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Like the cool stone of a monastery on a scorching hot Spanish summer’s afternoon [DMD]

Shihyun Lee never misses the mark in this wonderful collection of Mendelssohn’s sometimes overlooked piano works [RCh]

A remarkable première for Amsterdam’s hyperorgan [DC]

Music of great charm [SG]

(Déjà Review) A tonic for the winter months [IL]

A delight from start to finish – Carolyn Sampson is on effervescent form [JQ]

Charles Castronovo breathes new life to these smart orchestrations of Puccini’s piano songs [MC]

The performance captures all the nuances of Ravel’s pianism [JF]

A well-deserved recognition of a neglected composer [JV]

An opportunity to savour Cherkassy’s seductive magic [SG]

An unusual and attractive work inspired by an obscure and ill-fated Swedish attempt on the North Pole [RHa]

A very fine orchestra and pianist in a concert of some distinction [RWe]

The contemporary pieces featured here would have been unthinkable without Bach’s innovative thinking [HC]

Two fine new accounts of Bach’s cello suites but the Artway issue is clearly preferable [RMo]

A varied selection of instrumental, chamber and ensemble works from a quietly accomplished if little-known figure [RHa]

A concert that marks the beginning of a great conductor/orchestra relationship hampered by poor sound [NB]

An impressive revival of the art of the Concerto delle donne [JV]

Fabulous playing shows off Franck’s early virtuosity while impressing in the familiar late works [RCh]

Committed and inspiring performances of important chamber works [JF]

The Tetzlaffs’ tribute to the late Lars Vogt leaves a mixed impression [LW]

(Déjà Review) These symphonies are examples of Bentzon’s metamorphic style in which the voices of Bartok, Simpson and Shostakovich nudge and jostle [RB]

Despite adventurous music for the chorus, Cieślak’s earnest oratorio is confrontational and somewhat gloomy [RHa]

A substantial exploration of English song [JF]

Mostly of interest to Marylanders, but contains a gutsy performance of Mozart’s Requiem in a new performing edition [ST]