Recordings of the Month

This splendid recording reveals Franck’s opera to be a work of power and beauty [SB]

A hugely successful outing recorded in a very resonant acoustic [DMD]

Youthful but remarkably distinguished Mozart concerto performances [NH]

Probably the best recording of the Art of Fugue I know [DMD]

An indispensable memorial to Kaija Saariaho [GF]

A beautifully played selection of pieces from Ferrabosco’s Lessons of 1609 which should be on the shelves of all who love the viol [GPu]

Exceptional Ravel from this brilliant multi-national trio [GPJ]

A terrific disc [JQ]

Precious jewels, delightfully played [ST]

Welcome to the strange, murky, gorgeous world of Lim’s music [DMD]

Fervent and passionate music making, a joy from start to finish [RCh]

A winner in almost every respect featuring a new edition with an entire Act of previously unperformed music [MP]

It is hard to see a better ensemble to take care of these chants than the Tiburtina Ensemble [JV]

Sensational Szymanowski played with utter technical control and expressive abandon [NB]

A resounding success [DJB]

Extraordinary playing of the highest quality and familiar music shown in a new light [RCh]

Everything here – music, performances, sound and notes – is exceptional [DJB]

An important and impressive contribution to the Bruckner discography [JQ]

The Cleveland Orchestra stakes a claim to be currently the best in the world [DMD]

Quite exceptional performances of rarely heard pre-Bach Baroque solo violin works [PB]

A comprehensive survey stunningly played and beautifully recorded [NB]

This disc goes straight to my list of recordings of the year [JV]

Bravo, bravo, and thrice bravo; Kirill Petrenko’s Shostakovich sweeps the board [DM]

Ideal performances of great works – and a fitting memorial to Lars Vogt [RMo]