Alpha Classics

A very fine new account of a neglected great opera [RWe]

Superb accounts of Sibelius’ last two symphonies put the seal on a triumphantly successful series [RMo]

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

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

This disc will certainly be my favourite Yuletide companion for years to come [GF]

A showcase for the superb ‘Next Generation Mozart soloists’, a little flawed by the use of a hackneyed 19th century version of the Sinfonia concertante [MG]

This fine, well-judged recital explores familiar and less well-known works [JF]

Schmitt’s complete ballet in opulent orchestral dress, marvellously played [JQ]

A finely played trio of characterful French cello sonatas [JW]

An exploration of music by ten women composers from the age of Louis XIV and Louis XV [PH]

Claire Huangci impresses in her American showcase [PH]

A well-structured programme, excellent performance and recording [RWe]

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

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

Two wonderfully contrasting explorations of Maeterlinck’s play [JF]

Excellent versions of the attractive song cycles [SB]

Performances brimming over with vibrancy [SG]

A nice mixture of arias by Vivaldi and his less well-known colleagues [JV]

The Beatles rub shoulders with Delius and RVW’S The Lark [JW]

Attractive in every respect to lovers of Mozart, or of opera in general [GF]

An electrifying rendition of the Four Seasons to set alongside Fabio Biondi’s [DJB]

Delightful lost treasures from French musical history [JF]

A potentially interesting programme, but it tended to all blend together [DJB]

Even if one does not need another Charpentier’s Te Deum, Desmarest’s setting deserves attention [JV]