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The first recording of de Hartmann’s only opera, finely sung and played, in first-rate sound [EJW]

A modern, melodic ‘Gloria in Excelsis Deo’ in a commemorative recording at the 600th anniversary of Ełk [EJW]

A neglected composer, most well-served in a splendiferous recording [EJW]

A truly unjustly neglected composer, who deserves much greater attention [EJW]

This fine release enriches Dora Pejačević’s discography [EJW]

A strikingly effective, imaginative production of Strauss’s rarely seen bourgeois comedy opera [EJW]

First recording of the original version sung in Estonian, meant to capture the composer’s intentions in this liturgical work [EJW]

A wonderful blend of flowing melody and an early 20th-century harmonic tinge [EJW]

An interesting collection of concertante and string works by an unjustly neglected composer [EJW]

A fine performance of two orchestral works by a neglected friend of Mahler, firmly in the Central-European tradition [EJW]

A splendid selection of MacDowell’s concertante and orchestral music [EJW]

This enterprising, scholarly release of Vaughan Williams’s Hymn Tunes and their arrangements should reveal new byways into his œuvre [EJW]

The notorious Barbican acoustic has been noticeably tamed in this compelling disc of two iconic symphonies in superb performances [EJW]

An interesting religious work from Croatia allows one to delve into rarely recorded territory [EJW]

An interesting programme of out-of-the way American works for two pianos and orchestra [EJW]

A powerful Scheherazade and two rarities of historical musicological significance [EJW]

An introduction to this Pulitzer Prize winner’s orchestral music, lyrical and listenable yet not “light” [EJW]

English folksong arrangements, beautifully recorded and performed [EJW]

Neglected Hebridean songs fused into a folk opera [EJW]

A splendidly recorded disc of rare Tchaikovsky, performed with spirit and commitment [EJW]

Flury’s mature orchestral works, well performed, recorded and documented [EJW]

A fine choice if one seeks the Violin Concerto and is intrigued by the Suite from Troilus and Cressida [EJW]

Works from three continents, inspired by folk music, played on a concert grand [EJW]

An opera from the byways of Flury’s lighter output, to be enjoyed as a communal experience [EJW]