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Michael Cookson
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]
Puccini: I Canti (BR Klassik)
Charles Castronovo breathes new life to these smart orchestrations of Puccini’s piano songs [MC]
Liszt: Orchestral Songs (Aparté)
The soloists are in fine form in this collection of Liszt’s orchestral songs in engaging period performances [MC]
Vivaldi: Violin Concertos (Onyx)
(Déjà Review) Vivaldi, Mullova and Onyx are a winning combination [MC]
Ekaterina Siurina (soprano) Where Is My Beloved? (Delos)
I have enjoyed hearing this praiseworthy collection of ten celebrated opera arias [MC]
Stanford: Piano Quintet, String Quintet No. 1 (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Wonderful music and marvellously performed [MC]
Lully: Thésée (Aparté)
Lully’s Thésée sounds glorious in this period-instrument performance [MC]
Haydn: Piano Trios (Praga Digitals)
An album of distinction from the Guarneri Trio Prague [MC]
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5 (BR Klassik)
These are striking performances of Tchaikovsky’s renowned Fifth Symphony and Liszt’s Mazeppa [MC]
Lekeu, Franck & Dupré: Violin Sonatas (Austrian Gramophone)
Commendable performances of palpable sincerity [MC]
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