Ravel
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé (Chandos)
Wilson and Co triumph yet again [DMD]
Joseph Szigeti (violin) Recital at USC 1957 (Biddulph)
Late Szigeti: time to flog a dead horse [JW]
Magdalena Kožená – Folk Songs (Pentatone)
A real Winner! [MP]
Bruce Liu (piano): Waves (Deutsche Grammophon)
An intriguing programme with much to enjoy even if it does not quite add up [DMD]
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé (Chandos)
An enthusiastic welcome for a newly edited score of Ravel’s balletic masterpiece [PCG]
Rarities of Piano Music at Schloss vor Husum 2002 (Danacord)
A number of works catch the ear [JW]
Folk Songs (Pentatone)
A life-enhancing experience of which I wish every music lover could be a part [GF]
Ravel: Sonatas & Trio (Erato)
(Déjà Review) A winning combination of youth and musical insight; a treat indeed [CC]
Estrellita (Orchid Classics)
The album works equally well for close listening and as agreeable background music late at night [GF]
Fatma Said (soprano) (Warner Classics)
A ravishing debut album that heralds a great future for this artist [MP]
Poetiques de l’instant II (Alpha Classics)
A mixed bag that contains some stylish and absorbing Ravel [NH]
Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) Ravel & Carter (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) Aimard positively revels in complexities, eating up fistfuls of notes and spitting them out with ease [TH]
Correspondances (Antarctica Records)
An immaculately played recital of music which draws its inspiration from symbolism [MSt]
Ravel: L’heure espagnole (Harmonia Mundi)
No one interested in these two works will feel short-changed by its acquisition [GF]
Ravel: In Search of Lost Dance (CAvi-Music)
Exceptional Ravel from this brilliant multi-national trio [GPJ]
Ravel, Dutilleux & Hough: String Quartets (Hyperion)
An intriguing programme with an attractive new work [SB]
Eudice Shapiro (violin): Sonatas and duos (Biddulph)
The admirable art of violinist Eudice Shapiro, heard in core repertory [JW]
Ataúlfo Argenta (conductor) (EMI Classics)
(Déjà Review) Lisztians need to hear Argenta’s Faust; his El Amor Brujo is perhaps the best ever [RB]
Andrei Gavrilov (piano) Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon (Eloquence)
A release pianophiles will treasure [SG]
Arthur Grumiaux (violin) The Boston Recordings (Parnassus)
(Déjà Review) Some of the most lofty and beautiful playing; I shall return to this disc with equal excitement and pleasure [JW]
Jacob Lateiner (piano) The Lost Art Vol. 2 (Parnassus)
A pianist deserving of wider currency [SG]
Michael Studer (piano) The Legacy (Claves)
(Déjà Review) Buy it for the Bach, and become enthralled by the rest [DC]
La Valse (Hänssler Classic)
These wind orchestra arrangements could hardly be better played [MC]
The Boy and the Magic – L’enfant et les sortilèges
A commentary by Len Mullenger, illustrated and with sound samples
