Shostakovich Shostakovich from Budapest: Symphonies 5 & 9 Concerto Budapest remains a superb ensemble of the top rank
Rubbra The Jade Mountain: Songs by Edmund Rubbra This is a major release: for the Rubbra discography, for sure, but also for the song repertoire in general
Ligeti Ligeti Etudes & Capriccios on Naxos Chen offers an intersting alternative to Aimard and Driver, at his best in the more lyrical pieces
Gershwin (Leonard) Slatkin excels in Gershwin A fine collection fo Gershwiniana ... Slatkin and his St Louis players are on fire!.
20th Century Ivanovs, Symphonies 17 & 18 Glowering textures, luminosity, drama, tenderness. It's all there
Steve Reich Steve Reich: The String Quartets "I never expected to write a string quartet" - Steve Reich
Choral Magnificat 3: Nethsingha and St John's, Cambridge return Another triumph for Nethdingha and St John’s
Cage John Cage: Choral Works via Latvia This superb disc would make a wonderful introduction to the music of John Cage
Opera Live Opera Review: Glass' Akhnaten at English National Opera ENO remains a national treasure ... this Akhnaten is absolutely unmissable
Mahler Rafael Payare & the OSM in Mahler Symphony No. 5 Payaré is a human dynamo, full of life, and the orchestra clearly loves him
Violin Kopatchinskaja & Say triumph in Janáček, Brahms & Bartók A stunning, highly individual disc. Unforgettable
Richard Strauss Zubin Mehta conducts Richard Strauss' Sinfonia domestica Mehta's Munich performance of Sinfonia domestica has completely changed how I think and feel about this piece
Walton Walton: Complete Façades from JoAnn Falletta There is a huge amount of delight to be gleaned via this disc - a glimpse into another era
Stravinsky Sir Andrew Davis conducts Stravinsky A splendid disc. The BBC Philharmonic is on terrific form under Sir Andrew Davis
20th Century Arne Nordheim's hyper-dramatic 'The Tempest' Suite This is a phenomenal disc - and if it's your introduction to Nordheim, what a way to start!
Sibelius Celibidache in Sibelius and Stravinsky Sergiou Celibidache (1912-96) is the greatest conductor you maybe haven’t heard of
Rachmaninov Anna Fedorova plays Rachmaninov This is highly significant, intelligent Rachmaninov playing from Fedorova, a pianist who is clearly a major, major talent
Poulenc Poulenc's Les Animax modèles, complete on Chandos I can see awards coming this disc's way. Performances, recording and presentation seem beyond criticism
Piano Khachaturian's works for piano and orchestra Sughayer is the perfect pianist for this repertoire, and this is an ideal, varied, programme.
Britten Britten Solo Vocal Works: Les Illuminations, Serenade, Nocturne A simply beautiful disc on all fronts
20th Century Berlin Festival (1): Ensemblekollektiv Berlin / Enno Poppe Musikfest Berlin 2022 is in full flow ... A phenomenal concert
Mahler Claudio Abbado conducts Mahler's Ninth Symphony (Lucerne) A wonderful, great (in the true sense) performance
Ravel Ravel: Cantates pour le Prix de Rome This is an urgent recommendationfor all who love Ravel or French Impressionism; a rousing call to all Francophiles
Piano Francesco Piemontesi plays Schoenberg, Messiaen & Ravel As disc programming goes, this is spectacular
