of my recordings of the year [JV]
D Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonatas (Harmonia Mundi)
The most satisfying Scarlatti collection I’ve heard [DJB]
Russian Romantic Songs (Harmonia Mundi)
(Déjà Review) The programme is excellent, singing superb and the guitar playing complementary in accompaniment and entertaining in solo [ZT]
Timothy Ridout (viola) Works for solo viola (Harmonia Mundi)
A young virtuoso of the viola goes solo [PH]
Mozart: Solo, Duo, Trio, Quartet (Harmonia Mundi)
An imaginative program and a definite success [DJB]
JC Bach & CPE Bach: Orchestral Music (Harmonia Mundi)
(Déjà Review) A real success here, then, from all angles [CC]
The Experts – The Bach & Silbermann Dynasties (Harmonia Mundi)
The performances are good, but the concept of this disc is not really convincing [JV]
Schubert: Licht und Schatten (Harmonia Mundi)
Hasselhorn weaves light and shadow into a unity in a fascinating programme, superbly sung [GF]
Lully and Charpentier: Les Musiques de Molière (Harmonia Mundi)
Anyone interested in Baroque opera should acquire this issue [GF]
Palestrina Revealed (Harmonia Mundi)
A most auspicious way to mark the 500th anniversary of Palestrina [JQ]
Sublimation (Harmonia Mundi)
A wealth of beautiful melodies and fascinating rhythms, played with technical acuity and sensitivity [GF]
J. S. Bach: Magnificat & Handel: Te Deum (Harmonia Mundi)
An odd combination of works, but both are performed well [JV]
Wolcum Yule: Celtic and British Songs and Carols (Harmonia Mundi)
This is a Christmas disc for the connoisseur, I think, and it is strongly recommended as such [JQ]
Mozart: Requiem (Harmonia Mundi)
Pichon’s inventive programming and superb musicianship make this recording stand out in a crowded field [SSc]
Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin (Harmonia Mundi)
Another marvellous recording of Die schöne Müllerin to add to the ever-growing list of highly recommendable versions of this indestructible masterwork [GF]
Baltic Voices 1 (Harmonia Mundi)
Lyrical yet challenging, they welcome the listener with open arms [RB]
Urlicht – Songs of Death and Resurrection (Harmonia Mundi)
The singing is masterly, the playing of the orchestra excellent and the recording first class [GF]
Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie (Harmonia Mundi)
A top-notch Turangalîla from Toronto; stellar sonics, too [DM]
Purcell: The Fairy Queen (Harmonia Mundi)
This 35-year-old recording is still a worthy competitor in a crowded field and the sound comes up as fresh as new paint [GF]
Charpentier: Messe de minuit (Harmonia Mundi)
The perfect disc to musically celebrate Christmas [JV]
Chopin: Etudes (Harmonia Mundi)
Chiu possesses a melting tone and a high level of musicianship [CC]
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