Pristine Audio
Brahms: Symphonies 3 & 4 (Pristine Audio)
Across the passage of time these recordings retain their pleasures and satisfactions [RB]
Bruckner: Symphony No 7 (Pristine Audio)
Despite its improved sound, except as a historic document this remains superfluous in the light of competitive recordings from Karajan himself [RMo]
Brahms: Symphonies No.3-4 (Pristine Audio)
Romantic, free-flowing accounts somewhat compromised by indifferent sound and playing [RMo]
Gustav Mahler: Symphony 1, Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Pristine Audio)
A highly satisfying and logical pairing, well-remastered and showcasing both Boult’s and Thebom’s eminence in Mahler [RMo]
Thomas Beecham (conductor): The Complete Acoustics (Pristine Audio)
An important set – for the academic rather than the general audience [PSt]
Enrique Jordá (conductor): Spanish Music (Pristine Audio)
A fresh look at a controversial conductor [SV]
Nathan Milstein (violin) The American Columbia Solo Recordings – Vol 2 (Pristine Audio)
The young Nathan Milstein: a consummate professional at work [RMa]
R Strauss: Salome, Elektra (Pristine Audio)
Two iconic Met recordings newly revitalised in Ambient Stereo, something of a bargain [RMo]
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde & Vaughan Willams: Fantasia (Pristine Audio)
The frequent coughing and only intermittently satisfactory soloists make this a bit of a trial [RMo]
Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony (Pristine Audio)
A discographic first – Dan Godfrey’s 1925 recording of ‘A London Symphony’ [JW]
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro (Pristine Audio)
A classic that sounds better than ever, but look elsewhere for Figaro heaven [ST]
Handel: Messiah (Pristine Audio)
A grand, classic, sui generis recording of ‘Messiah’ in revitalised sound [RMo]
Beethoven &; Fauré: Violin Sonatas (Pristine Audio)
(Déjà Review) This release goes a long way to cementing the Sammons discography [JW]
Verdi: Otello conducted by Toscanini (Pristine Audio)
(Déjà Review) Pick this one with confidence [ST]
Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (Pristine Audio)
Pristine delivers a top notch refurbishment of this classic recording [MP]
Holst: Orchestral Music (Pristine Audio)
Sargent’s music-making can still take you by the throat [RB]
Willem Mengelberg (conductor): The Concertgebouw Telefunken Recordings Vol.5 (Pristine Audio)
More excellence in this ongoing series, including a superb “New World” symphony [PSt]
Vaughan Williams: Symphonies 2, 5, 7 & 8 (Pristine Audio)
Hallé, Barbirolli and HMV all in one place [RB]
Bizet: The Fair Maid of Perth (Pristine Audio)
Beecham gives a classic account of this gem of a score [MP]
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (Pristine Audio)
A historical issue, the first Magic Flute to include dialogue, given a facelift and maintaining its significance after seventy years [PCG]
Brahms & Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos (Pristine Audio)
Brilliant, driven performances which hardly show their age in Pristine’s remastering [RMo]
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (Pristine Audio)
A classic recording, with a great conductor and stellar singers, gets the Pristine treatment [RMo]
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor) The Complete Acoustics 1910-18
Characterful examples of Beecham’s first recordings performed by his zestful orchestra [JW]
Mahler: Symphony No.1 (Pristine Audio)
Considerably better than Walter’s stereo remake, but it’s for specialists only [SV]
