Schubert
Beethoven & Schubert: Piano Trios (Forgotten Records)
One can only marvel at the commitment and vitality of these two live performances [SG]
Rarities of Piano Music at Schloss vor Husum – August 2022 Festival (Danacord)
Another enjoyable portrait of this enduring festival which still piles on the surprises and delights [RCh]
Schubert: Lieder with Orchestra (BR Klassik)
For those interested in the idea of Schubert’s songs with orchestral accompaniment [GF]
Grieg & Schubert: Piano Works (SWR Classic)
A tame, unadventurous account of Grieg’s concerto, lacking in dynamism, and an equally pedestrian rendering of Schubert’s great pianistic challenge [RMo]
Kathleen Parlow (violin): Complete Recordings (Biddulph)
A long overdue salute to an overlooked Auer student and a Canadian violinist of technical polish [JW]
Beethoven & Schubert: Orchestral Works (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Articulate and exciting performances by a past master of one art prepared for a present-day audience by a master of another [PSe]
Schubert: String quartets Vol. 5 (Naxos)
The Kodály’s musicality shines through this delightful selection of three earlier works [CC]
Beethoven & Schubert: String Quartets (Orchid Classics)
A highly attractive pairing of two of the greatest string quartets, interpreted and played to perfection [RMo]
Schubert: Symphonies Vol. 3 (Chandos)
Excellent playing, woodwinds especially, but Brüggen brings more compelling, dramatic impact [MG]
Louis Kaufman (violin): Violin Sonatas (Biddulph)
A generously well-filled disc featuring an outstanding fiddle player [SG]
Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin (Harmonia Mundi)
A marvellous reading of Die schöne Müllerin that should please every lover of this indestructible masterwork [GF]
Wilhelm Backhaus (piano) The Complete Acoustic and Selected Electric Recordings (APR)
Backhaus’s earliest recordings reappear, in largely pre-existing restorations, to renewed triumph [JW]
Estrellita (Orchid Classics)
The album works equally well for close listening and as agreeable background music late at night [GF]
Schubert: Winterreise (SOMM Recordings)
A fine centenary tribute to a distinguished British singer [JQ]
Schubert: Lieder Vol 2 (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) Bostridge is surely worthy of a position in the same illustrious gallery as Fischer-Dieskau, Janet Baker and a few others [TB]
Schubert: Die Schöne Müllerin (Alpha Classics)
Worth hearing for the sheer beauty of Krimmel’s voice alone [DMD]
Schubert: Piano Sonatas (Hyperion)
Attractive performances whose strength is in the happy times and finding consolation in still facing the unhappy [MG]
Wendling Quartet: DG and Electrola Recordings (Biddulph)
An important cache of early chamber music recordings heard in debatable transfers [JW]
Schubert: Stimme der Liebe (Somm Recordings)
A fine recital by one of great Schubert interpreters – more please! [RWe]
The Last Epiphany (Challenge Classics)
Thought-provoking juxtaposition of light and shade, of joy and horror, so valuable in the world of today [GF]
Louis Kaufman (violin): Violin Sonatas (Biddulph)
A stylish release featuring a quartet of sonatas played by the sumptuous tonalist Louis Kaufman [JW]
Schubert, Mendelssohn, Beethoven: Fantasias for Piano (Hänssler Classic)
A really promising solo debut album [MC]
Rarities of Piano Music at Schloss vor Husum – August 2022 Festival (Danacord)
Well-chosen, interesting repertoire, and many discoveries [JF]
Soaked in Colour (Fuga Libera)
There are a few winners here, but no consistency [MP]
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