Schoenberg

This might be your Second Viennese School CD of the year [JFL]

Three one-act ballets in very fine performances [RMay]

Superb performances of orchestral and choral music by Schoenberg [DHa]

A trio of classic “lollipops” is given the typically energised Mitropoulos treatment [RMo]

(Déjà Review) A valuable and involving musical experience that far outreaches the purely musicological [CC]

Beautifully played chamber works by Brahms and Schoenberg [MC]

Interesting versions for the committed Schoenbergian [SB]

An important archive release [JQ]

The most exciting vocal recital disc I’ve heard in a long while [JQ]

Ensemble 360 and Claire Booth bring Pierrot to life on this superb disc [PTh]

A ravishing Verklärte Nacht, but a lacklustre Alpensinfonie [ST]

An extraordinarily vivid sonic refurbishment of Stokowski’s 1941 vibrant Pelleas [RMo]

Alternately delicate and voluptuous orchestral playing and rich sonics underpin the effect of this pairing [RMo]

Two wonderfully contrasting explorations of Maeterlinck’s play [JF]

Interesting programming and some evocative pianism [RCh]

(Déjà Review) A magnificent disc showing both the route that Schoenberg did not take, and, triumphantly, the one that he did [DBi]

Worthy performances in an unusual and intriguing programme [RCh]

Four 20th century composers united in their response to political extremism [JF]

Sony’s second Rodziński box fills a significant gap from his Cleveland years [JH]

Fabulous music, hugely enjoyable [SA]

Intermittently good, but inconsistent and not outstanding [RMo]

Emerson Quartet’s farewell recording is rather special [LW]

A stimulating medley of the best string music, beautifully executed [RMo]

An anthology of classic, highly varied recordings spanning over a quarter of a century from major music-makers [RMo]