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Michael Cookson
Bruckner: Mass No 2 & Motets (BR Klassik)
First class performances that are a match for any rival recordings [MC]
Ries: Septet & Octet (cpo)
(Déjà Review) These colourful chamber works deserve to be better known [MC]
Sonya Yoncheva (soprano) The Courtesan (SY11 Productions)
A captivating album of arias on a courtesan theme [MC]
Un messe imaginaire (NoMadMusic)
Chœur Spirito give compelling performances of these works [MC]
Meyerbeer: Le prophète (LSO Live)
It is pleasing to see Meyerbeer operas receiving attention and this live recording is first-class [MC]
Vivaldi: Chamber Music for Oboe (Signum Classics)
This a release to savour and the leading candidate for both my baroque and chamber record of the year [MC]
Ysaÿe: Rêves – Violin Concerto & Poème concertant (Avie)
With these Ysaÿe recordings, one senses that Philippe Graffin has embarked on a labour of love [MC]
Beethoven: String Quartets, Op 18 Nos 1 and 4 (Naïve)
(Déjà Review) Quatuor Mosaïques are an astonishing ensemble who deserve the utmost praise for these magnificent performances [MC]
Meyerbeer: L’Africaine (Naxos)
This praiseworthy live recording of L’Africaine will undoubtedly assist Meyerbeer’s rehabilitation [MC]
Mozart: Mezzo Mozart (Aparté)
Marina Viotti makes this an album of great Mozart arias hard to resist. [MC]
Handel: Complete Violin Sonatas (Delphian)
An accomplished partnership presents Handel’s violin sonatas most attractively [MC]
Brahms: String Quartets, Piano Quintet (Deutsche Grammophon)
Any release from the Emersons is worthy of attention and this set is no exception [MC]
La Casa del Diavolo (Naïve)
(Déjà Review) For their fiercely propulsive and compellingly vital performances Il Giardino Armonico has few equals [MC]
475 Jahre Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden (Profil)
Many first-class performances to celebrate the 475th anniversary of the Staatskapelle Dresden [MC]
Brahms: Viola Sonatas (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Very fine performances of these late works [MC]
Mendelssohn: Octet & Sextet (Delos)
(Déjà Review) A real winner in terms of repertoire, performance, interpretation, sound quality and sheer enjoyment [MC]
Bruckner: Symphony No 3 (Myrios Classics)
An outstanding performance of Bruckner’s Third from François-Xavier Roth and his Cologne players [MC]
Donizetti: L’esule di Roma (Opera Rara)
An opera overlooked for far too long is presented in the best possible light [MC]
Berg, Shostakovich & Ligeti: String Quartets (Hänssler Classic)
Despite splendid playing, the Minetti Quartet faces fierce competition [MC]
Sofya Melikyan (piano): Présence lointaine (Rubicon)
An attractive homage to influential Catalan pianist Ricardo Viñes [MC]
Dvořák: Complete Works for Violin & Orchestra (Hänssler Classic)
Violinist Mikhail Pochekin performs these Dvořák works with compelling verve [MC]
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 (Myrios Classics)
Roth makes an outstanding case for the original 1874 version of Bruckner’s Fourth [MC]
Bach JS: The First Cantata Year, Vol. 1 (Hänssler Classic)
This first volume in the projected series of J.S. Bach’s First Cantata Year has got off to a most auspicious start [MC]
Vivaldi: Late Violin Concertos (Sony Classical)
(Déjà Review) Magnificent accounts to cherish [MC]
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