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Samsara – Schumann & Fauré (Alpha Classics)
An absorbing and enterprising programme, impeccably performed by a stellar partnership [RMo]
My heart’s in the Highlands (Delphian)
An interesting programme of Scottish-inspired songs, but Cunningham’s tenor is too dry for my liking [PT]
Etsuko Hirose: The Complete Denon Recordings (Danacord)
These remarkable discs have been hard to track down so it is wonderful to have them collected together and to hear Etsuko Hirose’s dazzling pianism [RCh]
Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem (BIS)
A recreation of the 1868 Bremen Cathedral premiere of Brahms’ German Requiem with massed choirs and players [PH]
Schumann: Symphony No 2 & Bernstein: Divertimento (BR Klassik)
An enjoyable souvenir of Bernstein’s relationship with the Bavarian RSO [JQ]
Sergio Fiorentino: The Complete SAGA Album Collection (Rhine Classics)
A pleasure to have Fiorentino’s complete Saga Recordings under one roof [SG]
Schumann: Carnaval; Liszt: Piano Sonata (Danacord)
Fascinating Schumann and Liszt on a contemporary piano [JF]
Charles Munch (conductor): Munch conducts Romantic Favorites (West Hill Radio Archives)
(Déjà Review) A splendid set [JQ]
Clara & Robert Schumann: Piano Concertos (Warner Classics)
An outstanding account of Clara’s concerto, but Robert’s is less convincing [DJB]
Schumann: Symphony 3
by Alan George
Schumann, Brahms: Love Songs (C Major)
A Lieder masterclass, seen and heard from the best seat in the Musikverein [RWe]
Nelson Freire (piano): The SWR Recordings (SWR)
Mining the archive produces gold from Nelson Freire [PH]
Aline van Barentzen (piano) Radio Archives Edition (Meloclassic)
Pianophiles will warmly embrace this latest addition to the Meloclassic roster [SG]
Bestiary on Ivory (Bridge)
Very well performed and recorded, this disc should be heard by all who love the repertoire of the piano [GPu]
Schumann: Violin Concerto
by Alan George
Schumann: Symphonies (Deutsche Grammophon)
A generation after his first brilliant recordings, Bernstein again champions the symphonies of a favourite composer [RMo]
Schumann: Organ Works (ARS Produktion)
Excellent advocacy for Schumann’s less well-known works [WK]
Schumann: Violin Sonatas (Hyperion)
Another utterly satisfying and convincing traversal of Schumann’s enigmatic late sonatas [RHa]
Sergio Fiorentino (piano) The Complete SAGA Album Collection (Rhine Classics)
Fiorentino’s complete Saga recordings of 1958-60 heard in excellent remasterings [JW]
Shura Cherkassky (piano) The Ambassador Auditorium Recitals 1981-9 (First Hand Records)
Autumnal never-before-released Cherkassky recitals show few signs of fatigue [JW]
György Cziffra (piano) Live in Concert (Solstice)
These live recordings make a very welcome addition to the Cziffra discography [SG]
Schumann: Symphony No 4 & Sibelius: Symphony No 1 (SWR Classic)
Masterly direction in live performances of two disparate symphonies, in which orchestral tone is not always the most opulent, but the spirit is invariably right [RMo]
Aline van Barentzen (piano) Radio Archives Edition (Meloclassic)
An absolute feast of piano recordings that greatly expands our knowledge of a pianist who has been very undeservedly forgotten [RCh]
Schumann & Taneyev: Piano Quintets (Signum Classics)
The Schumann is excellent; the Taneyev can be skipped (SV)
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