Christmas “A Winter Breviary”: Choral Works for Christmas A lovely album, all the more cherishable for its wealth of new Christmas material. St Martin's Voices is a superb choir
Haydn More sublime Haydn Piano Trios from Trio Gaspard A terrific disc, full of life, and yet full, also, of timeless wisdom
21st Century REPOST: The Gospel of Mary: Hugi Guðmundsson's oratorio This is a major piece of music - Guðmunsson”s setting is as profound as the words of the Gospel itself
Contemporary More Enno Poppe: Prozession This disc acts as a vital reminder of the importance of Enno Poppe’s music
21st Century Bent Sørensen’s stunning St Matthew Passion An astonishingly powerful modern-day St Matthew; and the perfect complement to JSB’s towering masterpiece
21st Century The vocal music of Arnulf Herrmann This is a compelling disc - it draws you in, making repeated listening both necessity and pleasure
21st Century Paavo Järvi conducts John Adams It is becoming increasingly evident that everything Paavo Järvi touches turns to sonic gold
20th Century Berlin Festival (1): Ensemblekollektiv Berlin / Enno Poppe Musikfest Berlin 2022 is in full flow ... A phenomenal concert
Scandinavian REPOST Music is like H20: Eliasson Symphonies & Trombone Concerto on BIS A superb introduction to the music of Anders Elisasson. This is profound, often beautiful, music
Birtwistle Repost: Birtwistle Chamber Works (BIS) A superb disc - the Nash Ensemble reminds us of their place at he top of the chamber tree, while Birtwistle's music remains as uncompromising and brilliant as ever
Competitions Invocations: Maroussia Gentet and the Concours d'Orléans Gentet's disc is a beautifully realised, well-balanced recital of great interest
Contemporary Visions and Utterances: Concert Review An invaluable experience for Rebecca Saunders’ blistering new piece and George Walker’s fine Sinfonia No. 5
Piano Andreas Haefliger plays Ravel, Bartók and Ammann Stimulating programming from Haefliger for this trio of delights!
21st Century The Beauty of Contemporary Music: Detlef Heusinger In short, an expression of utmost beauty couched in modernist terms
20th Century Penderecki Complete Music for String Quartet A disc shot full with life and adventure: absolutely what Classical Explorer is all about!. The vivid performances are self-recommending
