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Jonathan Woolf
Müller-Hartmann: Chamber Works (Chandos)
A German traditionalist heard in music written before his enforced emigration to England [JW]
Bacewicz: Works for Violin and Piano (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) A splendid opportunity to get to grips with a large body of Bacewicz’s chamber music [JW]
Karl Eliasberg (conductor): Schumann & Berlioz (Maestro Editions)
This transfer from a chuff-spattered LP is a non-starter [JW]
Kathleen Parlow (violin): Complete Recordings (Biddulph)
A long overdue salute to an overlooked Auer student and a Canadian violinist of technical polish [JW]
Rarities of Piano Music at Schloss vor Husum 2002 (Danacord)
A number of works catch the ear [JW]
Bach: Cello Suites (Doremi)
Pioneering recordings by a superb violist at the height of her powers [JW]
Dvořák: Complete solo piano music (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Fine performances of seldom heard repertoire [JW]
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor) (ICA Classics)
A previously unissued live Sinfonia antartica heads this 40th anniversary Boult release [JW]
Parry: Piano Music Vol. 1 (Da Vinci Classics)
A splendid start to a Parry pianistic odyssey [JW]
Karajan – The Early Lucerne Years (Audite)
Karajan in Lucerne in largely unreleased performances [JW]
Sardone: Reimagining Aria (Digressione)
Instrumental finesse in Baroque arias reimagined as composed jazz vehicles [JW]
Wilhelm Backhaus (piano) The Complete Acoustic and Selected Electric Recordings (APR)
Backhaus’s earliest recordings reappear, in largely pre-existing restorations, to renewed triumph [JW]
Smyth: Der Wald (Resonus)
The first recording of Ethel Smyth’s Der Wald is severely underwhelming [JW]
Jazz Violin Concertos (Gramola)
A jazzy trio of violin concertos performed by the dashing Benjamin Schmid [JW]
Górecki: Symphony No 3 (Alto)
Amongst the most moving recordings of Górecki’s Third featuring the soprano who premiered the work [JW]
Beethoven: Middle Quartets (Bridge Records)
(Déjà Review) An invaluable addition in excellent sound, splendid documentation and full of concentrated wisdom [JW]
Léner Quartet (Pristine Audio)
More canonic Léner Quartet restorations from the 1920s and 30s [JW]
H Koppel: Composer and Pianist Volume 7 (Danacord)
Volume 7 of the Koppel series, finally here, shows the composer’s two sides [JW]
d’Ambrosio: Works for String Quartet & Quintet (Tactus)
Premiere recordings of Alfredo d’Ambrosio’s ever-vernal charmers [JW]
Kelly: Chamber Music (Toccata Classics)
More Kelly premieres expand our knowledge of the short-lived Australian [JW]
Hannah: Music for Piano and Organ (PGM Audio)
Canadian Ronald Hannah’s piano works offer playfulness and charm and more besides [JW]
Van der Pals: String Quartets Vol. 1 (cpo)
Gently melancholic chamber works from a less-well-remembered composer [JW]
Nathan Milstein (violin) Mendelssohn, Bruch & Tchaikovsky (Biddulph)
The first Bruch/Mendelssohn coupling is restored, with Tchaikovsky to swell the programme [JW]
Cooke: Complete String Quartets Vol. 1 (Toccata Classics)
Warmly welcomed works by a somewhat underappreciated composer [JW]
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