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Jonathan Woolf
Charles Munch (conductor) A Treasury of French Music (West Hill Radio Archives)
There’s something here even for those with an extensive collection of Munch’s recordings [JW]
Pierre Monteux in Boston (West Hill Archives)
(Déjà Review) Authoritative, finely played, well recorded and transferred [JW]
Rózsa: Three Hungarian Sketches & Cello Rhapsody (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Committed, idiomatic and sharply attuned to the composer’s sensibilities [JW]
Maria Tipo (piano): Complete Erato Recordings (Erato)
The uneven but unignorable Maria Tipo, too often let down by recording acoustics, but soaring high in Clementi and Scarlatti [JW]
An English Violin (NoMadMusic)
A second appearance of Guirne Creith’s Violin Concerto on disc from an admirable though unexpected source [JW]
Janet Craxton: English Oboe Concertos (Oboe Classics)
The directness and eloquence of Janet Craxton in historic BBC broadcasts [JW]
Clements: Chamber Music (Solaire)
Flair and adventure from an Englishman in The Hague [JW]
Dvořák: Symphonies No.7-9; Janáček: Taras Bulba (Le Palais des Dégustateurs)
Performances from the 1980s full of febrile personality [JW]
Grainger: Complete Piano Music (Nimbus)
(Déjà Review) What a splendid undertaking [JW]
Koessler: Symphony in B, Concerto for Violin (cpo)
More Romantic discoveries from a little-remembered German [JW]
Dowland: Songs, Ayres and Dances (Erato)
Dowland down the ages culled from the Erato stable, which includes Virgin and EMI [JW]
Edwin Fischer (piano) Lausanne CO Concerts (Maestro Editions)
Historic live Bach from Edwin Fischer restored in fine sound [JW]
Rachmaninov: Symphony No.3, Isle of the Dead (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) If you want these performances, this disc proves a canny and inexpensive way to acquire them [JW]
Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony (Pristine Audio)
A discographic first – Dan Godfrey’s 1925 recording of ‘A London Symphony’ [JW]
Elgar: From the Archives Vol 2, Cello & Violin Concertos (SOMM)
Presenting Navarra’s known strengths and adding Varga’s now forgotten qualities [JW]
Erling Bloch: Pioneering Danish chamber musician (Danacord)
The restored recordings of Erling Bloch – sonata and trio player, quartet leader, eminent teacher and committed exponent [JW]
Sir Adrian Boult: Complete Warner Stereo Recordings (Warner Classics)
79 CDs of Warner’s Boult stereo legacy offering the known and the overlooked alike [JW]
Beethoven &; Fauré: Violin Sonatas (Pristine Audio)
(Déjà Review) This release goes a long way to cementing the Sammons discography [JW]
Strauss: Ein Heldenleben; Beethoven: Symphony No.8 (SOMM Recordings)
Beecham full of flair but with somewhat foggy sonics in live Royal Festival Hall broadcasts [JW]
Sanromá: The Complete Boston ‘Pops’ Recordings (APR)
The formidable concerto achievements of Jesús María Sanromá in an irresistible 2-for-1 release [JW]
Mozart: Piano Concertos 22 & 27 (Maestro Editions)
A Mozartian 90th birthday to Peter Frankl, live from Cleveland, and full of sensitive musicianship [JW]
Overtures from the British Isles Volume 3 (Chandos)
A third volume focuses on mid-century overtures, with three world premiere recordings [JW]
Beethoven: Complete Sonatas for Violin and Piano (Erato)
(Déjà Review) Cut from intimate cloth, preferring incremental, dextrous playing, exuding tenderness and relaxation [JW]
Soirées Internationales – Cello Music (Avie)
(Déjà Review) This Parisian journey can be warmly welcomed [JW]
