Recordings of the Month

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

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

Nicely varied, with much to enjoy [HC]

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

Terrific performances of three very contrasting Shostakovich symphonies [JQ]

Finely wrought performances, played with complete authority [SG]

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

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

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

Glorious Schubert from the Takács Quartet [LW]

A feast of Russian piano music served up with spectacular aplomb by Lane [RCh]

These performances bring us very close to the heart of Tartini’s musical thinking and feeling [JV]

Fichet fully conveys the heart and intensity of these seductive scores [SG]

An outstanding CD which is likely to be the most important contribution on disc to the Stanford centenary [JQ]

Fascinating repertoire stunningly performed [NB]

A debut album that’s a triumph [SG]

A hugely enjoyable celebration of the piano from this supremely gifted pianist [RCh]

This homage is a gem for admirers of Korngold’s music [GF]

One of the best guitar recordings of music by JS Bach [ZT]

Good, honest, open-throated singing in an intriguing and highly enjoyable reconstruction of a formerly lost work – and a star performance by the lead soprano [RMo]

A rewarding collection with a clear historical purpose, though it delights at least as much as it educates [GPu]

The warmest welcome for a superb new realisation of Delius’s greatest work of incidental music [PCG]

The Carduccis’ Shostakovich: control and catharsis [NC]

An important set from a composer who had much to say, and said it without any compromise [HC]