Recommended

Beethoven: Complete Piano Trios (Bridge Records)

Performance that are as sparkling as they are wise [DMD]

Tansman: Cosmopolite (Dux)

A veritable treasure trove of delights [PRJ]

Mendelssohn: Elijah (LSO Live)

A tremendous performance [JQ]

French album ORC100317

The French Album (Orchid Classics)

This is a very fine disc; in fact, c’est magnifique! [JQ]

Gabriel Vicens Mural Stradivarius STR37292

Vicéns: Mural – Chamber Ensemble Works (Stradivarius)

Music by a young composer who cares if you listen, but will not pander to contrive a connection [NC]

Kuwabara Sounded Voice Kairos 0022202KAI

Kuwabara: Sounded Voice, Voiced Sound (Kairos)

Yu Kuwabara’s frequently beautiful work projects both delicacy and vigour, and harnesses ancient and modern influences to thrilling effect [RHa]

mythos alpha

Schubert & Loewe: Songs (Alpha Classics)

A well-structured programme, excellent performance and recording [RWe]

Aho: Guitar Concerto & Horn Quintet (BIS)

A worthy addition to BIS’s monumental Aho edition [RHa]

Jean-Paul Gasparian (piano): Origins (Naïve)

A brilliant introduction to Armenian piano music [SA]

Bliss: Works for Brass Band (Chandos)

This outstanding disc will be self-recommending to all admirers of Bliss’s music and to brass band devotees [JQ]

Liszt: Piano Sonata, Études de concert (Hänssler Classic)

Brilliant Liszt performances breathe new life into great staples of the repertoire [RBe]

strohl orchestral boite

Strohl: Orchestral Music (La Boîte à Pépites)

What a discovery these ravishing, mystical scores are! [DMD]

ana chopin beethoven sonatas

Chopin & Beethoven Piano Sonatas (Warner Classics)

Strong, thoughtful and vivacious performances of these revolutionary sonatas [RCh]

Dietrich: Symphony & Violin Concerto (Naxos)

Three most engaging works from the pen of a neglected composer [RMay]

gipps oboe chandos

Gipps: Piper of Dreams (Chandos)

A thrilling recital [SA]

gilded veins linn

Our Gilded Veins (Linn)

Nicely varied, with much to enjoy [HC]

rendall contemplation erato

Huw Montague Rendall (baritone): Contemplation (Erato)

A debut recital that every lover of great singing should treasure [GF]

Glass: Etudes for piano (Orange Mountain Music)

A valuable selection of Glass’s fascinating Etudes [SB]

bruckner symphony reference

Bruckner: Symphony No 7 (Reference Recordings)

A very distinguished account of Bruckner’s Seventh symphony [JQ]

shostakovich symphonies decca

Shostakovich: Symphonies 4-6 (Decca)

Terrific performances of three very contrasting Shostakovich symphonies [JQ]

sibelius prokofiev decca

Sibelius & Prokofiev: Violin Concerti (Decca)

Terrific performances of two key works in the violin concerto repertoire [JQ]

osgood chamber convivium

Osgood: Chamber Works (Convivium Records)

A wondrous document, worth repeated playing [SA]

Zádor: Piano Quintet, Accordion Concerto & other works (Naxos)

Elegant and distinctive music by an overlooked original [NC]

20th Century Foxtrots Vol 6: Southern Europe (Grand Piano)

Delights all round on this Mediterranean exploration [RCh]