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Jonathan Woolf

Muller Hartmann CHAN20294

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 CHAN10250

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]

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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]

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Rarities of Piano Music at Schloss vor Husum 2002 (Danacord)

A number of works catch the ear [JW]

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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]

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Parry: Piano Music Vol. 1 (Da Vinci Classics)

A splendid start to a Parry pianistic odyssey [JW]

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Karajan – The Early Lucerne Years (Audite)

Karajan in Lucerne in largely unreleased performances [JW]

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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]

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Jazz Violin Concertos (Gramola)

A jazzy trio of violin concertos performed by the dashing Benjamin Schmid [JW]

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Górecki: Symphony No 3 (Alto)

Amongst the most moving recordings of Górecki’s Third featuring the soprano who premiered the work [JW]

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Beethoven: Middle Quartets (Bridge Records)

(Déjà Review) An invaluable addition in excellent sound, splendid documentation and full of concentrated wisdom [JW]

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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]

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Kelly: Chamber Music (Toccata Classics)

More Kelly premieres expand our knowledge of the short-lived Australian [JW]

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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]

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Cooke: Complete String Quartets Vol. 1 (Toccata Classics)

Warmly welcomed works by a somewhat underappreciated composer [JW]