Forgotten Records

A short-lived harpsichordist heard in a bracingly robust recital [JW]

Top-notch performances from the past given a new lease of life [SG]

One can only marvel at the commitment and vitality of these two live performances [SG]

Interesting and appealing with much to enjoy [SG]

A brief glimpse into a life tragically cut short [SG]

Music performed with an intimate and homely charm [SG]

A historic recording by a great Armenian string quartet recommended to all chamber music lovers [GT]

An enjoyable exploration of Gershwin’s many facets with some rarities [RCh]

A strong performance, if sometimes tending towards literalness [PBW]

An interesting but largely disappointing CD, mainly because of an underpowered performance of the symphony [PBW]

Absolutely lovely live performances which must be heard through a veil of crumbly mono sound [RMo]

The elegant, refined art of Peter Rybar in fine transfers from his Westminster legacy [JW]

A variably attractive Beethoven cycle from two eloquent Czech musicians [JW]

Attractive transfers from the 1920s and 1930s of Stan Golestan’s chamber music [JW]

A great quartet in core repertory and superbly communicative Ginastera [JW]

A great Janáček champion conducts Honegger and Martinů in an obscure Polish recording [JW]

The Loewenguth Quartet’s stereo Debussy-Ravel coupling reissued in fine transfers [JW]

Playing of elegance and refinement [SG]