The term “period instruments” usually brings to mind the music of the Baroque era. However, more and more often we are seeing the term applied to instruments of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Les Siécles is a period instrument orchestra known for performing music from that latter period. It recently recorded Ravel’s irreverent, one-act opera L’Heure espagnole, a highlight of this month’s reviews. The Linos Piano Trio (pictured) also gave us a notable performance of Ravel. Other new releases you might want to hear are violinist Daniel Hope’s New Music for a New Century and piano concertos by Rautavaara and Martinu played by Dalia Stasevska.
Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu – Forbidden Fruit
Guy Barash, Nick Flynn, Frank London, Eyal Maoz, Kathleen Supové – Killdeer
Rachel Barton Pine, Anthony McGill, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony, Marin Alsop – Malek Jandali: Concertos
Joshua Bell, Tsung Yeh, Singapore Chinese Orchestra – Butterfly Lovers
Florian Boesch, Malcolm Martineau – Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe; Kerner Lieder
Ian Bostridge, Brad Mehldau – The Folly of Desire
Lawrence Brownlee, Kevin J. Miller – Rising
Renaud Capuçon, Kit Armstrong – Mozart: Sonatas for Piano & Violin
Castle of Our Skins, Samantha Ege – Homage: Chamber Music from the African Continent & Diaspora
Alpesh Chauhan, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra – Tchaikovsky: The Tempest; Francesca da Rimini; The Voyevoda; Overture and Polonaise from Cherevichki
Han Chen – Ligeti: Études; Capriccios
Chiaroscuro Quartet – Joseph Haydn: Op. 33/1-3
Chichester Cathedral Choir, Rose Consort of Viols, Charles Harrison – Thomas Weelkes: What Joy so True
Chineke! Orchestra – Florence Price
William Christie Les Arts Florissants – Handel: L’Allegro il Penseroso ed il moderato
Cuarteto Casals – Johann Sebastian Bach: The Art of Fugue
Emily D’angelo, Lucy Crowe, The English Concert, Harry Bicket – Handel: Serse
Emmanuel Despax – Après un Rêve: Belle Époque – Nights at the Piano
Albert Dohmen, Kurt Azesberger, Thomas Hampson, Dennis Russell Davies – Kurt Weill: Propheten; Whitman Songs
Tyler Duncan, Erika Switzer – A Left Coast
James Ehnes, Andrew Armstrong – Mythes: Szymanowski, Handel
Explore Ensemble – Perfect Offering
Luka Faulisi, Itamar Golan – Aria
Keri Fuge, Roderick Williams, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Mario Venzago – Bernard Herrmann: Suite from Wuthering Heights; Echoes for Strings
Saskia Giorgini – Liszt: Consolations
Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge; In Echo; Matthew Martin – Philips & Dering: Motets
Guarneri Trio Prague – Haydn: Piano Trios
Pablo Heras-Casado, Freiburger Barockorchester – Franz Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 ‘Unfinished’
Daniel Hope, New Century Chamber Orchestra, Alexey Botvinov – Music for a New Century
Peter Jablonski, Elisabeth Brauß, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Collon – Grazyna Bacewicz: Piano Concerto; Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra; Overture; Music for Strings, Trumpets and Percussion
Ashley Jackson – Ennanga
Marek Janowski, Dresdner Philharmonie – Schubert: Symphonies Unfinished & Great
Keith Jarrett – Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Victor Julien-Laferrière – Dutilleux: Tout un monde lointain; Dusapin: Outscape
Isata Kanneh-Mason – Childhood Tales
Su Yeon Kim – Mozart: Recital
Choir of King’s College London, Joseph Fort – Kerensa Briggs: Requiem
Kungsbacka Piano Trio, Lawrence Power – Schumann: Piano Trios Vol. 2; Piano Quartet in C minor
Robert Levin, Academy of Ancient Music, Bojan Čičić, Laurence Cummings – Mozart: Piano Concertos K107s, K175, K336
Linos Piano Trio – Maurice Ravel: In Search of Lost Dance
London Choral Sinfonia, Michael Waldron – Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Gergely Madaras, Chœur de Chambre de Namur, Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège – César Franck: Hulda
Andrew Manze, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – Vaughan Williams: Job – A Masque for Dancing; Old King Cole; The Running Set
Marta Mari, Mickael Spadaccini, Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Giuseppe Grazioli – Licinio Refice: Cecilia
Zubin Mehta, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks – Tschaikowsky: Symphonie Nr. 5; Liszt: Mazeppa
Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Benjamin Nicholas; Britten Sinfonia – Orchestral Anthems: Dyson, Howells, Elgar, Finzi
Madeleine Mitchell – Violin Conversations
Reginald Mobley, Baptiste Trotignon – Because
Fumika Mohri, Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Halász – Saint-Georges: Violin Concertos, Opp. 2 & 7
National Brass Ensemble, Eun Sun Kim – Deified
New College Choir, Oxford; Robert Quinney – New College: Commissions & Premieres
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Philadelphia Orchestra – Rachmaninoff: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3; Isle of the Dead
Onyx Brass – The Sun Is Free to Flow with the Sea
Emmanuel Pahud, Eric Le Sage – Romances
Robyn Allegra Parton, Simon Lepper – Burnished Gold
François-Xavier Roth, Les Siècles – Maurice Ravel: L’Heure espagnole; Bolero
Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques – Surprising Royer: Pancrace Royer Orchestral Suites
St. Albans Cathedral Choir, Andrew Lucas, Dewi Rees – Bruckner: Motets
Pablo Sáinz Villegas – The Blue Album
Vannina Santoni, Mikko Franck – Debussy: C’est l’extase; La mer
Signum Quartett – Schubert: Lebensmuth
Chouchane Siranossian, Andrea Marcon – Duello d’archi a Venezia
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers – Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Vol. 9
Arturo Stàlteri – Dodecagon
Dalia Stasevska Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Olli Mustonen – Rautavaara, Martinu: Piano Concertos No. 3
Alexa Still, Evan Hines, Carmen Twillie Ambar – Wish: Music of Valerie Coleman
Jean-Philippe Sylvestre, Elvira Misbakhova, London Symphony Orchestra, Airat Ichmouratov – Airat Ichmouratov: Piano Concerto; Viola Concerto No. 1
Camille Thomas – The Chopin Project: Trilogy
Elgan Llyr Thomas, Iain Burnside, Craig Ogden – Unveiled
Sæunn Þorsteinsdóttir – Marrow: The 6 Suites for Solo Cello by J.S. Bach
Trio Gaspard – Berlin Stories: Mendelssohn, Juon, Skalkottas
Various Artists – Ailís Ní Ríain: The Last Time I Died
Various Artists – Matthew Heap: Dillinger – An American Oratorio
Verona Quartet – Shatter
Gottfried von der Goltz, Freiburger Barockorchester – Mozart’s Mannheim
Vox Clamantis, Jaan-Eik Tulve – Music by Henrik Ødegaard
Peter Whelan, Irish Baroque Orchestra – Mr Charles the Hungarian: Handel’s Rival in Dublin
Wild Up – Julius Eastman, Vol. 3: If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Rich?
John Wilson, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra – Eric Coates: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3
Tianwa Yang, Nicholas Rimmer – George Antheil: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-4
Esther Yoo, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko – Barber, Bruch
Zahia Ziouani, Divertimento – Bacchanale: Saint-Saëns et la Méditerranée
