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Christopher Thomas
Salzedo: String Quartets Nos 2 & 7 (Dutton Epoch)
(Déjà Review) A quartet cycle that must rank as a major achievement in the genre. Performances of great integrity [CT]
Advent Carols from St. John’s (Nimbus)
(Déjà Review) Evocative and beautifully sung [CT]
Mussorgsky: Stokowski Symphonic Transcriptions (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) A fine new recording of Stokowski’s vividly orchestrated responses to Mussorgsky’s music [CT]
Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos 3 & 4 (Classics For Pleasure)
(Déjà Review) Handley’s magnificent readings make this disc essential both for collectors and newcomers [CT]
Musgrave: Orchestral Works (NMC)
(Déjà Review) Musgrave at her most compelling, given excellent performances [CT]
Salonen: Wing On Wing (Deutsche Grammophon)
Three impressive major works in magnificent performances [CT]
Schoenberg: Gurrelieder (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) Recorded just a week after 9/11, this stunning performance heralds a new era for Rattle in Berlin [CT]
Mussorgsky: Symphonic Transcriptions by Stokowski (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) A fine new recording of Stokowski’s vividly orchestrated responses to Mussorgsky’s music [CT]
Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues (Naxos)
A delicacy and deftness of touch in the playing, allied with a natural sense of line and phrasing which can be both compelling and moving [CT]
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