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    A few of the notable releases we reviewed this past month seemed to have a theme: lesser-known music. The complete nocturnes of John Field, newly recorded by Alice Sara Ott (pictured), seem to only appear on albums once a decade or so. Another work rarely heard in its entirety is the ballet Pulcinella by Stravinsky, recently recorded by Gustavo Gimeno and the Toronto Symphony. Then there are a few fresh-sounding, very approachable works by mid-20th century French composer Fernande Decruck. Other new releases include new music by Shawn E Okpebholo, Wynton Marsalis, and Toivo Tulev, and favorites by Bruckner, Tchaikovsky, and much more.

    March Classical Reviews


    Apollo’s Fire / Jeannette Sorrell – Le Tre Soprano: The Three Ladies of Ferrra
    Benjamin Appl- Lines of Life: Schubert & Kurtág
    Matthew Aubin, Jackson Symphony Orchestra – Fernande Decruck: Concertante Works, Vol. 2
    Jordan Bak, London Mozart Players, Howard Griffiths- Ignaz Pleyel: Symphonies 18 & 21; Viola Concerto
    Gabrielle Barkidjija, Bryan Murray, Shavon Lloyd- Daron Hagen: Everyone, Everywhere; An Irish Airman Foresees His Death; The Bixby Letter
    Jader Bignamini, Detroit Symphony Orchestra – Wynton Marsalis: Blues Symphony
    Ian Bostridge, Saskia Giorgini- Twilight: Schumann Songs
    Renaud Capuçon – Richard Strauss
    Renaud Capuçon, L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Daniel Harding – Sibelius, Barber: Violin Concertos
    Cécile Chaminade – Cécile Chaminade and Her Contemporaries play Chaminade
    Claire Chase, Cory Smythe, Katinka Kleijn, Seth Parker Woods – Anna Thorvaldsdottir: Ubique
    Seong-Jin Cho, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons – Ravel: The Piano Concertos
    Les Cris de Paris, Geoffroy Jourdain – Strana armonia d’amore
    María Dueñas- Paganini: 24 Caprices; Berlioz, Cervelló, Kreisler, Ortiz, Saint-Saëns, Sarasate, Wieniawski
    Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique- Monteverdi Testamento: Vespro della Madonna 1643
    Lidia Fridman, Omar Montanari, Felix Krieger- Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari: Il Segreto di Susanna
    Véronique Gens, Reinoud Van Mechelen, Hervé Niquet – Iphigenie en Tauride: Desmarest, Campra
    Rhiannon Giddens, Paul Sánchez, Karen Slack – Shawn E Okpebholo: Songs in Flight
    Boris Giltburg- Rachmaninov: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2; The Isle of the Dead
    Gustavo Gimeno, Toronto Symphony Orchestra – Stravinsky: Pulcinella; Le Baiser de la Fée
    Nathan Granner, Melody Moore, Dennis Doubin – Gordon Getty: Goodbye, Mr. Chips
    Bernard Haitink, Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks- Dvorák: Symphony No. 7
    Samuel Hasselhorn, Ammiel Bushakevitz- Franz Schubert: Licht und Schatten
    Theo Hoffman, Steven Blier, Kunal Lahiry- Schubert/Beatles
    Stephen Hough, The Hallé, Mark Elder- Stephen Hough: Piano Concerto “The World of Yesterday”; Sonatina Nostalgica; Partita
    Gaétan Jarry, Ensemble Marguerite Louise- Charpentier: Missa Assumpta est Maria
    Paavo Järvi, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich- Carl Orff: Carmina Burana
    Jerusalem Quartet- Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 2, 7 & 10
    Victor Julien-Laferrière, Orchestre Consuelo – Tchaikovski: Suites 1 & 2
    Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective, Karim Sulayman – Reynaldo Hahn: Piano Quintet; Songs; Piano Quartet
    Ernst Kovacic, Michael Gielen, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra- Béla Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin Op. 19; Violin Concerto No. 2
    Kate Liu- Beethoven: Op. 110; Brahms: Sonata No. 3

    Magdalena Consort, Fretwork, His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts, Silas Wollston- In Chains of Gold: The English Pre-Restoration Verse Anthem, Vol. 3
    Andrea Marcon, La Cetra Basel – Vivaldi: Arsilda
    Johannes Moser, Xuefei Yang – Songs of Joy and Sorrow
    Mystery Sonata – AEQUORA
    Nevermind- Bach: Goldberg Variations
    Alice Sara Ott – John Field: Complete Nocturnes
    Parlando, Ian Niederhoffer – Censored Anthems
    Alain Planès – Satie

    Simon Rattle, Chor & Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks – Joseph Haydn: Die Schöpfung
    Christine Rice, John Findon, Nicholas Collon- Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius
    Fatma Said- Lieder
    Vannina Santoni, Julien Dran, Jean-Marie Zeitouni – Jules Massenet: Grisélidis
    Vannina Santoni- Par amour
    Gerd Schaller, Philharmonie Festiva- Bruckner 3, Version 1877
    Benjamin Schmid, Salzburg Wind Philharmonie, Hansjörg Angerer – Friedrich Gulda, Kurt Weill: Konzerte für Violine und Blasorchester
    Abel Selaocoe – Hymns of Bantu
    La Serenissima, Adrian Chandler- Vivaldi: Opus 8 Vol. 1 – The Four Seasons & other concertos
    Oleg Shebeta-Dragan, Odense Symphony Orchestra, Anna Skryleva – Oleg Shebeta-Dragan
    Nicky Spence, Julius Drake, Piatti Quartet – Fauré: La bonne chanson & other songs
    Karl-Heinz Steffens, Norrköping Symphony Orchestra- Christian Sinding: The Symphonies
    Adam Tendler- Inheritances
    Lana Trotovsek, Maria Canyigueral- Prokofiev Milestones, Vol. 2
    TSOY Samson Tsoy- Inmost Heart
    Roman Válek, Czech Ensemble Baroque- Tuma: Vesperae
    Jac van Steen, Ulster Orchestra- Falla: The Three Cornered Hat; Nights in the Gardens of Spain; Seven Spanish Folk Songs
    Various Artists- Bruckner: From the Archives, Vol. 6
    Various Artists- Lei Liang: Dui
    Various Artists – Reiko Füting: distantViolinSound
    Various Artists – Toivo Tulev: Dawn, Almost Dawn
    Orion Weiss- Arc III: Brahms, Schubert, Debussy, Dohnányi, Ligeti, Talma
    Sonya Yoncheva, Olga Zado – George
    Michael Zaugg, Axios Men’s Ensemble, Pro Coro Canada- Benedict Sheehan: Ukrainian War Requiem



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