The best new classic recordings reviewed in the March issue of Gramophone, featuring Théotime Langlois de Swarte, Joyce DiDonato, John Eliot Gardiner and many more…
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Leclair. Locatelli. Vivaldi Violin concertos
Théotime Langlois de Swarte vn The shadows
Harmonia Mundi
An already familiar name in this space of a recreation of a Proust recital (read the review), Théotime Langlois de Swarte’s glorious new album is baroque music at its finest and happiest.
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Dohnanyi Concertos
soils; Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz / Modestas Pitrėnas
Caprice
A superbly performed selection of Dohnányi’s works by musicians fully immersed in his musical voice, led by a conductor who inspires them to the end.
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Ravel Orchestral works
London Sinfonia / John Wilson
Chando
John Wilson brings his extraordinary ability to find the color and the soul of an orchestral score to bring to Ravel: with his handpicked soloists, he indeed offers us ravishing riches.
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Moeran Chamber work
Fidelio Trio
resonated
That Moeran’s music means so much to Fidelio Trio players is clear from the start of this delightful album, the lyrical lines delivered with evident affection, as well as musical excellence.
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‘Horn & Piano’
Teunis van der Zwart nh Alexander Melnikov fp
Harmonia Mundi
What a feast of sounds! The natural horn of Teunis van der Zwart and the pianoforte of Alexander Melnikov offer us a captivating and quite glorious tribute to the Giovanni Punto, 18th century virtuoso.
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Bacewicz Piano works
Pierre Jablonski pf
Undine
After his superb Stanchinsky album last year, Peter Jablonski turns his attention to Bacewicz, offering an equally fine defense to a composer whose music is on the way to gaining much more widespread recognition.
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‘BAC-H’
Simon Johnson org
Chando
An extraordinary instrument – that of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London – in a repertoire perfectly chosen to show its sonic splendor, all performed by an artist of formidable skill and musicality.
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J.S. Bach Passion according to Saint John
soils; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists / John Eliot Gardiner
CEO
“An immersive passion that takes no prisoners,” says Jonathan Freeman-Attwood of this performance, of one of Bach’s foremost conductors of our time.
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‘Eden’
Joyce Di Donato me Il Pomo d’Oro / Maxim Emelyanychev
Erato
An album to focus us on our relationship to nature, delivered with passion by Joyce DiDonato and her colleagues – a powerful example of how music can relate so well to our wider world.
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“Russian Roots”
Catherine Konradi coax Threesome Gaspard
Chando
Kyrgyz soprano Katharina Konradi and Trio Gaspard bring us a diverse array of Russian works spanning centuries – from Beethoven to Auerbach to Weinberg – all brilliantly performed.
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DVD/Blu-Ray
Mondonville Titon and the Aurora
soils; Les Arts Florissants / William Christie
Naxos
Recorded at the Opéra-Comique last year, although without an audience, this recording of Titon et l’Aurore de Mondonville is another triumph from William Christie.
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Reissue/archive
Beethoven Symphony No. 9, ‘Choir’
soils; Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival / Wilhelm Furtwängler
BIS
A historical recording of Wilhelm Furtwängler conducting Beethoven Choral A symphony that, writes Rob Cowan, “will leave you forever changed”.
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