SWR Classic

Stravinsky orch SWR19156CD

Stravinsky: Orchestral works (SWR Classic)

Middle and late-period Stravinsky, performed with life-affirming zest [NC]

Bruckner Symphs 7 8 Inbal SWR 19152CD

Bruckner: Symphonies Nos 7 & 8 (SWR Classic)

Flawless performances of Bruckner’s two finest symphonies by a master Brucknerian, in excellent sound [RMo]

Debussy martyre SWR19149CD

Debussy: Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien (SWR Classic)

A problematic version of a problematic work, but Debussyians should investigate [SB]

Busoni-Piano-Concerto-Lively-Gielen-SWR-Music-SWR19141CD

Busoni: Piano Concerto (SWR Classic)

A worthy performance of this massive work but others are better [SB]

Dvorak Symphs 7 8 Inkinen SWR Music SWR19130CD

Dvořák: Symphonies Nos 7 & 8 (SWR Classic)

A potentially attractive coupling, quite well played but too low-key and lightweight. [RMo]

Grieg & Schubert: Piano Works (SWR Classic)

A tame, unadventurous account of Grieg’s concerto, lacking in dynamism, and an equally pedestrian rendering of Schubert’s great pianistic challenge [RMo]

Festive Sounds (SWR Classic)

A pleasant hour of music basking in a warmly resonant recording [MP]

Roger Norrington (conductor) Sacred Music (SWR Classic)

Choral masterpieces of the 19th century, in stirring performances [RWe]

Mozart concertos SWR19129CD

Mozart: Piano Concertos (SWR Classic)

Michelangeli’s Mozart at its most ebullient, masculine and human [JW]

Anne-Sophie-Mutter-Vivace-SWR19133BD-Blu-Ray

Anne-Sophie Mutter – Vivace (SWR Classic)

A revealing documentary sheds light on a superstar career [RMay]

Karl Böhm (conductor): The SWR Recordings (SWR Classic)

A rewarding collection [GT]

Ligeti: Complete Works for a Cappella Choir (SWR Classics)

This contribution to Ligeti’s centenary sheds a new light on the early work of this fascinating composer [GH]

From Jewish Life (SWR Classics)

A valuable boxed reissue from SWR’s vaults brings melancholy, vivacity and many disc premieres [JW]

Ligeti: Complete Works for a Cappella Choir (SWR Classic)

This music ranges from the avant-garde to pieces almost fit for cathedrals in the 1500s [JF]