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Lipiński Violin Showpieces – Bartek Niziol
LIPIŃSKI Morceaux de Salon, Three Caprices, Fantasia and Variations, Three Mélodies Italiennes Karol Lipiński (1790-1861) Bartek Niziol…
Gál Symphony No. 2 and Schumann Symphony No. 4 – Woods
GÁL Symphony No. 2, SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4 (Kenneth Woods) Orchestra of the Swan/Kenneth Woods AVIE AV2232…
Bedford: Star Clusters, Nebulae and Places in Devon
BEDFORD Star Clusters, The Song of the White Horse David Bedford There is a particular sound the…
Bax Symphony No. 4 – Lloyd-Jones
BAX Symphony No. 4; Overture to a Picaresque Comedy; Nympholept Sir Arnold Bax Royal Scottish National Orchestra,…
Kashperova: Piano Concerto in A minor
Kashperova: Piano Concerto, Symphony (Capriccio) Leokadiya Kashperova (1872-1940) Oliver Triendl (piano), Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin/Anna Skryleva Capriccio C5549 (72)…
Leimer and Rachmaninov Piano Concertos – Kurt Leimer
LEIMER Piano Concerto No.2, RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No.3, Prelude Op.23 No.5 (Kurt Leimer) Kurt Leimer (piano), Orchestra…
Venetian Coronation – McCreesh and Gabrieli Consort
A Venetian Coronation (Gabrieli Consort and Players/Paul McCreesh) James O’Donnell and Timothy Roberts, organs; Gabrieli Consort and…
Bartók: Sonata for Solo Violin – Poulet
HARMONIC RECORDS HCD8717 Harmonic Records HCD8717 Gérard Poulet’s father studied with Ysaÿe, and something of that lineage…
Barber: Serenade for Strings – Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
American Music For Strings (Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra/Paul Shure) – Barber, Fine, Carter, Diamond Los Angeles Chamber…
Naive New Releases
Les Musiciens du Prince – Monaco, Gianluca Capuano Naive · OP9025 · 46 minutes Vivaldi never gets tired of surprising you…
Freitas Orchestral Works – Cassuto
FREITAS The Silly Girl’s Dance, The Wall of Love, Medieval Suite, Ribatejo Frederico de Freitas (1902-1980) Royal…
Thomas Oboe Lee: Six Concertos – Gil Rose
LEE Six Concertos Thomas Oboe Lee (b. 1945) Sarah Brady (flute); Ina Zdorovetchi (harp); Irina Muresanu (violin);…
Bach: St John and St Matthew Passions – Suzuki
BACH St. John Passion; St. Matthew Passion (Masaaki Suzuki) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Gerd Türk, evangelist; Peter…
Rubicon: New Releases
Joanna Kacperek (piano) Rubicon · RCD1228 · 86 minutes Joanna Kacperek has built a program around the idea that contemporary piano…
Capriccio: New Releases
Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Chelsea Gallo Capriccio · C5555 · 70 minutes Johanna Senfter spent decades composing in near-total obscurity, and hearing her…
Sony: Recent Releases
Arcadi Volodos (piano) Sony · 19658879292 · 65 minutes Schubert’s so-called “Gasteiner” Sonata is a strange, sun-drenched beast — written at…
Naxos: Recent Releases
Susan Platts, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Joann Falletta Naxos · 8574735 · 79 minutes Stravinsky’s so-called “fairy tale” works occupy this wonderfully…
Harmonia Mundi New Releases
Timothy Ridout (viola), Jonathan Ware (piano) Harmonia Mundi · HMM902787 · 63 minutes The viola lives in a register that sits…
Mahler Symphonies by Bychkov and Czech Philharmonic
Symphonies Nos 1-9 Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Czech Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov Pentatone PTC5187490 Semyon Bychkov has spent the…
Shostakovich Suite for Variety Orchestra – A Misnamed Masterwork
Shostakovich: Suite for Variety Orchestra No 1 (Spivakov Sound) Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) National Philharmonic of Russia /…
Liszt Dante Sonata and Works by Abduraimov
InfernoBehzod Abduraimov (piano)rec. 2025, Teldex Studio, Berlin, GermanyAlpha Classics 1219 [66] Behzod Abduraimov is not a name…
Erato New Releases
Christina Pluhar, l’Arpeggiata Erato · 2685430249 · 74 minutes Christina Pluhar has always had a gift for building a world rather…
MDG New Releases
Christian Zacharias (piano), Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne MDG · MDG10223916 · 72 minutes MDG keeps quietly putting out some of…
BIS New Releases
Helen Charlston (mezzo-soprano), Sholto Kynoch (piano) BIS · BIS2704 · 62 minutes Helen Charlston’s voice has this incredible depth to it…
