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Dvořák: Symphony No 9, Serenade for Strings (Sony Classical)
(Déjà Review) Anyone who is more interested in genuine music-making rather than state-of–the-art sound will not be disappointed [TH]
Schuman: Symphony 10 (RCA)
A useful survey of Schuman’s works [SB]
Grieg: Peer Gynt (Sony Classical)
(Déjà Review) A hugely enjoyable selection, and an ear-opener for those who only know the familiar suites [TH]
A Vaughan Williams Hymnal (Conifer Classics)
A beautifully performed programme of Vaughan Williams’ hymns with exemplary attention to detail [MSt]
Piston: Symphony 6 (RCA)
Three well-chosen works by this fine American composer [SB]
Copland: Orchestral Works (Sony Classical)
An all-sorts mixture including some very moving recordings from six decades ago [RB]
Ives: Symphony 3, Three Places in New England (RCA)
A satisfying recital that is strong on earnest and shining integrity [RB]
Holst: The Planets (RCA)
A typically virtuosic recording from a great American partnership [RMo]
Bruckner: Symphony 3 (RCA)
As fine a performance of the 1889 version of Bruckner’s Third Symphony as you could wish from a great partnership [RMo]
Eileen Farrell (soprano) Sings Verdi (Sony Classical)
Stunning singing from a great dramatic soprano who might have done more but chose otherwise [RMo]
Beethoven: Piano Trios (Sony Classical)
A terrific Ghost Trio, less impressive E flat major Trio [PBW]
Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) Truly inspired performances of masterful music [PJL]
Shostakovich, Kabalevsky: Cello Concerti (Sony)
One of our greatest cellists in a revelatory performance from his younger days [WH]
Schubert: String Quintet (RCA)
A fine performance even if it does not quite displace my established favourites [RMo]
Frederica von Stade (mezzo-soprano) Song Recital (Sony Classical)
(Déjà Review) One of the most sheerly beautiful and instantly recognisable mezzos of the last fifty years [RMo]
Bartók: Chamber Works (Decca)
A stunning CD – fantastic performances of strongly contrasting works [PBW]
Wagner: Orchestral Music (Deutsche Grammophon)
Classic Kubelík, wonderful Wagner [LD]
Rameau: Platée & Dardanus Suites (Conifer Classics)
Selections from Rameau return to the catalogue in style [JW]
Mahler: Songs (Sony Classical)
Lovers of great Lieder singing should have this in their collection [RMo]
Bruckner: Symphony 5 (Philips)
(Déjà Review) A classic recording rightly restored to the catalogue in good sound and an example of Jochum’s Bruckner at its best [TD]
Dvořák: Slavonic Dances (Sony Classical)
A reissue of an imperishable “classic of the gramophone” – the greatest music of its genre in the best of 60s stereo sound [RMo]
Alkan & Liszt: Piano Works (RCA)
Utterly commanding – refuses to let you do anything other than flinch, succumb, brave it out and celebrate [RB]
Copland: Symphonies (RCA)
A welcome return to the catalogue of this valuable version of Copland’s early symphonies [SB]
Bernstein: Orchestral Works (Sony Classical)
Essential, authentic listening for admirers of Leonard Bernstein [JQ]
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