Duarte: Works for Solo Guitar (Brilliant Classics)
More first recordings of John Duarte’s music, in performances of a particularly high standard [ZT]
Alkan: Complete Piano Music Volume 6 (Piano Classic)
Delights await in this chest of Alkan’s piano curiosities [RCh]
Gershwin, Tower, Stucky: Works for Piano and Orchestra (Naxos)
A varied and absorbing medley of American works [RMo]
Bach: Organ music (Proprius)
(Déjà Review) This organ produces some of the loveliest sounds I have heard for a very long time [GF]
Benjamin: Symphony, Cotilion, North American Square Dance Suite (Lyrita)
(Déjà Review) Benjamin’s light and serious sides generously represented in vivid performances and with recording to match [RB]
Tchaikovsky: Complete Symphonies (Brilliant Classics)
Conducting, playing and engineering of the highest quality – subtle and thrilling in equal measure; a treasurable set [RMo]
Rachmaninoff: All-night Vigil (Chandos)
Musically and sonically outstanding [JQ]
Duruflé & Poulenc: Requiem, Lenten Motets (Hyperion)
The Choir of Trinity College Chapel gives a consoling, inspiring performance [JF]
Benoit: Heaven and Hell (Fuga Libera)
Olympian choral works of massively varying quality [JW]
J S Bach: St John Passion (Claves)
Despite some shortcomings, this is one of the better performances of the St John Passion [JV]
Patrick Gallois: French Flute Music (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Not only for flautists – enjoyment and stimulation for all [CC]
Alkan: Douze Études dans les Tons Mineurs (ABC Classics)
Stephanie McCallum’s combination of pianism, enthusiasm and completeness cannot be topped [WK]
Nielsen: Symphony No. 3 & Flute Concerto (Chandos)
An essential Nielsen recording that crackles with the chaotic energy of the life-force [NC]
Poulenc: Piano Music (Piano Classics)
Chiara Cipelli responds vividly to the lyricism, wit and occasional melancholy of these diverse pieces [JF]
Paradigma Medioevo: Music from 14th-century Italy (Brilliant Classics)
This can be a good introduction to the 14th century Italian Ars nova [GH]
Strauss: Josephs Legende (Naxos)
A fine performance, well recorded, but inferior to Sinopoli’s more sensuous account [RMo]
Lumen Christi – A Sequence of Music for the Easter Vigil (Ad Fontes)
The ecstatic joy at Christ’s resurrection is musically embodied here in a perfect manner [JV]
A L’Estampida – Medieval Dance Music (Avie)
I can’t imagine any listener being disappointed in this infectious and delightful program [KS]
Wagner: Das Rheingold (Opus Arte)
A superb fusion of singing, music and stagecraft [AOz]
Danza Gaya: Music for Two Pianos (Lyrita)
Attractive and entertaining, but unfamiliar music, beautifully performed [NB]
Borgstrøm: Fiskeren (The Fisherman) (Simax Classics)
An interesting rarity, well worth investigating. [GF]
Grieg: Violin Sonatas (Brilliant Classics)
A charming new version of Grieg’s attractive violin sonatas [SB]
Diaries Schumann (Pentatone)
Fine playing from an engaging young pianist, if not the most memorable Schumann [JH]
Dvořák: Symphonies Nos 7 & 8 (SWR Classic)
A potentially attractive coupling, quite well played but too low-key and lightweight. [RMo]
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