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Amorous in Music (Et’cetera)

(Déjà Review) Plenty of variety here and quite some historical frisson as well [JW]

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Vine: The Piano Music 1990-2006 (Tall Poppies)

(Déjà Review) An impressive, irreversible strength to the works on this disc [DC]

Busoni: Fantasia Contrappuntistica, Sonatinas, Bach transcriptions (Chandos)

Busoni’s great Fantasia in its two piano version is the climax of this rewarding disc [SB]

Trio Contrasti: Epochs & Cultures in Dialogue (Oehms Classics)

Interesting repertoire, excellent playing [SA]

Opus V: Keyboard works by Mozart and J C Bach (Ars Produktion)

One of the best recordings of Mozart’s concertos [JV]

Smetana: Má vlast and other Symphonic Works (Supraphon)

Smetana’s dynamism brought out by a conductor of clarity and subtlety [JW]

Schubert: Symphony No 9 (BR Klassik)

Bernstein advocates will surely want this meritorious recording [MC]

Sorcellerie: Works for piano duo (Alpha Classics)

There’s plenty of magic in the playing here [RCh]

Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras Nos 7-9 (BIS)

(Déjà Review) This developing series is a triumph for the São Paulo Symphony, Roberto Minczuk and the BIS engineers [DH]

Stravinsky: The Firebird, Petrushka, The Rite of Spring (Deux-Elles)

(Déjà Review) Exciting recordings that throw new light on the originals, and absorbing in their own right [GPu]

Donizetti: Il diluvio universale (Dynamic)

A strong cast is sabotaged by a pointless production which is visually distracting in the extreme [MP]

Americascapes 2 – Walker, Crumb & Revueltas (Ondine)

A wonderful programme of orchestral brilliance [PRJ]

Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos 6 & 9 (Signum Classics)

Fine performances of two idiosyncratic, even eccentric, Shostakovich symphonies [WH]

Constantin Silvestri (conductor): Debussy, Ravel & Falla (ICA Classics)

Dramatic Franco-Iberian precision from an unexpectedly potent 1960s partnership [JW]

Holst: Fide et Litiris (EM Records)

A fascinating recording, including previously unknown works by Holst, performed and recorded at the school for which they were composed [GPJ]

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Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 3 and 29 (Hyperion)

Hamelin at his finest in these two wildly different sonatas [RCh]

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Piston: Symphonies Nos 2 & 6 (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) The merit of this distinguished 1988 recording, in its new incarnation, burns just as brightly [JW]

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Fibich: Symphonies Nos 1-3 (Supraphon)

(Déjà Review) Enthusiastically recommended to lovers of romantic symphonies [CH]

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Stevenson: Piano Music Vol 7 (Toccata Classics)

A great opportunity to hear two significant arrangers and transcribers at work [JF]

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Exile (Alpha Classics)

The playing by both soloists and Camerata Bern is faultless [SA]

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Higgins: Horn Concerto, The Faerie Bride (Lyrita)

Excellent recordings of three highly imaginative scores [JQ]

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Verdi: Complete Ballet Music (BR Klassik)

If you like ballet music, this engaging CD should be in your collection [KT]

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Zandonai: Francesca da Rimini (Urania)

A classic vintage account of a complex, absorbing, yet neglected opera in excellent mono sound, sung by a stellar cast [RMo]

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Andrés Segovia and his Contemporaries Vol 16 (Doremi)

Segovia in Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s Concerto live from Lucerne and a phalanx of historical guitar recordings [JW]