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Strohl: Orchestral Music (La Boîte à Pépites)

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

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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]

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Gipps: Piper of Dreams (Chandos)

A thrilling recital [SA]

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Our Gilded Veins (Linn)

Nicely varied, with much to enjoy [HC]

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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]

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Bruckner: Symphony No 7 (Reference Recordings)

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

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Shostakovich: Symphonies 4-6 (Decca)

Terrific performances of three very contrasting Shostakovich symphonies [JQ]

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Sibelius & Prokofiev: Violin Concerti (Decca)

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

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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]

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Enescu: Symphonies Nos 1-3, Romanian Rhapsodies Nos 1 & 2 (Deutsche Grammophon)

Finely wrought performances, played with complete authority [SG]

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Bruckner: Symphony No 7 (Reference Recordings)

A magnificent performance, caught In astonishingly vivid sound, supplemented by an exotic and appealing new work [RMo]

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Stravinsky: Orchestral works (SWR Classic)

Middle and late-period Stravinsky, performed with life-affirming zest [NC]

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Paris, La Belle Époque (Bridge Records)

Playing of the highest quality in an intriguing and very rewarding programme [GPu]

Offenbach: Colorature (Alpha Classics)

A wholehearted recommendation for the unhackneyed programme and the magnificent singing [GF]

Marko Topchii (guitar) Laureate Series Recital (Naxos)

Hard to fault, easy to accolade [ZT]

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Mahler: Symphony No 9 (Alpha Classics)

Full of surprises, this is a disc that will change the way you hear Mahler 9 [ST]

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Gerhard: Don Quixote and Alegrías (Chandos)

The BBC Philharmonic excels in music by the pre-serial Gerhard at his hard-bitten finest [NC]

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Rooted (Chandos)

A truly magical disc with four of the loveliest of trios [SA]

The Gesualdo Six – Queen of Hearts (Hyperion)

Magnificent Renaissance motets and songs performed with ease and control [GH]

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Schubert: String Quartets Nos 15 & 8 (Hyperion)

Glorious Schubert from the Takács Quartet [LW]