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Bursting with life [ST]

A disc of Strauss songs that’s fine, but unremarkable in light of the competition [ST]

Strong Dvořák performances for the Year of Czech Music, but they’re expensive in light of the competition [ST]

A ravishing Verklärte Nacht, but a lacklustre Alpensinfonie [ST]

An interesting Billy Budd, but not a library choice [ST]

Musically sumptuous and alarmingly intimate [ST]

A profile of the singer Günther Groissböck – no revelations, but there’s always the voice [ST]

A fitting memorial to a magnificent musician [ST]

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

Heady sensuality combined with religious rigour: what’s not to like? [ST]

A strong musical performance hampered by the directors’ silly concept and by technical issues with the sound [ST]

A total delight [ST]

A treat: the Brahms piano concertos given lavish and loving musical treatment [ST]

Mostly of interest to Marylanders, but contains a gutsy performance of Mozart’s Requiem in a new performing edition [ST]

In the great German tradition of sung Biblical narrative, but reinterpreted for the early 20th century [ST]

Sui generis: a disc that will change the way you hear Mendelssohn [ST]

Andrew Nethsingha’s farewell to St John’s – a beautiful disc and a culminating celebration [ST]

Precious jewels, delightfully played [ST]

A release that will probably only appeal to superfans of clarinettist Martin Fröst [ST]

A modern-dress production that plays it pretty straight, and a very strong singing team [ST]

Some marvellous Strauss tone poems that mark the beginning of Rouvali’s stewardship of the Philharmonia [ST]

A patchy Zarathustra and a good Jeux, but you’ll find better performances of both elsewhere [ST]

(Déjà Review) Outstanding throughout [ST]

A beautiful realisation of Wolf’s great song collection, particularly remarkable for the contribution of Allan Clayton’s tenor voice [ST]