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Scheherazade in a new guise: a disc for the Rimsky curious [ST]

A fine program, especially Ghedini’s works [WK]

This disc proves that Conti was a quite fascinating and original composer [JV]

A superb reminder of why we need the music of Malcolm Williamson [PRJ]

A wonderful CD featuring works by four English composers [KT]

Rattle and spouse revisit the sins [MP]

A pacier, more refined Mahler Fifth, beautifully balanced but rather too restrained in parts [RMo]

Definitive performances of his own music by Stephen Hough [JQ]

I Lituani may not be on the same level as La Gioconda, but it shows that Ponchielli wasn’t a one-work composer [GF]

Superbly reconstructed motets brilliantly brought to life [GH]

Colourful and richly imaginative piano works in this worthy third volume [RCh]

A brilliant, revelatory release which enhances our understanding of Messiaen [DHa]

On the evidence of flabby playing and murky sound, the conductor should stick to Bruckner [RMo]

In times of war and unrest, this album from the masterly King’s Singers gives hope [GF]

A superb new version of Messiaen’s great piano cycle [SB]

The legendary Fritz Kreisler comes up pristinely in new transfers of his concerto recordings [PH]

A powerful live performance that also has some troubling aspects [WH]

A delightful anthology of European dances, familiar and forgotten [GPu]

(Déjà Review) Often searingly beautiful, often surprisingly inventive, and always brilliantly performed [EML]

(Déjà Review) Mehta knows how to handle large forces, but is less successful in conveying the music’s symphonic direction and flow [TB]

Intriguing arrangements for brass band of some well-known works [KT]

The unlikely pairing of guitar and fortepiano yields surprising musical discoveries in this engaging collection of Beethoven arrangements and related works [SSc]

An enjoyably eclectic programme of music for wind band [PRJ]

A delight from first note to last [DJB]