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Bach: Keyboard Concertos (Warner Classics)
Wonderful Bach from Beatrice Rana accompanied by some highly skilled, like-minded, Dutch string players [PH]
Elgar: Symphony No.1 (NDR Radiophilharmonie)
Another great take on Elgar’s First from a top German orchestra and their outgoing chief [PH]
Chopin & Scriabin (Forgotten Records)
A perfect blend of two great piano traditions from an unremembered master of the keyboard [PH]
Puccini: Tosca (Deutsche Grammophon)
An important Tosca from Deutsche Grammophon [PH]
Scriabin: Con eleganza (La Dolce Volta)
A satisfying recital, intelligently compiled and exquisitely played [PH]
Bacewicz, Lutosławski & Szymanowski: Orchestral Works (Linn)
A neat little survey of 20th century Polish music [PH]
An Inter-war Chronology of Opera
by Philip Harrison
Fritz Kreisler (violin): Violin Concertos (Pristine Audio)
The legendary Fritz Kreisler comes up pristinely in new transfers of his concerto recordings [PH]
Walton: Violin Concerto and other orchestral works (Chandos)
John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London embark on a Walton odyssey [PH]
Prokofiev: Symphony 6 (LSO Live)
A great version of one of Prokofiev’s finest works from the LSO and Noseda [PH]
Folios of Light – Contemporary Japanese Piano Music (Azure Sky)
A recital of spiritual and serene Japanese piano music [PH]
Shostakovich: String Quartets 10-12 (Brilliant Classics)
A well-played, superb sounding set [PH]
Prokofiev and Shor: Piano Concertos (Alpha Classics)
An interesting and attractive coupling [PH]
Malcolm Binns (piano) Homage to a great British pianist (CRQ Editions)
A tribute to Malcolm Binns with his complete recordings for World Record Club [PH]
Ukraine – A piano portrait (SOMM Recordings)
A heartfelt portrait of a nation in vivid pianistic colours [PH]
Hough: Piano Concerto (Hyperion)
A tempting disc but a very short runtime [PH]
Lully: Alceste (Château de Versailles Spectacles)
Relive the Golden Age of the Tragédie lyrique in a performance of insight and conviction [PH]
Ravel: Fragments for piano (Erato)
An exquisitely played and intelligently assembled bouquet for Ravel [PH]
Adès: Orchestral suites (LPO)
A stunning compendium of Adès’ music for the stage in a self-recommending release [PH]
Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer (Decca)
A tour de force from the leading dramatic soprano of the modern age [PH]
Haydn: Symphonies 94, 95, 98 & 99 (RCA)
Virtuosic performances of Haydn full of wit, zest and the exuberance of life [PH]
Blanche Marchesi (soprano): Complete Recordings (Marston Records)
A glimpse back into a Golden Age of singing [PH]
James Lockhart – An appreciation
by Philip Harrison
Tippett: New Year (NMC)
Utopia, dreams, rituals: the essence of Tippett in his final opera [PH]
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