November 2025
Guðnadóttir: Where to From (Deutsche Grammophon)
Music of the 2020s – a captivating new studio album from an award-winning composer [PH]
Rota: Complete Solo Piano Works, Vol. 2 (Grand Piano)
Rota’s most famous work joins some intriguing film and solo piano music [RCh]
Martinů: Violin Concertos 1 & 2 (Supraphon)
Another top-class exploration of Martinů’s Violin Concertos [JW]
All the Stars Looked Down: A John Rutter Celebration (King’s College, Cambridge)
Much more than “just another” disc of Christmas music by John Rutter [JQ]
Adès: The Exterminating Angel Symphony & Violin Concerto (Pentatone)
Orchestral music by Thomas Adès in high quality performances [DHa]
Cheryl Barker: Great Operatic Arias (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Chandos can be proud with this latest addition to their Opera in English series [GF]
Piotr Anderszewski at Carnegie Hall (Erato)
(Déjà Review) Something of a mixed bag for me [JW]
Beethoven: String Quartet Op.95
by Alan George
Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé
by Philip Harrison
Varese: Orchestral Works 2 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) This is unmissable [CR]
Strauss: Salome (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Real emotional and sonic surge [DH]
Tessarini: Flute Sonatas (Tactus)
Fine music in compelling performances [JV]
Telemann: Violin Concertos Vol 9 (cpo)
A spirited conclusion to cpo’s survey of Telemann’s violin concertos [CRo]
Mendelssohn Overtures (Deutsche Grammophon)
A generously filled recording which has deservedly become a classic [RMo]
Berg: Violin Concerto & Mahler: Symphony 4 (Unitel)
Good seats for a fine Salzburg Festival concert at a fraction of the price [WH]
R Clarke: The Complete Songs (Signum Classics)
A revelatory set, superbly performed [JQ]
Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (Testament)
Greater than the “Recording of the Century” [LD]
Čiurlionis: Back to Nature (Deutsche Grammophon)
Fine performances for the Čiurlionis 150th anniversary [PH]
Swain: Music for Violin and Piano (Dutton)
Traditionalism served with a dose of acerbity [JW]
Duruflé: Complete Organ Music (Brilliant Classics)
Duruflé’s organ legacy richly surveyed [JF]
Flemish Masters (Gimell)
(Déjà Review) Fabulous music, beautifully and intelligently sung [RH]
Weinberg: String Quartets Vol. 2 (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Weinberg managed with assurance and complete appreciation [JW]
Schubert: Chamber Music (MDG)
Performances that need fear comparisons with no other [ST]
Janáček: The Makropulos Affair (SOMM Ariadne)
An invaluable release [DHa]
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