New Classical Reviews, January 2019

Among January's unexpected -- and enjoyable -- classical finds were things like reconstructions of ancient Greek music, two of the symphonies of 20th century American composer Florence B. Price, and some rarely-heard orchestral works of Saint-Saëns. We also caught up with the last of the releases commemorating the 100th anniversary of Debussy's death, just as we began receiving the ones commemorating the 150th anniversary of the passing of Hector Berlioz.






Blair Sanderson
Cupertinos, Luís Toscano - Manuel Cardoso: Requiem, Lamentations, Magnificat & Motets
Lionel Meunier, Vox Luminis - Purcell: King Arthur
Elisa Netzer - Toccata
Peter Phillips, El León de Oro - Amarae Morti
Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic - The Asia Tour
Matthias Roth - Miroirs: Works by Karol Szymanowski and Maurice Ravel
Jordi Savall, Le Concert des Nations - Terpsichore: Apothéose de la Danse baroque - J-F. Rebel & G.Ph. Telemann
Cédric Tiberghien - Liszt: Années de Pèlerinage, Troisième Année & Other Late Piano Works
Various Artists - Reiko Füting: Distant Song
Various Artists - Apollo & Dionysus: Sounds from Classical Antiquity
Jerry Wong - Of Motion and Dance: Piano Music of Claude Debussy

James Manheim
Avalon String Quartet - Matthew Quayle: String Quartets Nos. 1-3
Cecilia Bartoli - Antonio Vivaldi
Giuliano Carmignola - Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonatas & Partitas BWV 1001-1006
Choir of Chichester Cathedral, Charles Harrison - Lest We Forget
Natalie Clein, Christian Ihle Hadland - Clarke: Viola Sonata; Bridge: Cello Sonata; Vaughan Williams: Six Studies in English Folk Song
Dennis Russell Davies, Bruckner Orchester Linz - Philip Glass: Symphony No. 11
Sabine Devieilhe, Lea Desandre, Emmanuelle Haim - Handel: Italian Cantatas
Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Elias String Quartet - Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets, Vol. 5
Franco Fagioli, Vivica Genaux, Il Pomo d'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev - Handel: Serse
Fischer Duo - J. Brahms
Thierry Fischer, Utah Symphony - Saint-Saëns: Trois Tableaux Symphoniques d'après La Foi; Bacchanale from Samson et Dalila; Symphony No. 3 'Organ'
Sol Gabetta - Schumann
Rumon Gamba, BBC National Orchestra of Wales - Parry: Symphony No. 4; Three Movements from Suite moderne; Proserpine
The Gentlemen of HM Chapel Royal Hampton Court Palace, Carl Jackson - Thomas Tallis: Gentlemen of the Chapel Royal
Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, Geoffrey Webber - Cantique de Noël
Jenö Jandó - Haydn: Fantasia in C major; Menuetti; Variationen; Deutsche Tänze
John Jeter, Fort Smith Symphony - Florence Beatrice Price: Symphonies No. 1 in E minor, No. 4 in D minor
Guy Johnston, BBC Philharmonic, Andrew Davis - Holst: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4
Juice Vocal Ensemble - Snow Queens
Craig Morris - Philip Glass: Three Pieces in the Shape of a Square
Roger Muraro - Debussy: Études; Olivier Messiaen: Fauvettes de l'Hérault; Concert des garrigues
Garrick Ohlsson - Brahms: Clavierstücke; Fantasias; Intermezzos
PaTRAM Institute Male Choir, Vladimir Gorbik - Teach Me Thy Statutes
Philippe Quint - Chaplin's Smile: Song Arrangements for Violin & Piano
Flavio Emilio Scogna, Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana - Menotti: The Medium; The Telephone
Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth - Debussy: Nocturnes; Jeux; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Stile Antico - In a Strange Land: Elizabethan Composers in Exile
Christian Thielemann, Wiener Philharmoniker - Neujahrskonzert 2019
Tippett Quartet - Górecki: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2; Geneis I - Elementi
Bror Magnus Tødenes, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus, Edward Gardner - Berlioz: Grande Messe des Mortes
Daniil Trifonov, Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin - Destination Rachmaninov: Departure – Piano Concertos 2 & 4