January 2025
Bruckner Symphony No 8 – Saarbrücken Radio Ensemble Skrowaczewski
Anton Bruckner (1824–1896) Symphony No. 8 Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Ensemble / Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Recorded Kongresshalle, Saarbrücken, 8–9…
Frank Bridge: Enter Spring and Sonata for Cello
Frank Bridge: Enter Spring; Summer; Christmas Dance—Sir Roger de Coverley; Sonata for Cello and Piano; “Go Not,…
Brahms Two Clarinet Sonatas Op 120 – Manno Perl
Johannes Brahms Two Sonatas for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 120: No. 1 in F Minor, No. 2…
Frank Bridge Orchestral Works – BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Frank Bridge: Orchestral Works, volume 1. Enter Spring; Isabella; Two Poems for Orchestra; Mid of the Night…
Brahms Clarinet and Piano Quintets – Manno Perl
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115 Piano Quintet in F minor — Op….
Brahms Symphony No 2 and Mendelssohn Italian Symphony by Stokowski
Johannes Brahms, Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73; Felix Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 4 in A, Op….
Brahms Piano Concerto No 1 and Solo Works by Schnabel
Johannes Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15 Intermezzo in E-flat, Op. 117/1 Intermezzo…
William Boyce Pindars Ode and New Year Ode
William Boyce Pindar’s Ode (1741, Dublin version) and New Year Ode (1774) Hanover Band / Graham Lea-Cox…
Bortnyansky Sacred Concertos Volume 5 – Polyansky
Dmitri Stepanovich Bortnyansky (1751–1825) Sacred Concertos, Volume 5: Nos. 30–35 Russian State Symphonic Cappella / Valeri Polyansky…
Webern Orchestral Works – Ulster Orchestra
Webern’s Miniature Universe, Finely Calibrated Naxos 8.554841 The Ulster Orchestra under Takuo Yuasa offers something increasingly rare…
Siegmeister Chamber Works – Early American Modernism Reconsidered
Elie Siegmeister: Chamber and Vocal Works Gasparo GSS 2008 I confess to approaching this disc with more…
Anna Bon: Six Harpsichord Sonatas – Paule van Parys
Anna Bon di Venezia: Six Sonatas for Harpsichord Paule van Parys, harpsichord Pavane ADW 7338 There’s something…
Carey Blyton Early Songs – Korman and Partridge
Carey Blyton: The Early Songs Beryl Korman (soprano), Ian Partridge (tenor), Stephen Roberts (piano), Jennifer Partridge (piano),…
Melchior and Flagstad in Wagner Parsifal – 1938 Met Opera
# A Voice from Valhalla: Melchior and Flagstad in Parsifal The discovery of these aluminum transcription discs…
Tchaikovsky String Quartets by St Lawrence Quartet
Tchaikovsky: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 3 St Lawrence String Quartet EMI Classics CDC5 57144 [69:42] The…
Arthur Bliss: Decca British Music Collection
Arthur Bliss: Decca British Music Collection [2 CDs] Robert Cohen (cello); Alfredo Campoli (violin); Royal Philharmonic Company/Barry…
Dvorak and Tchaikovsky by Muti – Abbey Road Recordings
Muti’s Dvořák and Tchaikovsky: Abbey Road Splendors from the Mid-Seventies There’s something to be said for the…
Bizet Carmen Highlights – Bumbry and Vickers
Georges Bizet Carmen (highlights) Grace Bumbry (mezzo-soprano), Jon Vickers (tenor), Mirella Freni (soprano), Kostas Paskalis (baritone), Eliane…
Mozart Bassoon Concerto – Lawrence Perkins and Camerata
Mozart: Concerto in B♭ major, K. 191 • Weber: Andante e Rondo Ungarese; Concerto in F major,…
Schubert Winterreise – Bass Jules Bastin
A Bass in Winter: Jules Bastin’s Unexpected Journey Here’s an oddity worth contemplating. Jules Bastin—that superb Belgian…
Berlioz Songs – Véronique Gens and Lyon National Opera Orchestra
Hector Berlioz (1803–69) Les nuits d’été, La mort de Cléopâtre, La captive, La belle voyageuse, Zaïde Véronique…
Stokowski 1947 RCA Sessions – Virtuosity Without Vision
Stokowski’s 1947 Testament: Virtuosity in Search of Vision The story of Stokowski’s wandering years after Philadelphia—and there…
Bentzon Symphonies 5 and 7 – Aarhus Orchestra Ole Schmidt
Niels Viggo Bentzon Symphony No. 5, Op. 61 Ellipser (1950) [36:19] Symphony No. 7, Op. 83 Tre…
Vivaldi Cello Concertos – Alexandre Debrus
Vivaldi’s Cello Concertos: Pleasant Confections, Indifferently Served Cello Concertos by Antonio Vivaldi Alexandre Debrus, cello; Elaine Debrus-Boucher,…
