Recommended

Adam: Griseldis, ou Les cinq sens (Naxos)

A delightful and important rediscovery [RMay]

Heavenly Light – Eton Choirbook Reconstructions I (CRD)

These reconstructions of works surviving only in fragments from the Eton choirbook are gorgeous and dazzling [SB]

Schubert: Schubert’s Four Seasons (BIS)

An outstanding Schubert recital [JQ]

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Our Gilded Veins (Linn)

A deeply satisfying programme of recent orchestral music [WH]

G Schumann: Ruth (cpo)

An outstanding release of a major oratorio of late German Romanticism ripe for rediscovery [PH]

À Tre – 18th Century Cello Trios (Da Vinci Classics)

This ensemble’s debut could not have been any better [JV]

Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem (BIS)

A very fine, deeply satisfying account of Brahms’ great masterpiece [JQ]

R Strauss: Salome (Chandos)

A superb new recording of Strauss’s disturbing masterpiece [SB]

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Donizetti: Lucie de Lammermoor (Naxos)

A thoroughly enjoyable, beautifully sung outing for this rarely heard version of Donizetti’s masterpiece [RMo]

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Vivaldi: La fida ninfa (cpo)

A Vivaldi opera performed with sensitivity, warmth and charm [MP]

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Lusitano: Liber Primus Epigramatum (Pan Classics)

A winning combination of historical interest and high quality of music and performance [JV]

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Bach: Keyboard Concertos (Warner Classics)

Wonderful Bach from Beatrice Rana accompanied by some highly skilled, like-minded, Dutch string players [PH]

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Fagerlund: Chamber and Orchestral Works (BIS)

Yet another superb addition to Fagerlund’s discography and a must for any follower of this composer [HC]

R & C Schumann & Liszt: Piano Works (Danacord)

A thought-provoking recording of Schumann and Liszt on an 1856 Erard [RMas]

Puccini: Le Villi (BR Klassik)

As satisfying an account of the youthful Puccini’s first success as one could wish to encounter [RMo]

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Elgar: The Kingdom (Signum Classics)

A fine achievement which amply demonstrates the greatness of Elgar’s score [JQ]

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Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé (Warner Classics)

A delicate, subtle, very Gallic account, beautifully engineered [RMo]

Shostakovich: String Quartets 1-6 (Genuin)

Enduringly powerful music receiving performances of remarkable skill and insight [NB]

Glass: Another Look at Harmony Part 4 (B Records)

A tremendous recording of an unsung modern masterpiece [PRJ]

Mahler: Symphony No.3 (Pentatone)

All kinds of everything: Bychkov throws the kitchen sink at Mahler 3, and it works triumphantly [ST]

Bertrand Chamayou (piano): Ravel Fragments (Erato)

An imaginative and beautifully constructed album provides a real highlight for the Ravel anniversary [DHa]

Georg Österreich’s Resurrected Treasures – North German Cantatas (Et’cetera)

Outstanding interpretations of pieces from a large and important collection [JV]

Poldi Mildner (piano) German Broadcast Recordings (Meloclassic)

The treasures keep on coming in this third packed volume of Poldi Mildner’s dynamic and exciting playing [RCh]

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Haydn: Die Schöpfung (BR Klassik)

An outstanding performance of Haydn’s life-enhancing oratorio [JQ]