Recommended

Outstanding Scriabin from an orchestra celebrating its centenary [PH]

Finally, a Symphonie fantastique to rival the vintage versions in superb, vivid, beautifully balanced digital sound [RMo]

A delightful disc, offering an intriguing twist on the Mozart and a grand, virtuosic account of the Brahms, in superb sound [RMo]

A splendid live recording of Gerontius [JQ]

A wide-ranging collection of modern Swedish choral music superbly sung and recorded [WH]

A challenging production, but very rewarding if you give it a go, and the singing is sensational [ST]

Karina Canellakis and the LPO deliver thrilling live Tchaikovsky [DHa]

A satisfying collection of songs from Czech and Slovak lands from a tenor in fine fettle [PH]

Impressive display of Valls’ daring use of harmony [JV]

An exceptional disc in every way [JQ]

Prokofiev’s masterly opera about greed and desperation is presented in brilliant performances and a fine if somewhat controversial production [RC]

The Holy Grail available complete at last: The 1938 Met Parsifal [PH]

A compelling balance of technical finesse with expressive depth [PB]

An important and excellent release [JQ]

Much more than just an appendix to the Hyperion series of Simpson’s music [DMD]

A thrusting, brilliant Elgar Concerto, informed by early recordings, and a great Adès [JW]

An outstanding version of this imaginative programme [SB]

A brilliant demonstration of a salterio of 1725 [JV]

A splendid disc, the music beautifully and perceptively played and heard in the delightful and appropriate acoustic of the Kulturscheune Michaelstein [GPu]

The elixir of love conquers all [PH]

A quality production which is warmly welcomed [SB]

A fine, dramatic late opera by Saint-Saëns, melodically elusive but highly atmospheric and beautifully performed [RMo]

Puzzi’s mass is one of the discoveries of this year [JV]

More evidence of the continuing rehabilitation of this ‘Modest Man of Music’, an imaginative and skilful composer [GH]