Tchaikovsky P

An absolute feast of piano recordings that greatly expands our knowledge of a pianist who has been very undeservedly forgotten [RCh]

An enchanting musical journey towards the Orient involving familiar and brand new music [KT]

A fine testament to five great singers at the top of their game in this beautifully engineered live recording [MP]

A set to treasure [SG]

A great orchestra pays its tribute to a much loved conductor [PH]

A massive celebratory David Oistrakh box features strikingly good remasterings of his HMV legacy and a vast array of live and broadcast material [JW]

Elman in glowing pre-war Concerto recordings in London [JW]

Nothing new to his discography but Cziffra is heard in previously unreleased, energising performances [JW]

A desirable collection that captures the Cherkassky magic [SG]

(Déjà Review) Whatever superlatives you hear about this disc I urge you to believe them [MC]

An absorbing study of an unjustly neglected body of recordings continues [JW]

Elman’s glittering morceau (and some others) in splendid transfers [JW]

Crawford plays splendidly but spotlighting him disadvantages the orchestra [MG]

A vital and compelling celebration of Roberto Alagna’s 60th birthday [GF]

Playing that leaves you gasping, mostly in astonishment but occasionally in frustration [RCh]

Finally, volume 2 appears and it’s well worth the wait [JW]

I like the directness and clarity of Rubinova’s approach [MG]

An invigorating shattering of myths, both long-held and recent, about this perennially beloved composer [NC]

A feast of Russian piano music served up with spectacular aplomb by Lane [RCh]

by Néstor Castiglione

(Déjà Review) A real feeling of spontaneity and excitement [CC]

Schmidt-Isserstedt on light duties, pre-war, in an overture sequence [JW]

Many first-class performances to celebrate the 475th anniversary of the Staatskapelle Dresden [MC]

Youthful Erica Morini’s earliest recordings from New Jersey show her scintillating in morceaux [JW]