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Two violin concertos: Lentz’s is the USP, but Beethoven’s is the winner [ST]

A superb debut in these demanding but delightful works [SB]

The music of many wonderful women composers played with devotion and joy [GH]

An enjoyable introduction to a clearly gifted composer [PRJ]

A disappointing Mahler Fifth from a great Mahler conductor [LD]

An excellent performance of an unjustly neglected opera [RMas]

Good performance of the Ravel concertos but the disc offers short measure [JQ]

If ever you’ve wondered how Beethoven’s string quartets would sound played by saxophones [MZ]

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]