Somm Recordings
Handel: Total Eclipse (SOMM Recordings)
The best of Handel in instrumental arrangements [JV]
HOLST 150 (SOMM Recordings)
A worthy 150th anniversary tribute to Gustav Holst [JQ]
HOLST 150 (SOMM Recordings)
Another fine anthology of historic live performances to mark an important anniversary [NB]
Dodgson: Mirage – Piano music (Somm Recordings)
Challenging yet rewarding music, fine performance and recording [WH]
British Treasures (SOMM Recordings)
(Déjà Review) Three gorgeously, lyrical, romantic British violin sonatas played with great affection [IL]
Stanford: Cushendall, Irish Song Cycles (SOMM)
Containing a number of recorded premieres, this is an attractive selection of some of Stanford’s many Irish songs [JQ]
Bruckner: From the Archives, Volume 2 (Somm Recordings)
This second instalment confirms this will be a series well worth following as the Bruckner bicentenary year progresses [JQ]
Schmidt: Symphony 4 & The Book with Seven Seals (Somm Recordings)
Two notable archive recordings in excellent transfers to mark Schmidt’s 150th anniversary [JQ]
Schmidt: Symphony No 4 & The Book with Seven Seals (Somm Recordings)
Excellent restorations which capture the very essence of these recordings [SG]
The Pre-Raphaelite Cello (Somm Recordings)
The Frankfurt Gang and Beatrice Harrison inspire a cellistic programme [JW]
Bruckner: From the Archives, Volume 1 (SOMM Ariadne)
The auspicious launch of what promises to be a Bruckner series of uncommon interest [JQ]
Bizet: L’Arlésienne Complete stage music (SOMM Recordings)
Bizet’s L’Arlésienne returns to its original theatrical roots, and the revelation is enchanting in the hands of Plasson [PCG]
Salsa Nueva (SOMM Recordings)
The best thing to do with a disc such as this is to sit down, relax and enjoy [HC]
Vaughan Williams – A Birthday Garland (SOMM Recordings)
A fine representative collection; no more rustic accents, please [JW]
Vaughan Williams: A Birthday Garland (SOMM Recordings)
Lovers of English song should not hesitate: acquire this disc and gatecrash Uncle Ralph’s musical party [JQ]
Stanford: Irish Song Cycles (SOMM Recordings)
Winsome, windy and windswept with the occasional folkloric moment, but Stanford on auto-pilot [JW]
Mahler Pioneers (SOMM)
This release will be of great interest to all Mahler devotees [JQ]
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor) Berg, Stravinsky & Vaughan Williams (SOMM Recordings)
A significant addition to the Boult discography [SG]
Handel: Total Eclipse (Somm Recordings)
Some of Handel’s most beautiful arias in instrumental versions, performed with vitality, sensitivity and rhythmical precision [GF]
Blake: Orchestral Works (Somm Recordings)
Blake at his approachable best in orchestral music [JW]
Cordelia Williams (piano): Cascade (SOMM Recordings)
Simply wonderful piano playing [DMD]
Cordelia Williams (piano): Cascade (SOMM Recordings)
A fine recital of miniature masterpieces [DC]
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