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Jonathan Woolf
The Estonian Cello (Toccata Classics)
A focused look at the Estonian cellistic lineage from 1913 to 1955 [JW]
Alfred Dubois (violin): Mozart & Vieuxtemps Violin Concertos (Biddulph)
Superior transfers of a great violinist, cut down too soon [JW]
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto & Symphony 4 (MV Cremona)
Robust and enjoyable Mendelssohn performances [JW]
Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin): Violin Concertos (Hänssler Classic)
A 4-CD box of reissued concerto performances [JW]
Zoltán Székely (violin) (Biddulph)
Zoltán Szekely triumphs in dual roles, as concerto soloist and quartet leader [JW]
Jongen and Absil: Piano Concertos (Forgotten Records)
Intriguing Belgian works from 1955 Decca LPs in good, clear transfers [JW]
Raff: Samson (Schweizer Fonogramm)
Raff’s Biblical epic is splendidly served by this premiere recording [JW]
Nathan Milstein (violin) The American Columbia Solo Recordings Vol. 1 (Pristine Audio)
Splendid transfers of Milstein’s 1930s baroque repertory [JW]
Huber: Piano Quintets Nos 1 & 2 (cpo)
Two sides of Huber’s chamber music – strict contrapuntalism and playful rhapsody [JW]
Elgar: Mot d’amour. Works for violin & piano (BIS)
A variably successful disc [JW]
Paganini: Violin Concerto No 2 & 24 Caprices (Rhine Classics)
A Romanian Paganini specialist whose career trailed away [JW]
Stevenson: Songs (Delphian)
(Déjà Review) Depth and thoughtfulness, amplifying, refracting and complementing the poets’ lines in a way that enriches and moves [JW]
Budapest Quartet: Early Recordings Vol 2 (Pristine Audio)
Finally, volume 2 appears and it’s well worth the wait [JW]
Launy Grøndahl (conductor): Legacy Volume 8 (Danacord)
A violin concerto-heavy serving of Grøndahl in 1950s broadcasts [JW]
Kaufmann: Piano Concerto, Symphony No 3 & An Indian Symphony (cpo)
The musical wanderings of Walter Kaufmann reflected in a fine disc [JW]
Havergal Brian: The Cenci (Toccata Classics)
A 1997 concert performance restored in good sound with splendid documentation [JW]
Fritz Kreisler (violin/piano) American Portrait (Rhine Classics)
The piano rolls are real but the concert is not what it says on the tin [JW]
Lloyd: The Works for Brass (Lyrita)
George Lloyd in bandsman mode in the latest volume of his ‘Signature Edition’ [JW]
Moór: Cello Sonatas, Suite for four cellos (Cello Classics)
(Déjà Review) With performances this ardent, we can wallow in the moment and relish the intensity of the music making [JW]
From Shadows to Light. Works for violin & piano (Claudio)
An attractive recital spanning a century of composition [JW]
Kaprálová: Completed Orchestral Works (cpo)
A good, but not outstanding, collection of Kaprálová’s orchestral music [JW]
Boult and the BBC Symphony – The Pre-war Recordings Vol. 2 (Pristine Audio)
A sequence of overtures demonstrates the versatility and virtuosity of Boult’s pre-war BBC Symphony [JW]
Buxtehude: Cantatas (Carus)
(Déjà Review) Diligently, impressively and with consistent success this company is building up a portfolio of very fine discs [JW]
Beethoven: Symphony No 3; Schubert: Symphony No 9 (ICA Classics)
Boult in spirited form in his twilight years: no let-up in authority from the doyen of British conductors [JW]
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