The King’s Singers (ensemble): Wonderland (Signum Classics)

Challenging works commissioned and inimitably performed by the King’s Singers [LW]

Bach: Goldberg Variations (Hänssler Classic)

(Déjà Review) One of the finest recordings of the Goldberg Variations on piano currently available [KM]

Eva Zöllner (piano accordion) – voces, señales (Genuin)

Contemporary Columbian music for the piano accordion which takes a great deal of getting used to [GH]

Tabakova: Orpheus’ Comet, Earth Suite & Concertos (Hallé)

The portrait of a fine composer – two concerti and recent orchestral music, all quite beautiful [HC]

Mozart: Complete Masses, Vol. 2 (Naxos)

A laudable addition to the discography of Mozart’s unfinished ‘Great’ Mass [DF]

Mompou: Música callada – ­Books 1-4 (Hyperion)

Like the cool stone of a monastery on a scorching hot Spanish summer’s afternoon [DMD]

Mendelssohn: Fantasies, Caprices, Variations (Dynamic)

Shihyun Lee never misses the mark in this wonderful collection of Mendelssohn’s sometimes overlooked piano works [RCh]

Grahl & JS Bach: Organ Works (Cobra Records)

A remarkable première for Amsterdam’s hyperorgan [DC]

Bosmans & Chapiro: Forgotten Voices Rediscovered (Fineline)

Music of great charm [SG]

Chaminade: Mots d’amour (Deutsche Grammophon)

(Déjà Review) A tonic for the winter months [IL]

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Carolyn Sampson (soprano) but I like to sing… (BIS)

A delight from start to finish – Carolyn Sampson is on effervescent form [JQ]

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Puccini: I Canti (BR Klassik)

Charles Castronovo breathes new life to these smart orchestrations of Puccini’s piano songs [MC]

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Ravel: Complete Solo Piano Music Vol. 3 (Danacord)

The performance captures all the nuances of Ravel’s pianism [JF]

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Nardini: Complete Music for 2 Violins (Brilliant Classics)

A well-deserved recognition of a neglected composer [JV]

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Shura Cherkassky (piano): The Complete 78-rpm Recordings 1923-1950 (APR)

An opportunity to savour Cherkassy’s seductive magic [SG]

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Decker: Ørnen 1897 (Antarctica Records)

An unusual and attractive work inspired by an obscure and ill-fated Swedish attempt on the North Pole [RHa]

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Hélène Grimaud (piano) Mozart & Schumann (C major)

A very fine orchestra and pianist in a concert of some distinction [RWe]

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Thomas Demenga (cello) Bach, Hosokawa & Yun (ECM)

The contemporary pieces featured here would have been unthinkable without Bach’s innovative thinking [HC]

Bach Cello Suites Quaresma Artway Next 12023

Bach: Cello Suites (Artway Records and Claves)

Two fine new accounts of Bach’s cello suites but the Artway issue is clearly preferable [RMo]

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Dusman: Flashpoint (Neuma Records)

A varied selection of instrumental, chamber and ensemble works from a quietly accomplished if little-known figure [RHa]

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Shostakovich: Symphony No 8 (ICA Classics)

A concert that marks the beginning of a great conductor/orchestra relationship hampered by poor sound [NB]

Luzzaschi Il concerto segreto Ricercar RIC455

Luzzaschi: Il Concerto Segreto (Ricercar)

An impressive revival of the art of the Concerto delle donne [JV]

Franck Piano Sonata No1 Lazar Hanssler HC22055

Franck: Piano Works (Hänssler Classic)

Fabulous playing shows off Franck’s early virtuosity while impressing in the familiar late works [RCh]

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Wigmore Soloists: Chamber Works (BIS)

Committed and inspiring performances of important chamber works [JF]