Recommended
Mitra Kotte (piano) Herstory (Genuin)
One of the most enjoyable recitals I have heard this year, let alone one featuring just female composers [RCh]
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas (Deutsche Grammophon)
Richter in his prime in Beethoven from the archives of Deutsche Grammophon [PH]
Klaus Tennstedt (conductor): Live – Vol 6 (Doremi)
Masterful Beethoven from a great interpreter [LD]
Shostakovich: String Quartets, Vol 4 (Brilliant Classics)
Seriously impressive Shostakovich from Quartetto Noûs [AG]
Vivaldi: Vivaldi in the North (Proprius)
This beautiful recording embraces stylistic brilliance, refined virtuosity, and a joyful spirit of execution [ZT]
Gilbert & Sullivan: Utopia, Limited (Opus Arte)
Hurrah for the Joint Stocks Companies Act of 1862! Ulahlica! [PH]
Kaipainen: South by Northeast (Alba)
A superbly played and well-recorded selection from Kaipanen’s output [HC]
Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem (LPO)
Another winning anniversary issue of a trio of Britten works from an in-form partnership [PH]
Glöden: Polish & Swedish orchestral works (Swedish Society)
An outstanding disc of joyous and inspiring string music for these troubled times [PRJ]
Alma: Ibero-American Songs (SOMM Recordings)
A song-recital recording to convert those who think they are not keen on song-recital recordings [DC]
Organ Music in New England (Acis Productions)
One of the most imaginative organ discs to come my way in some time [WK]
French School Pianists play French concertos (APR)
A great piano tradition is celebrated in style [PH]
Hommages: Works for strings (BIS)
A varied selection that repays repeated hearing; the arrangement of Apollon musagète is a real ear-opener [HC]
Sacred concerti of the 17th century (Passacaille)
A exciting disc with first recordings of German 17th century sacred music [JV]
Benjamin Appl (baritone) Hommage à Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Alpha Classics)
A cornucopia of wonderful songs, superbly sung, for every lover of art songs to delve into [GF]
McCormack: mine but for its sublimation (Another Timbre)
The first recording of a spellbinding composition for piano [DHa]
Pitfield: Orchestral Music (Toccata Classics)
A magnificent new release of unjustly neglected British music [DJ]
Bach: King of Kings (Chandos)
A celebration of the unassuming genius of Sir Andrew Davis [NB]
Gernsheim: Concertos (cpo)
Fascinating, unduly neglected repertoire, very well performed and recorded [JWe]
Haydn: String Quartets, op. 33 Nos 4-6 (BIS)
In its 20th year, the Chiaroscuro Quartet continues to set the standard for authentic-instrument quartets [DJB]
Timothy Ridout (viola) Works for solo viola (Harmonia Mundi)
A young virtuoso of the viola goes solo [PH]
Schubert: Piano Music (Hyperion)
All round excellence from one of our greatest pianists [PH]
Haydn: Complete Symphonies (Hänssler Classic)
An admirable and highly desirable cycle – it goes straight to the top of my list [SG]
Bax: Complete Music for Cello and Piano (SOMM Recordings)
My go-to version for these remarkable compositions [JF]
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