Somm Recordings

A wonderful demonstration of the craft of the song composer from Stephen Dodgson [DHa]

A fabulous live performance of Scheherazade, caught on the wing [JQ]

The realisation of this current disc is everything the conductor’s admirers could wish for [JW]

An outstanding recital [RBe]

Essential listening if you love Elgar’s choral music [JQ]

Beecham full of flair but with somewhat foggy sonics in live Royal Festival Hall broadcasts [JW]

A welcome digital release of a collection of Elgar’s songs [JQ]

Captivating performances of forgotten British gems [JF]

First recordings of three fascinating, recent works by perhaps the UK’s leading symphonic composer [GH]

A very fine and fitting centenary tribute to Sir Charles Mackerras [JQ]

A ‘Trout’ to challenge classic versions, exhibiting a welcome sense of forward drive, paired with a Hummel novelty [RMo]

An invaluable release [DHa]

A worthy 150th anniversary tribute to Samuel Coleridge-Taylor [JQ]

A distinguished and important addition to the discography of David Matthews [JQ]

A valuable, diverse and very well presented programme displays the composer’s strengths and weaknesses [NB]

(Déjà Review) The Bax premiere is a revelation [RB]

A potpourri of largely unrecorded Coleridge-Taylor [JW]

Compelling performances of three remarkable piano sonatas [JQ]

Entirely delightful music in engaging, expert performances [JQ]

Four very different works form a generous and diverse programme [NB]

An invitation to the dance from a master of the lighter style [PH]

The essence of the jolly trout in rare British piano quintet repertory [PH]

Enjoyable accounts of music from the dance floor and the concert hall [RMay]

(Déjà Review) Another hard-to-resist entrant for the Beecham collector [JW]