SOMM Recordings

A release of great importance for all Elgar lovers [JQ]

An appealing programme drawn from three ‘late’ concerts, including a galvanised Tchaikovsky [NB]

A fine recording that will enhance any piano collection [DC]

Jazz‑charged virtuosity meets classical brilliance [JF]

More Dodgson songs, some weighty, some less so, all superb, from Somm [WH]

Known and unknown repertoire in Beecham’s ultra-communicative live performances [JW]

Delivers all of the pianism and musical depth for which one could ask [DC]

(Déjà Review) A worthy part of what is a major, important project in British recorded music [JF][RB]

(Déjà Review) Schoenberg’s arrangements present this music in a new light, and these performances are very successful [GA]

Premiere recordings unveil Howells’s hidden catalogue [JF]

Crafted British light music for today [JF]

This well-played programme perhaps unintentionally reveals Kapustin’s limitations [NB]

Accomplished and enjoyable music in excellent performances [JQ]

A valuable collection of first recordings reveal Howells the skilled miniaturist [NB]

Immaculate performances [JQ]

An excellent recital of major romantic period piano works [SB]

Beguiling clarinet playing showcases two fine works and one masterpiece [NB]

Beecham live at the Royal Festival Hall, galvanizing in Berlioz and Wagner [JW]

Valuable additions to the catalogue which expand our appreciation of composer and conductor [NB]

Compelling live Elgar from Sir Adrian Boult in SOMM’s essential archive series [DHa]

A live Beecham Scheherazade that generates the heat and drive sometimes missing from his commercial recording [JW]

(Déjà Review) No enthusiast for Les Troyens should be without this set [JS]

Continued reclamation of Charles Wood’s string quartets in generous performances [JW]

Imaginative programming presents two Clarinet novelties and an established classic [JW]