Schubert
Erica Morini (violin) The Complete Victor Recordings (Pristine Audio)
Youthful Erica Morini’s earliest recordings from New Jersey show her scintillating in morceaux [JW]
Joseph Szigeti (violin): Complete AFRS Recordings and Live Performances (Biddulph)
An attractive programme of rare items from Szigeti’s discography [JW]
Jacqueline Delman (soprano) More from my archives (Oak Grove)
A valuable documentation of Delman’s versatility, musically, repertoire-wise and linguistically [GF]
Wilhelm Kempff (piano) Live Concert Edition (Meloclassic)
Indispensable for Kempff fans [SG]
Mischa Levitzki (piano): Complete HMV Recordings (APR)
This splendid twofer just shouldn’t be missed [SG]
Schubert: Mayrhofer-Lieder Volume 2 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) An outstanding contribution to lieder on record [CH]
Schubert: Symphony No 9 (Deutsche Grammophon)
Bernstein in genial mood directing a luscious-sounding Concertgebouworkest [RMo]
Thomas Jensen (conductor) Legacy Vol. 21 (Danacord)
New music, unfamiliar music and Light Music form this focused twofer [JW]
Hermann: Complete Surviving Music Vol. 3 (Toccata Classics)
A fitting finale to the three-volume Hermann series; a carousel of small pleasures [JW]
Schubert: Lieder. Love’s Lasting Power (Delphian)
Two recent competition winners in an impressive debut recital, more than promising [PT]
Schubert & Hummel: La contemplazione (IBS Classical)
The strong ties between these two giants are highlighted in this vivid recital [RCh]
Annie Fischer (piano) Schumann & Schubert (ICA Classics)
Annie Fischer in Schubert and Schumann: a great pianist in the BBC studios [JW]
Elly Ney (piano): Brahms & Schubert (APR)
There is some beautiful playing in these wartime recordings [RCh]
Schubert: Winterreise (Genuin)
An imaginative and thoroughly rewarding re-working of Schbert’s Winterreise for voice, chorus and two accordions [PT]
My Soul, What Fear You? (King’s College, Cambridge)
A fascinating Lieder recital [JQ]
The Degenhof Sessions (Genuin)
A wonderfully entertaining programme with some real treats [RCh}
Claudio Arrau (piano) The Early Years (Marston)
(Déjà Review) No Arrau admirer would want to be without it [JW]
Popper: Complete Transcriptions for Violoncello and Piano (Paladino Music)
A valuable addition to the Popper discography and a chance to hear a Hubay rarity [RCh]
Schubert: Lieder with Orchestra (BR Klassik)
Rewarding orchestral versions of Schubert songs, most sensitively performed [SB]
Carolyn Sampson (soprano) but I like to sing… (BIS)
A delight from start to finish – Carolyn Sampson is on effervescent form [JQ]
Schubert: The Piano Sonatas (DG)
(Déjà Review) If a one-pianist complete set is required at reasonable price Kempff proves a generally reliable guide [CC]
Schubert: Winterreise (Genuin)
Seasoned collectors will derive much pleasure from this unusual arrangement [GF]
Julens ljus (The Light of Christmas) (Proprius)
(Déjà Review) I suspect that many listeners will make attractive ‘finds’ among these 24 songs and the execution of them leaves little extra to be desired [GF]
Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin (Rubicon)
A fresh and stimulating alternative reading of Schubert’s masterwork that I urge readers to give a try [GF]
