Mozart
Legendary Italian Violinists (Meloclassic)
Recordings that are seeing the light of day on CD for the first time, and very welcome they are too [SG]
Fritz Kreisler (violin): Violin Concertos (Pristine Audio)
The legendary Fritz Kreisler comes up pristinely in new transfers of his concerto recordings [PH]
Virtuoso – Music for Euphonium and Brass Band (Naxos)
Intriguing arrangements for brass band of some well-known works [KT]
The Convict Harpsichordist (Move)
(Déjà Review) An fascinating recital themed around the first harpsichord to arrive in Australia [RH]
Mozart: The Great Symphonies 21-41 (Decca)
Classic accounts from a Mozart specialist, full of life and spirit [RMo]
Beethoven: Symphonies Vol. 5 (SOMM)
Scharwenka’s fine arrangements of these sunny, playful symphonies are superbly played [TMS]
Mandora: The Lute of the Monasteries (Pan Classics)
An interesting survey of music for a little-known instrument [JV]
Mozart: Violin sonatas (Arcana)
Refined and focused playing, seductively performed [SG]
Etsuko Hirose: The Complete Denon Recordings (Danacord)
These remarkable discs have been hard to track down so it is wonderful to have them collected together and to hear Etsuko Hirose’s dazzling pianism [RCh]
Mozart: Symphonies 25, 29 & 35 (Eloquence)
(Déjà Review) Finely paced readings with a clear sense of the inner relationship of the parts, textures and drama [ED]
Jelly d’Arányi (violin): Columbia recordings (Biddulph)
The cultured elegance of violinist Jelly d’Arányi in recordings from the 1920s and 30s [JW]
Arthur Catterall (violin) Mozart, Brahms and Franck (Biddulph)
Concertmaster-soloist Arthur Catterall in historically valuable late acoustic recordings [JW]
Johanna Martzy (violin): Live Concert Performances (Meloclassic)
Treasured documents and valuable additions to the Martzy discography [SG]
Mozart: La clemenza di Tito (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) May not outdo the competition completely but belongs up there among the best [GF]
Jascha Horenstein (conductor): Horenstein in Venezuela Vol 1 (Pristine Audio)
A specialist but intriguing release showing a great conductor working, as it were, off the beaten track [JQ]
Herbert von Karajan live in Berlin (Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings)
A fascinating and valuable musical-historical document [JQ]
Mozart: Orchestral Works (Gramola)
Turkovic’s performances compare favourably, and the mix of genres clarifies the distinctiveness of the symphony [MG]
Mozart: Mitridate, Re di Ponto (C Major)
Very high musical standards are let down by a disappointing production [MP]
Carl Schuricht in New York (Archipel)
Schuricht leads the Vienna orchestra with surety and command [JW]
Aline van Barentzen (piano) Radio Archives Edition (Meloclassic)
Pianophiles will warmly embrace this latest addition to the Meloclassic roster [SG]
Opus V: Keyboard works by Mozart and J C Bach (Ars Produktion)
One of the best recordings of Mozart’s concertos [JV]
Grigory Sokolov (piano) Purcell and Mozart (Deutsche Grammophon)
Authoritative and heartfelt performances, warmly recommended [SG]
Mozart: Piano Concerti No.17, 21 (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) Tremendous, life-affirming Mozart playing, marking Pollini’s welcome return to this territory [CC]
Aline van Barentzen (piano) Radio Archives Edition (Meloclassic)
An absolute feast of piano recordings that greatly expands our knowledge of a pianist who has been very undeservedly forgotten [RCh]
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