Reissues Reviewed by Julian Haylock

Liszt Piano Concertos; Annees de Pelerinage; Tannhäuser Overture

Audite 97.738 (1971-82) 78:28 mins

Recorded live (the concertos) and in the studio (Petrarch Sonnets and Tannhäuser Overture) with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jorge Bolet imparts a velvet-toned nobility to even the most notesaturated outbursts. ★★★★

Mozart Flute and Harp Concerto; Clarinet Concerto; Piano Concerto No. 24; Symphonies Nos 29, 33 & 35

Eloquence 482 5525 (1949-58) 147:11 mins

Played by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra with a compelling, long-phrased naturalness, Eduard van Beinum proves an intuitive Mozartian, making questions of authenticity gloriously irrelevant. ★★★★ Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5

Vivaldi Four Seasons

SWR Music SWR19041CD (1969) 68:49 mins

These are masterly, exquisitely sophisticated (both musically and technically) live Stuttgart performances with the Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra directed from the violin by Henryk Szeryng at the height of his powers, radiating purity in every utterance. ★★★★★ Vivaldi Double Concertos

Harmonia Mundi HMA 1901975 (2006) 56:23 mins Atmospherically recorded and performed on period instruments, the Akademie der Alte Musik Berlin’s vibrant colours are undermined by a tendency towards regular rhythmic accentuation. ★★★