Schubert
Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra – The Early Years Vol. 5 (Pristine Audio)
Excellent restorations of Ormandy’s ‘World’s Greatest Music’ recordings of the late-30s [JW]
Earliest French Piano Recordings (APR)
A splendidly remastered and historically important tranche of piano recordings [JW]
Jascha Heifetz (violin) ‘Live’ Recordings (Biddulph)
Heifetz caught live in broadcasts playing some discographic novelties into the bargain [JW]
Erik Möllerström (guitar) Guitar (Sterling)
A survey of recordings by Erik Möllerström, which is mainly of historical interest [ZT]
Schubert: Symphonies Nos 5 & 8 (Linn)
Bursting with life [ST]
The Earliest French Piano Recordings (APR)
A perfect picture of French pianism in the early part of the twentieth century [RCh]
Edith Peinemann (violin) Radio Archives Edition (Meloclassic)
A set to treasure [SG]
Mussorgsky, Brahms, Schubert: Full Circle: Reflections on my Journey (Pentatone)
This dark and heavy programme is worth a chance, maybe not in one sitting [GF]
David Oistrakh (violin): The Warner Remastered Edition (Warner Classics)
A massive celebratory David Oistrakh box features strikingly good remasterings of his HMV legacy and a vast array of live and broadcast material [JW]
Unplayed Stories … in 40 Fingers (Hyperion)
Dazzling playing in these highly appealing rarities [RCh]
Schubert: Octets (Decca)
A beautifully engineered recording which simply exudes the joy of music-making [RMo]
Schubert: Symphonies 5 & 8 (Linn)
Emelyanychev convinces me that Symphony 5 is Schubert’s first symphonic masterpiece and he demonstrates the distinctiveness of Symphony 8, too [MG]
Otmar Suitner (conductor): Live in Leningrad 1963 (Profil)
I cannot make a convincing case for this double set of live recordings conducted by Otmar Suitner [MC]
Kolisch Quartet: Mozart, Schubert & Schumann (Biddulph)
Fine transfers of the Kolisch Quartet’s 1930s discography [JW]
Erik Möllerström (guitar): Guitar (Sterling)
An issue not only for guitar afficionados, but for anyone who appreciates beautiful music [GF]
Frederick Stock (conductor) Chicago Symphony Vol. 4 (Pristine Audio)
An absorbing study of an unjustly neglected body of recordings continues [JW]
Schubert: Piano Works (Danacord)
Damgaard often achieves a wonderful calm in inspired interpretations [MG]
Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin (Atma Classique)
One of the freshest and most uplifting interpretations I have come across for a very long time [GF]
Joseph Szigeti (violin): European Columbia Records Volume 2 (Pristine Audio)
An evergreen Beethoven Concerto with delightful encores as a bonus [RMas]
Smetana & Schubert: Piano Trios (Supraphon)
Trio Bohémo play with both passion but also precision, they listen to one another and they clearly love this music [SB]
Leo Sirota (piano) Piano Recital Vol. 1 (Sakuraphon)
A full and varied recital programme, characterized by great dynamic range and highly creative phrasing [MK]
Mischa Elman (violin)The complete Victor recordings (1926-32) (Biddulph)
Elman’s glittering morceau (and some others) in splendid transfers [JW]
Schubert & Loewe: Songs (Alpha Classics)
A well-structured programme, excellent performance and recording [RWe]
Schubert, Mahler and Webern: Music for Strings (Farao Classics)
For all the carefully argued and exhaustively justified reasoning behind these transcriptions, I fail to see – or rather hear – the point… [RMo]
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