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La Sirena 1530 (NovAntiqua)

Excellent performances of early specimens of the madrigal genre [JV]

Mozart: Piano Sonatas Nos 1-18 (Avie)

(Déjà Review) Hesitate not – this really is new Mozart [DC]

Post: String Quartet Nos 2-4 (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) Post is not only inventive and technically capable, but also a superb communicator [Byz]

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Mahler: Symphony No 8 (IMP Classics)

A magnificent recording with all the electricity of a live performance but none of the attendant flaws [RMo]

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Vaughan Williams: Rise Heart (Albion Records)

An important disc for Vaughan Williams devotees [JQ]

Beethoven: String Quartets 7 & 8 (BIS)

Beethoven at the limits, occasionally exhausting, but always compelling [DJB]

Shostakovich: Symphonies 1-15 (LSO Live)

A consistently well-played and conscientious cycle that trades fire for fidelity [NB]

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Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, Octet (Onyx)

Flawless, perfect, profound; James Ehnes scores another home run with this incomparable performance [KS]

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Piazzolla: Music for Flute & Guitar (Bridge)

Artistic expertise bringing light and shade and creating an admirable sense of atmosphere [CR]

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Brahms & Gál: Piano quartets (Genuin)

Shadowed Brahms meets Gál’s lyrical wit [JF]

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Fritze: Overtures & Symphonies (Naxos)

Colourful works, brilliantly played and superbly recorded [GH]

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Janáček’s Sinfonietta: Nigel Simeone & Jiří Zahrádka (Boydell Press)

A fascinating and highly informative guide to one of Janáček’s most famous works [DHa]

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Mahler: Symphony No.10 (arr. Carpenter) (Delos)

Carpenter’s completion of the tenth – too much Carpenter and not enough Mahler? [RMo]

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Martinů: Piano Concertos Vol. 2 (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) Brilliantly captures Martinů’s coloristic effects and eclectic nature [RC]

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Mahler: Symphony No. 4 (Signum Classics)

(Déjà Review) A treasurable example of the work of a great conductor in repertoire with which he was not automatically associated [JQ]

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Holst: The Planets & R Strauss: Tod und Verklärung (Gramola)

Two masterpieces transformed by Karajan’s alchemy [JF]

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Mahler: Symphony No. 10 (Naxos)

A cooler, more restrained account showcasing the leaner elaboration of Mahler’s draft score by Wheeler [RMo]

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Sohal: Vocal and Instrumental Music (Heritage)

Welcome insights into the development of an important compositional voice. [DHa]

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Hammerschmidt: Du Bist Schön und Lieblich (Rivercar)

A further step towards the revaluation of Andreas Hammerschmidt [JV]

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Mahler: Symphony 10 (SilverOak)

A weighty, expansive account, emotionally demonstrative and totally committed [RMo]

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Mozart: Mass in C minor (AliaVox)

An intriguing  new performing version of Mozart’s great unfinished Mass [MP]

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Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas 6-8 (Alpha)

Giorgi Gigashvili delivers impressive accounts of Prokofiev’s challenging “War Sonata” trilogy [RC]

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M Galilei: Lute Music (Solaire Records)

Will this turn you on to the subtleties of late-Renaissance lute music? [DC]

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Schubert & Brahms: Piano Trios (Biddulph Recordings)

Classic performances from Myra Hess and friends [RMas]