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Jonathan Woolf
Kanitz: Chamber Works (Chandos)
A Viennese composer in America – the ARC Ensemble restores another overlooked figure [JW]
Heinrich Koll (viola): The Art of the Viola (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Fluent and elegant, and very pleasing [JW]
Moeran: Symphony & Violin Concerto (Somm Ariadne)
Two historically important broadcasts of major works by E.J. Moeran [JW]
Alfred Cortot plays Chopin (APR)
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)12 Études Op.1012 Études Op.25Piano Sonata No.3 in B Minor Op.5824 Préludes Op.2814 WaltzesAlfred Cortot…
Turina: Piano Music Volume 5 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Alluring sun bathed piano writing and playing [JW]
Bosmans: Concertos (Resonus)
The lyrically elusive art of Henriëtte Bosmans [JW}
Postcards from Ukraine Volume 2: Chamber Music (Toccata)
Stirring and lyrical Sonatas and a Trio from Ukraine’s formative years [JW]
Elgar & Adès: Violin Concerti (Ondine)
A thrusting, brilliant Elgar Concerto, informed by early recordings, and a great Adès [JW]
Brahms, Britten, Elgar & Sibelius: Violin Concertos (ICA Classics)
A concerto quartet from Ida Haendel’s BBC broadcasts spanning nearly 25 years [JW]
Beauty Veil’d: Works by Howell & contemporaries (EM Records)
An excellently compiled and performed selection of previously unrecorded British chamber works [JW]
Daisy Kennedy (violin): The Complete Recordings (Biddulph)
The characterful Australian Daisy Kennedy’s entire discography is restored [JW]
Hermann, Frid & Székely: String Trios (Cobra)
Three young Hungarian musketeers excel in youthful works [JW]
Swedish Chamber Music & Songs (BIS)
The Leipzig School in Sweden represented by a disparate trio of composers [JW]
Lost American Violin Sonatas (Toccata Next)
A trio of premiere recordings by German-trained Americans [JW]
Nielsen: Piano Music (Danacord)
BBC broadcasts from 1960 of Nielsen’s piano music saved from oblivion [JW]
Thomas Jensen (conductor) Legacy Vol. 24 (Danacord)
The final release in this 24-volume series produces an unreleased Sibelius 6, Jensen the accompanist and a broad-ranging miscellany of Danish Works. [JW]
Kabeláč: Symphony 2 (Capriccio)
Wartime defiance from the indomitable Miloslav Kabeláč [JW]
The Lily of Killarney (MPR)
Operatic fantasias and a mixed salad of other British works in fine performances [JW]
Medtner (piano): Complete Solo Piano Recordings (APR)
APR’s single discs of Medtner from 1930-47 sessions return now packaged in an indispensable box [JW]
Claudio Arrau (piano) The Ambassador Auditorium Recitals (First Hand Records)
A finely produced and consistently enlightening set [JW]
CH Lloyd: Chamber Music for Clarinet (Toccata Classics)
Overlooked choral and organ composer is heard in chamber works with clarinet [JW]
The Romantic Piano Concerto 48: Benedict and Macfarren (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Plenty of verve and drama; neither academic nor over-balancing [JW]
Benda, Pichl & Vranický: Violin Concerti (Supraphon)
(Déjà Review) The Vranický in particular is a real winner [JW]
London String Quartet plays Schubert and Bridge (Pristine Audio)
An excellent inaugural release in a new chamber series from Pristine Audio [JW]
