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Scott: Orchestral Works Vol. 3 (Toccata Classics)

Derek Scott encountered in a third disc of his music; tone poems, fantasies and darker music [JW]

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Widor: Organ Symphonies 3 & 4 (Solstice)

Performances to cherish [SG]

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van der Pals: String Quartets Vol 1 (cpo)

A late-romantic cat’s-cradle of tenderness caught in a viscous tonal velour [RB]

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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons (Erato)

(Déjà Review) An amazingly dramatic, rock and roll rendition of the Four Seasons [KM]

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Wolf: String Quartets (Hänssler Classic)

(Déjà Review) The Fine Arts Quartet enters into Wolf’s tormented world with total empathy [CH]

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Mahler: Lieder (Signum Classics)

An exceptionally fine Mahler recital [JQ]

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Mon amant de Saint-Jean (Alpha Classics)

A fascinating out-of-the-ordinary trip of nostalgia [GF]

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Medtner in England (SOMM Recordings)

An appealing programme for Medtner collectors and newcomers alike [DC]

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Guðmundsson: The Gospel of Mary

A slow-moving meditative work based on an unorthodox gospel

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Bach: Organ Works Vol. 12 (cpo)

(Déjà Review) Weinberger succeeds in conveying the personalities of these pieces [TB]

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Bortkiewicz: Symphonies (Hyperion)

(Déjà Review) Exultant, yearning, gloomy, sincere, passionate, nostalgic Slavonic music [RB]

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerti (Deutsche Grammophon)

A fine contribution to the Rachmaninoff 150 celebrations [JQ]

Grosz: Achtung, Aufnahme!! (Channel Classics)

Werner Herbers’s swansong with his Ebony Band: more previously unrecorded Weimar delights [JW]

Hummel: Concertos & Septet (Alto)

Hummel’s music doesn’t aim for profundity, but its elegance, grace and intelligence are well-served in this reissue [GPu]

Bruckner: Symphony No. 6, Te Deum (Testament)

An alpha performance of the Te Deum, but an omega one of the symphony [LD]

Voríšek: Symphony, Mass (Cedille)

(Déjà Review) An album to savour [IL]

Strauss: Works for Cello (RCA)

(Déjà Review) Isserlis’s truly heartfelt performance expresses the Don’s humour, gravity, irony and pathos with marvellous subtlety [SF]

Britten: Albert Herring (Opus Arte)

An unmatchable and irreplaceable video makes a welcome return to the catalogues [PCG]

Louis Kaufman sonatas Biddulph

Louis Kaufman (violin): Violin Sonatas (Biddulph)

A stylish release featuring a quartet of sonatas played by the sumptuous tonalist Louis Kaufman [JW]

Spontini: La Vestale (Bru Zane)

Far from ideal, but on balance the best of the French versions and its appeal is enhanced by excellent sound and conducting [RMo]

Laura Strickling (soprano): 40@40 (Bright Shiny Things)

An attractive collection of newly written songs – and volume two is to follow [GF]

Forqueray: Jupiter (Signum Classics)

(Déjà Review) The arrangements are interesting, the music delightful and melodically satisfying [KM]

Haydn: 6 London Symphonies (Philips)

(Déjà Review) There is a sense that the musicians are really listening to one another, obtaining a chamber-music-like delicacy [CH]

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British Piano Concertos (Lyrita)

Five-star performances and recordings of second tier works [NB]