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Bruckner: Symphony 3 (Profil)

(Déjà Review) A winner through and through and worthy of any collection [KS]

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Bryars: Oi Me Lasso (GB Records)

(Déjà Review) Endlessly fascinating and haunting [RH]

Offenbach: Colorature (Alpha Classics)

A wholehearted recommendation for the unhackneyed programme and the magnificent singing [GF]

Thomas Pitfield • His Friends & Contemporaries (Divine Art)

A rewarding exploration [JF]

Bach: Keyboard Concerti (Naïve)

The gloriously expressive slow-movement ariosos are the highlights [MG]

Pierre Monteux (conductor): Live (SOMM Recordings)

A handsome tribute to ‘Le Maître’ sixty years after his death [JQ]

Dohnányi: Piano works (Capriccio)

Gülbadamova has a feel for Dohnányi’s style in this rewarding recital [RCh]

Beethoven: String Quartets, Op 18 Nos 1 and 4 (Naïve)

(Déjà Review) Quatuor Mosaïques are an astonishing ensemble who deserve the utmost praise for these magnificent performances [MC]

Bomtempo: Symphonies Nos 1 & 2 (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) One work holds up quite well to the Haydn and Mozart models, and the other is close to being a masterpiece of early romanticism [DS]

Marko Topchii (guitar) Laureate Series Recital (Naxos)

Hard to fault, easy to accolade [ZT]

Santa Maria: Missa O beata Maria (Pan Classics)

An excellent performance of a mass by an unknown master from Portugal [JV]

Pitfield: String Chamber Music (Divine Art)

Performances with brilliance, technical competence and a sympathetic understanding [JF]

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Mahler: Symphony No 9 (Alpha Classics)

Full of surprises, this is a disc that will change the way you hear Mahler 9 [ST]

Jorge Bolet (piano) His earliest recordings (APR)

Bolet at his sparkling best back in the catalogue [RCh]

Beethoven: Symphony No 9 (Music & Arts)

(Déjà Review) Harshly recorded, but for some Toscanini enthusiasts it is the greatest of his preserved Ninths [CH]

Alwyn: Symphonies Nos 2 & 5 and Harp Concerto (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) The best single CD introduction to the major works of Alwyn [RB]

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Ravel: Orchestral Works (Danacord)

A stylish and beautifully played collection of Ravel orchestral pieces that started life as piano works [GPJ]

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Byrd: Anthems, Motets, Services (Alto)

A most enjoyable and nicely varied selection of pieces by Byrd [JQ]

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Chen Gang & Paganini: Violin concertos (Pentatone)

A mixed bag of repertoire produces varied results [RMay]

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Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin (Harmonia Mundi)

Another marvellous recording of Die schöne Müllerin to add to the ever-growing list of highly recommendable versions of this indestructible masterwork [GF]

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Brusa: Requiem, Stabat Mater (Naxos)

Admirers of the composer will want to explore her choral works [WH]

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Baltic Voices 1 (Harmonia Mundi)

Lyrical yet challenging, they welcome the listener with open arms [RB]

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Carmina Burana: Medieval Poems and Songs (Naxos)

Everything is played with a life and energy that left me dancing around the room by the disc’s end [KS]

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Gerhard: Don Quixote and Alegrías (Chandos)

The BBC Philharmonic excels in music by the pre-serial Gerhard at his hard-bitten finest [NC]