Schubert
Daisy Kennedy (violin): The Complete Recordings (Biddulph)
The characterful Australian Daisy Kennedy’s entire discography is restored [JW]
Schubert: Quintette Imaginaire (Alpha)
A curiosity, but also a missed opportunity [ST]
London String Quartet plays Schubert and Bridge (Pristine Audio)
An excellent inaugural release in a new chamber series from Pristine Audio [JW]
Catherine Collard (piano): En Concert 1969-1972 (Solstice)
Vivid playing by a pianist who passed too soon [RCh]
Schubert: Octet
by Alan George
Brahms & Schubert: Piano music (BIS)
Clever programming and remarkable playing: Kantorow is the real deal [ST]
Benjamin Appl: For Dieter – Hommage à Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Alpha Classics)
A personal and touching tribute from Benjamin Appl to his mentor [DHa]
Poulenc: Gloria & Schubert: Mass No 5 (Berlin Classics)
The youth choir Dresdner Kreuzchor struggles to produce a sound strong enough for these works [GPJ]
Schubert: String Quintet, Symphony No.5 (Sony Classical)
(Déjà Review) One classic and one slight disappointment [JW]
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor) Complete Stereo Recordings on Warner Classics
Beecham’s stereo discography in a sturdy box albeit largely in pre-existing remasterings [JW]
Benjamin Appl (baritone) Hommage à Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Alpha Classics)
A cornucopia of wonderful songs, superbly sung, for every lover of art songs to delve into [GF]
The Art of the Vienna Horn (Naxos)
The recital as a whole is so obviously enjoyable and totally recommendable [WH]
Jörg Demus (piano): The Dresden Concerts 1962-1972 (Meloclassics)
A multi-faceted pianist in repertoire close to his heart [RCh]
Schubert: Piano Music (Hyperion)
All round excellence from one of our greatest pianists [PH]
Schubert: Piano Trios 1 & 2 (Erato)
(Déjà Review) Goes straight to the top for my recommendations of these wonderful works [TH]
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor) Complete Stereo Recordings on Warner Classics
A Beecham stereo treasury from the 1950s in wonderful sound [LM]
Silence is Golden. Arrangements for soprano, piano & clarinet (Hänssler Classic)
An entertaining ‘dramedy’ album [DHa]
Schubert: Symphony 9 (Tudor)
A superb version that captures the spirit of Schubert and yet manages to be individual [PCW]
Unpublished! Spalding and Dohnányi in Concert (Parnassus)
Albert Spalding in the sunset of his career accompanied by Dohnányi in a sonata sequence [JW]
Schubert: String Quintet
by Alan George
Schubert’s Dream of Eden
by Wilfrid Mellers
Le Temps suspendu: Beethoven & Schubert (B Records)
Superlative, daringly innovative accounts of two Romantic chamber music masterpieces [RMo]
Eva Zalenga (soprano) Varia bel (Genuin)
Another extremely successful recital from Eva Zalenga [PT]
Schubert: Schubert’s Four Seasons (BIS)
An outstanding Schubert recital [JQ]
