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Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 2, 7 and 10 (BIS)

A welcome return to the music of Shostakovich by the Jerusalem Quartet [DHa]

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Mahler: Symphony 5 (SWR Music)

A newly released live recording reminds us of the legacy of a great Mahlerian [DHa]

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Evgeny Mravinsky (conductor) Mravinsky in Helsinki (Janus Classics)

A headless Shostakovich symphony makes for a dispiriting experience [DHa]

Beyond (Orchid Classics)

A scintillating album of orchestral music drawn from 21st century opera [DHa]

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Martin Cousin (piano): Fantasies (Convivium Records)

A fascinating recital exploring the scope of the fantasia genre [DHa]

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Love Divine (Convivium Records)

The first recording of a Renaissance mass setting and new works by women composers in a well sung recital [DHa]

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Hough: Piano Concerto, Sonatina nostalgica, Partita (Hyperion)

A sparkling, nostalgia infused collection of new works for piano by Stephen Hough [DHa]