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Fayrfax: Maria plena virtute (Gimell)

The Tallis Scholars have done Robert Fayrfax proud with this fine CD [JQ]

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Edith Peinemann (violin) Radio Archives Edition (Meloclassic)

A set to treasure [SG]

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Holst: Fide et Literis (EM Records)

Much-recorded favourites mixed with CD premieres make this an intriguing, delightful album [KT]

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So Written to After-Times: John McCabe – A Life in Letters (Forsyth Brothers Limited)

Reflective, informative and sometimes humorous [JF]

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Shostakovich and Shchedrin: Piano concertos (Hyperion)

(Déjà Review) Stunning performances of very contrasting works [RB]

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Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge & other works (Warner Classics)

(Déjà Review) Something of a mixed bag but On Wenlock Edge is undoubtedly worth the price all on its own [GPJ]

Hertl, Černý, Reiner: Lost Beauty (Solaire)

Intriguing repertoire from a fascinating corner of Czech music [DC]

Mussorgsky, Brahms, Schubert: Full Circle: Reflections on my Journey (Pentatone)

This dark and heavy programme is worth a chance, maybe not in one sitting [GF]

MacDowell: Orchestral Works Volume 1 (Chandos)

A finely played piano concerto and orchestral works by a most highly regarded North American composer of his generation [EJW]

Alexander & Nikolay Tcherepnin: Complete Works for Violin and Piano Volume 1 (Grand Piano)

A valuable addition to the recorded legacy of the Tcherepnins’ contribution to the joy of music [SA]

Carols from Herefordshire (Albion Records)

Two different – and equally valid – approaches to a collection of fine, traditional carols [JQ]

Bonizzi: Complete works for viola bastarda (Dynamic)

Paolo Biordi does full justice to the vocal origin of these pieces [JV]

Janáček: Glagolitic Mass, Taras Bulba (Supraphon)

(Déjà Review) Resplendent digital remasterings of these classics of the gramophone [RB]

Ravel: Complete Piano Works (MDG)

(Déjà Review) Bavouzet’s playing is restricted to a most narrow range: wonderful to superb [MC]

Dvořák: Legends & Slavonic Rhapsodies (Pentatone)

Dvořák cultivates the native accent in impressive performances [PH]

Corvus Consort: Welcome Joy (Chandos)

A joyful celebration of women’s voices and women composers [PT]

Puccini: La Bohème (Decca)

A classic recording in a splendid remastering [JQ]

Beethoven: Complete Violin Sonatas (Cobra)

A boundary-challenging set [DC]

Benevoli: Missa Benevola (Coro)

An impressive display of the skills of Benevoli and his colleague Carissimi [JV]

Haydn: ‘Paris’ Symphonies (Sony Classical)

Bernstein’s classic Haydn, available again on disc [LW]

Beethoven: Piano Concertos No 1 & 5 (RCA)

(Déjà Review) This disc enjoys the privilege of being one of the worst I have heard for many a moon [CC]

Hindemith: Organ Concerto, 3 Organ Sonatas (Apex)

(Déjà Review) Excellent performances and recordings of early and late Hindemith masterpieces [PSh]

Mussorgsky: Sorochintsï Fair & Salammbô Suite (Naxos)

A completely convincing account of a rarely performed opera in a new orchestration for chamber orchestra [MP]

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Musica Instrumentalis Imperialis – Festive Sonatas from Imperial Vienna (cpo)

Impressive playing of natural trumpets [JV]