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Rose: Music for String Quartet (Convivium Records)

Difficult music that requires serious listening. Superb performances and recording [WH]

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a Riveder Le Stelle: Swedish Choral Music (BIS)

A wide-ranging collection of modern Swedish choral music superbly sung and recorded [WH]

Rejoice: Vasks, Shalygin & Gubaidulina (All Ears Records)

Three modern works for violin and cello, superbly played and recorded [WH]

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Elgar: Enigma Variations (Signum Classics)

(Déjà Review) Vital and individual readings from a safe pair of hands [WH]

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Nielsen: Orchestral Music (Chandos)

Well programmed, superbly played, a treat for Nielsen lovers [WH]

Shostakovich: Symphony No 11 (LSO Live)

A very fine performance which yields to its rivals – to one in particular [WH]

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The Art of the Vienna Horn (Naxos)

The recital as a whole is so obviously enjoyable and totally recommendable [WH]

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Mendelssohn: Sacred Choral Works (Ondine)

A lovely Mendelssohn programme from one of the finest of choirs [WH]

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Our Gilded Veins (Linn)

A deeply satisfying programme of recent orchestral music [WH]

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Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem (Antal Doráti Centenary Society)

A powerful live performance that also has some troubling aspects [WH]

Jackson: The Christmas Story (Delphian)

A compelling and innovative musical treatment of a well-loved story [WH]

Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos 6 & 9 (Signum Classics)

Fine performances of two idiosyncratic, even eccentric, Shostakovich symphonies [WH]

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Sibelius: Violin Concerto (Chandos)

This is a disc that no lover of Sibelius will want to miss [WH]

Sutton: Violin Concerto & Orchestral works (Chandos)

Enjoyable, buoyant music, superbly performed and recorded [WH]

Bartók: Piano Concerti (Capriccio)

Satisfying performances of two concertos, a few doubts about the third [WH]

Erlanger: La sorcière (B Records)

A tremendous performance of an unexpectedly compelling French rarity [PSt]

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Voices of Thunder: Works for Choir and Organ (Coro)

Organ and choir share equal billing in a varied programme of choral music [WH]

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Building Castles – New Music for New Audiences (Delphian)

A varied and thoroughly enjoyable showcase of Scottish musical talent [WH]

Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 3 & 4 (Fineline)

Excellent performances from the young Nikolai Lugansky [WH]

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Dvořák: Cello Concerto (Sony Classical)

A moving and timely disc, Dvořák’s matchless concerto stands alongside short works by Ukrainian composers [WH]

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Christmas with The Bevan Family Consort (Signum Classics)

A thoroughly enjoyable seasonal collection [WH]

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Born by the Thames. Stephen Dodgson: A Centenary Celebration (de la Porte Publishing)

An excellent celebration of the life and music of a composer only now coming into his own [WH]

Dodgson: Mirage – Piano music (Somm Recordings)

Challenging yet rewarding music, fine performance and recording [WH]

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Brusa: Requiem, Stabat Mater (Naxos)

Admirers of the composer will want to explore her choral works [WH]