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R Strauss: Intermezzo (Warner Classics)
The only studio recording of Strauss’s biographical opera is a complete winner on all front [MP]
Strauss: Metamorphosen, Piano Quartet (B Records)
An accomplished, early Strauss chamber work of mild interest and a tender, carefully wrought, but slightly too cautious Metamorphosen [RMo]
Eugene Goossens (conductor) – Cincinnati Symphony, Vol 3 (Pristine Audio)
Goossens’ final Cincinnati recordings complete a worthwhile 3-CD series [JW]
R Strauss & Hindemith: Horn Concertos (EMI Classics)
(Déjà Review) One of the greatest instrumentalists of the 20th century in some of its juiciest music – it’s a disc you can’t really afford to miss [GPJ]
Strauss: Josephs Legende (Naxos)
A fine performance, well recorded, but inferior to Sinopoli’s more sensuous account [RMo]
Strauss: Four Last Songs (Alpha Classics)
A thoughtful project and, as such, a significant addition to the discography of the Vier letzte Lieder [JQ]
Strauss: Die Ägyptische Helena (Decca)
Not ideal in every respect, this recording is a fine achievement nonetheless [MP]
Daniel Behle (tenor) R Strauss & Wagner (Prospero)
An important album. One which may surprise those who admire this tenor’s Mozart recordings [MP]
Artur Rodziński (conductor): The Complete Columbia Album Collection (Sony Classical)
Sony’s second Rodziński box fills a significant gap from his Cleveland years [JH]
My Soul, What Fear You? (King’s College, Cambridge)
A fascinating Lieder recital [JQ]
Strauss: Horn & Oboe Concertos (Orchid Classics)
Fine performances for the most part, but the documentation is problematic [LW]
R Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) A reminder of all the strengths of this cruelly-underrated conductor/composer. Certainly, this is a major addition to the Strauss discography [CC]
R Strauss: Choral works (Hyperion)
Choral singing of formidable accomplishment [JQ]
Carolyn Sampson (soprano) but I like to sing… (BIS)
A delight from start to finish – Carolyn Sampson is on effervescent form [JQ]
Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht (DUX)
Intermittently good, but inconsistent and not outstanding [RMo]
Through The Night (BIS)
A stimulating medley of the best string music, beautifully executed [RMo]
Schumann: Symphony No. 1; Strauss: Sinfonia domestica (Orfeo)
(Déjà Review) Mitropoulos’ readings offer a must-hear, never less than fascinating experience [CC]
The Paris Opera 1900-1960 (Malibran Music)
Ten very well-filled discs documenting six glorious decades at the Paris Opera [RMo]
Festive Sounds (SWR Classic)
A pleasant hour of music basking in a warmly resonant recording [MP]
Weber, Schumann, Strauss: Horn concerti (Chandos)
A delightful collection [SB]
Strauss: Works for Cello (RCA)
(Déjà Review) Isserlis’s truly heartfelt performance expresses the Don’s humour, gravity, irony and pathos with marvellous subtlety [SF]
Fritz Busch (conductor) In Stockholm (Pristine Audio)
Unusual Busch late-life survivals from Swedish Radio archives [RB]
Otto Klemperer (conductor): The Remastered Edition (Warner Classics)
Klemperer consolidated; his full Warner legacy in best-yet transfers [JW]
Deified (Pentatone)
Resplendent brass playing with Wagner’s Ring ruling lesser contemporary works [NB]
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