March 2023
Vivaldi: Sonatas for 2 Violins (Brilliant Classics)
Vivaldi’s instrumental music is more theatrical than these performances suggest [JV]
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (HDTT)
Another highly successful remastering of a classic recording from HDTT [RMo]
Homage (Lorelt)
The excitement of new discovery combined with passionate advocacy [DMD]
Bacewicz: Symphonies (cpo)
The first volume of the complete orchestral works by one of Poland’s finest twentieth-century symphonists [GH]
Bernstein: Orchestral Works (Sony Classical)
Essential, authentic listening for admirers of Leonard Bernstein [JQ]
Brahms: Piano Works (Maestro Editions)
A rare Lyrichord session for an obscure pianist [JW]
Brahms’ Fourth Symphony
A brief overview of recordings by Trevor G Cooper
Cello Diverse (Divine Art)
(Déjà Review) Some of the finest, most purposeful, cello playing I’ve heard in a long time [BBr]
Walton: Concertos (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Performances that sit comfortably with the best [IL]
Sommer: Orchestral songs (Pentatone)
World premiere recordings of orchestral songs by a largely forgotten composer [JQ]
Teodorescu-Ciocănea: Orchestral music (Toccata Classics)
This deserves to enhance Teodorescu-Ciocănea’s reputation and bring it before a wider public [DMD]
John Cranko (choreography): The Taming of the Shrew (Unitel Editions)
Stuttgart Ballet’s survey of choreographer John Cranko’s work continues triumphantly [RMay]
Wenn ich nur Dich hab (Carpe Diem Records)
Top-class performances of German sacred music from the baroque period [JV]
Poulenc: La voix humaine (Alpha Classics)
A new vocal standard for La Voix humaine, but no translation of the text [RWe]
Valentin Malinin (piano): Laureate Recital (Naxos)
Pianist Valentin Malinin impresses with his technical ability, but with mixed musical results [LW]
A Little of What You Fancy (ASV)
(Déjà Review) An indispensable record for those who love the world of the old music hall [TD]
Handel: Water & Fireworks Music (Archiv Produktion)
(Déjà Review) An example that big can be beautiful too! [GFe]
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