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A finely played piano concerto and orchestral works by a most highly regarded North American composer of his generation [EJW]

A most worthwhile remastering of this classic Turandot, with sonic improvements throughout [EJW]

The first recording of Britten’s complete balletic masterpiece in over 30 years [EJW]

Performances that challenge the only other available recording [EJW]

A sonic feast allows a persuasive vision of Mahler’s Third Symphony to shine forth [EJW]

Schoenberg’s orchestration of Brahms’s Piano Quartet in a very well recorded, lovely performance, and two surprises [EJW]

Lyrical music largely inspired by the wildlife and countryside of the Scottish Lowlands [EJW]

A beautifully recorded and performed ‘Resurrection’ Symphony, with a limitation in the chorus [EJW]

A superb if sometimes controversial performance of Mahler’s First Symphony, a showcase for Minnesota Orchestra [EJW]

Stanford’s two fine choral works, composed when there was public appetite for such performances [JWe]

A welcome addition to Hyperion’s Romantic Piano Concerto series, containing three widely contrasting works [EJW]

A fine production of a neglected work, not quite Adriana Lecouvreur melodically, but a feast for admirers of Italian opera [EJW]

Unequivocally first-rate, brilliant in every respect – for the lover of 19th-century piano concertos [EJW]

Fine, memorable music by the Italian composer who completed Puccini’s last opera [EJW]

One of the most glorious female voices of the 20th century, in a selection from famous recordings [EJW]

Sir Simon Rattle and his new orchestra’s Mahler Sixth in top-flight performance and recording [EJW]

Remarkable sonic restoration, almost recreation, and a must for Verismo opera lovers [EJW]

If you like this programme, you will like these performances [EJW]

A most welcome recording of a neglected opera [EJW]

Vänskä’s performance of Symphony of a Thousand; a rave review [EJW]

An interesting, well-presented performance on a budget issue [EJW]

Beautifully performed and recorded Latvian choral songs, influenced by folk music [EJW]

Late-romantic works by a neglected Finnish composer in committed, well-recorded performances [EJW]

A most enjoyable selection of songs from the movies, with some unusual items [EJW]