March 2026

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Mahler: Symphony No. 10 (Hänssler Classic)

A dark horse account of Mahler’s Tenth Symphony to rival any other [RMo]

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Weill: The Seven Deadly Sins (BIS)

Excellent performances, sung in English, so particularly interesting [SB]

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Giordano: Fedora (Deutsche Grammophon)

(Déjà Review) Domingo adds this Loris to his studio recorded audio legacy [RJF]

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Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) Nebolsin is the real thing, a genuine virtuoso who can interpret Chopin with imagination and style [RC]

Beethoven: String Quartet Op.132

by Christopher Rowland

Pioneering Haydn On Record: Symphony 49

by Christopher Howell

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Buxtehude: Vocal Works Vol 4 (Challenge)

(Déjà Review) Outstanding … full of rich, sonorous and decidedly beautiful choral music [MS]

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Beethoven: Triple Concerto & Brahms: Double Concerto (Chandos)

(Déjà Review) Artistic insight, poignancy and exciting performance values [RB]

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Mahler: Symphony No. 10 (Chandos)

A highly competent reading which lacks ferocity and excitement at key moments [RMo]

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Jaëll: Chamber Music (La Boîte à Pépites)

A disc which does the music of Marie Jaëll a signal service [JQ]

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Greenbaum: Piano Sonata No. 6 (Salisbury Records)

An enormously rewarding piano sonata, slightly stymied by an unhelpful written component [PRJ]

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Mist on the Moors: The Piano Music of Reginald Redman (Heritage)

Honeybourne unveils Redman’s long‑lost landscapes [JF]

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Kurtág: Fin de Partie (BMC)

The unmissable first recording of Kurtág’s masterpiece [DHa]

Passing Fancy. Beauty in A Moment of Chaos (Avie)

Although the programme lacks stylistic coherence, every piece is well worth hearing and is given what it needs [JV]

Brahms: Symphonies No.2, 4 (Chandos)

A good Fourth and an excellent Second [ST]

Reich: Electric Counterpoint (REKORD)

Stands both on its own terms and when compared to the best [DC]

Bortkiewicz, Ravel, Prokofiev: Piano Concerti (Pentatone)

A fine debut, three very different piano concertos for the left hand commissioned by Paul Wittgenstein [PRJ]

Coleridge: The Breath of Life (Convivium Records)

Melodic, warmly harmonised choral music, expertly performed [JQ]

Caldara: Forgotten castrato arias (Erato)

(Déjà Review) A bouquet of fine arias by a great yet underestimated composer [JV]

Brahms & Liszt: Piano Sonatas (Supraphon)

(Déjà Review) A fascinating disc from a pianist whose career is most definitely worth following [CC]

Poulenc: Cello Sonata & Works for Piano (Onyx)

Regardless of where you are on your Poulenc journey, it is a recording you should hear [DJB]

Bittner: String Quartet No 1, 2 (cpo)

Relatively easy on the ear and deserving of a place in the repertoire [DC]

Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (1908-09) (Harmonia Mundi)

A notable addition to the discography of Das Lied von der Erde [JQ]

Aristo Sham (piano): Timeline (Universal Music)

A very impressive début disc from this Van Cliburn winner [RCh]