jw
Jonathan Woolf
Vaughan Williams: The Grinke Legacy (Albion Records)
Frederick Grinke’s recordings restored for a new generation – and high time too [JW]
1927-1929: Orchestral Works by Jewish Composers (Rondeau Production)
The playing and recording is impactful; this is an easy disc to enjoy [JW]
Lloyd: The Piano Works (Lyrita)
George Lloyd’s piano works grouped together and reissued in a ‘Signature Edition’ twofer [JW]
Stuyvesant String Quartet: In Concert at the Library of Congress (Bridge Records)
A splendid American string quartet caught on the wing in concert in 1946 [JW]
Holmboe: String Quartets Nos 4, 5 & 16 (Dacapo)
A third Dacapo cycle of Holmboe’s string quartets repay close listening [JW]
Adolf Busch: Orchestral Works Volume 1 (Toccata Classics)
More valuable premiere recordings [JW]
Loughlin: Piano and Chamber Music (Toccata Classics)
A Liverpudlian composer’s musical and geographical wanderings [JW]
Erica Morini (violin): Vol 3, Beethoven (Doremi)
(Déjà Review) Long may this worthy retrieval continue [JW]
Berl Senofsky (violin): American Virtuoso (Rhine Classics)
Strong, masculine playing from Berl Senofsky – along with some less than stellar performances [JW]
Brief Encounters: Music for Viola & Piano (Meridian)
Brief the encounters may be, but they are poignant, stirring and full of novelty [JW]
M Herz: Orchestral Works (Capriccio)
Vital, imaginative works from a near-forgotten German composer [JW]
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]
 |
 |
Featured Naxos review |
 |
 |
 |
 |
