Favorite Recordings of 2019

As you may remember, I don't do "best-of" lists. "Best" suggests that I've sampled everything available, and even though I review a lot of music every year, I have not heard but a fraction of what's out there. So I prefer to do a simple "favorites" list. Here are just a few of the discs (listed alphabetically, to be fair) I heard last year that I enjoyed for their performance and sound. I know I've forgotten some; forgive me.


Beethoven: String Quartets, Op. 18, Nos. 4-6
Eybler Quartet. CORO Connections
To read the review, click here:
https://classicalcandor.blogspot.com/2019/06/beethoven-string-quartets-op-18-nos-4-6.html


Dvorak: Violin Concerto
Also, Khachaturian: Violin Concerto. Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Teddy Abrams, Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Avie.
To read the review, click here:
https://classicalcandor.blogspot.com/2019/12/dvorak-violin-concerto-cd-review.html


Haydn: Cello Concertos
Also, Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin and Cello. Christoph Croise, cello; Sherniyaz Mussakhan, violin; Eurasian Soloists Chamber Orchestra. Avie.
To read the review, click here:
https://classicalcandor.blogspot.com/2019/05/haydn-cello-concertos-cd-review.html

Haydn: String Quartets, Opp. 71 & 74
The London Haydn Quartet. Hyperion.
To read the review, click here:
https://classicalcandor.blogspot.com/2019/10/haydn-string-quartets-opp-71-74-cd.html


Matthews: Symphony No. 9
Kenneth Woods, English Symphony Orchestra and English String Orchestra. Nimbus Alliance.
To read the review,click here:
https://classicalcandor.blogspot.com/2019/06/matthews-symphony-no-9-cd-review.html


Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 2
Also, Symphony No. 1 and The Fair Melusine overture. Kristian Bezuidenhout, piano; Pablo Heras-Casado, Freiburger Barockorchester. Harmonia Mundi.
To read the review, click here:
https://classicalcandor.blogspot.com/2019/05/mendelssohn-piano-concerto-no-2-cd.html


Respighi: Roman Trilogy
Roman Festivals; Fountains of Rome; Pines of Rome. JoAnn Falletta, Buffalo Philharmonic. Naxos.
To read the review, click here:
https://classicalcandor.blogspot.com/2019/03/respighi-roman-trilogy-cd-review.html


Saint-Saens: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 5
Also, etudes, mazurka, Allegro appassionato, and valse. Bertrand Chamayou, piano; Emmanuel Krivine, Orchestre National de France. Erato.
To read the review, click here:
https://classicalcandor.blogspot.com/2019/02/saint-saens-piano-concertos-nos-2-5-cd.html


Symphonic Dances
Music of Copland, Ravel, and Stravinsky. David Bernard, Park Avenue Chamber Symphony. Recursive Classics.
To read the review, click here:
https://classicalcandor.blogspot.com/2019/04/symphonic-dances-cd-review.html


Virtuoso Music for Cello
Music of Boccherini, Franchomme, Rossini & Servais. Constantin Macherel, cello; Sebastian Comberti, London Mozart Players. Claves.
To read the review, click here:
https://classicalcandor.blogspot.com/2019/11/virtuoso-music-for-cello-cd-review.html


Vivaldi x2
Double Concertos for Horns, Oboes, Violin and Cello, and Oboe and Bassoon. Adrian Chandler. La Serenissima. Avie.
To read the review, click here:
https://classicalcandor.blogspot.com/2019/01/vivaldi-x2-cd-review-double-concertos.html


JJP