19th Century The Chamber Music of Eduard Nápravník Superbly recorded, brilliantly and extensively annotated, this entire disc breathes class
Cello Martinů Cello Sonatas on Pentatone It is hard to imagine a finer combination of stunning performances and demonstration-standard recording
Baroque Music for archlute, guitar and harpsichord A lovely disc, beautifully recorded in Palermo, in February 2021. The rewards are many and varied ...
Mozart The Chiaroscuro Quartet triumphs in Mozart's Prussian Quartets There appears to be absolutely nothing negative to say about this disc from any angle
Chamber Ethel Smyth and Delius String Quartets What a great discovery this disc is - It is the Smyth that lingers most in the memory
Beethoven Beethoven for Three (2): Pastoral & Op. 1/3 The performances are pretty much beyond criticism. Fascinating for the “Pastoral”; but the C-Minor Trio is a corker of a performance!
Mendelssohn Repost: Meet the Mendelsohns on Chandos: Fanny & Felix A brilliant, life-enhancing disc that introduces substantive music, brilliantly recorded
Beethoven Dem Erzherzog gewidmet: A noble Archduke in Gsteig Chamber music in the gorgeous setting of Gsteig, Switzerland
French Repost: Eric Tanguy Chamber Music: “In a Dream” This is richly rewarding music, brilliantly played and recorded
Chamber Between Two Worlds: Music for String Quartet Between Two Worlds is a magnificent disc; beautifully recorded, still mroe beautifully played. It leaves an indelible impact.
Schubert Schubert Late String Quartets from the Fitzwilliam Quartet Superbly immediate Schubert, fresh, full of contrasts and raw power
Chamber Moeran Chamber Music Moeran's voice is brilliantly individual. It's a fair but though, that those readers who enjoy the English Pastoralist tradition will enjoy this!
Mendelssohn Mendelssohn The Three String Quintets on Chandos I really cannot recommend the Doric/Ridout performances highly enough
Chamber Auftakt: Trio Vision in Beethoven, Brahms and Hans Gál What better way to spend a Sunday than with some chamber music performed at the highest level? This is a lovely litle programme ("Auftakt" means "Prelude," or "Upbeat" in teh musical sense. so I hope there's more to come!). Here, two towering
Paganini Paganini Quartets for Strings & Guitar Lesser-known works can sometime be revelatory ... Paganini's Quartets for Strings and Guitar fit snugly into that category
Dvorak Dvořák String Quartets, Volume 4 The Vogler Quartet is a major ensemble, and utterly dedicated to the music of Dvořák. A wonderful release
Chamber Egyptian Nights: an Arensky ballet (plus a PIano Trio!) The music of Anton Arensky has long been due serious reappraisal. Perhaps these two discs can point us in that direction ...
Chamber Of All Joys: from the Renaissance to Minimalism Every inch an album for our times yet full of timelss music, this is a toucing and thought-provoking release
Chamber Dmitri Klebanov's Chamber music on Chandos Chandos continues to introduce us to composers whose music is more than worthwhile, all in performances and recordings of the very highest qualit
Chamber Ignaz Pleyel's Haydnesque Prussian Quartets Nos. 10-12 Delightful music, superbly performed and rrecorded. What's not to like?
