Britten
Elgar: Violin Concerto (Linn Records)
A superb rendering of Britten’s orchestral suite and a fine account of Elgar’s violin concerto which nonetheless does not rival favourite versions [RMo]
Britten: Noye’s Fludde (Pristine Audio)
Fine historical performances indispensable to any Britten collection [WH]
Britten: Albert Herring (Opus Arte)
An unmatchable and irreplaceable video makes a welcome return to the catalogues [PCG]
Britten: Michelangelo Sonnets (Hyperion)
A convincing collection, well-sung, played and recorded [CG]
Britten: Noye’s Fludde (Pristine Audio)
Two world première Britten recordings remastered by Pristine make an enticing offering [PCG]
Britten: The Turn of the Screw (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) An exceptionally powerful musical and dramatic experience [GPJ]
Broken Branches (Pentatone)
A superlative Songs from Chinese can’t quite redeem indifferent singing elsewhere [DM]
Britten: Orchestral works (Naxos)
Another spectacular and poetic Britten collection ex-Collins courtesy of Naxos [EM]
Britten: The Turn of the Screw (Alpha)
A vivid rollercoaster approach, the listener smarting on the front row stalls [MG]
20th C British Cello Sonatas (Lyrita)
Handy and Hughes stride forth in their latest volume of British cello sonatas
[JW]
Britten: String Quartets (BIS)
Britten’s music for string quartet, a comprehensive collection [SB]
20C Cello Sonatas (Alpha)
Fine performances of four major 20th century cello sonatas [LW]
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