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Vaughan Williams: Job – A Masque for Dancing (Onyx)

A highly persuasive account of Job [JQ]

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Kagami – Mirror: viola da gamba pieces (Ramée)

Very personal choice of viola da gamba pieces, performed with much sensitivity [JV]

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Henze: Royal Winter Music (NovAntiqua)

Three hours of enlightenment and entertainment [ZT]

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H2O (ANCLEF)

Three Orchestral Masterpieces effectively rendered in piano 4-hands versions by their composers [NB]

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Wagner: Siegfried (BR Klassik)

Simon Rattle’s traversal of the Ring finally reaches Siegfried, with highly recommendable results [PCG]

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Aichinger: Virginalia 1607 – Motets (Tactus)

Discover complete Marian motets by a respected but largely forgotten late-Renaissance German master [GH]

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Rebecca & Louise – Chamber Works (Alba)

Two fine chamber works given passionately committed performances by this outstanding Finnish ensemble [GPJ]

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Berlioz: Les nuits d’été and other songs (Virgin Classics)

(Déjà Review) Véronique Gens joins the exalted ranks of Crespin and Baker for top placing in Les nuits dété, and comes top of the list for modern recordings. A truly beautiful record [CC]

Coleridge-Taylor: Partsongs (Delphian)

An enjoyable collection of partsongs [JQ]

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Humperdinck: Königskinder (Naxos)

Impressive and likely to remain unchallenged for a very long time [MP]

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Dependent Rising (Cedille)

Magnetically communicative music given electric performances [DMD]

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Krzyżanowski: Piano Works Vol. 4 (Acte Préalable)

Best yet in the exploratory series of Krzyżanowski’s piano music [RCh]

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Santillán: Symphonies (Da Vinci Classics)

Oscillates between dissonant folk-inflected modernism and schmaltz; neither approach works [RHa]

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Empire to Commonwealth (Ars Organi)

Underwhelming music performed with zealous commitment [NB]

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Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin (Opus Arte)

A superbly realised version of Tchaikovsky’s essentially domestic opera avoids any elements of tragic inflation [PCG]

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Copland: The Populist (RCA)

(Déjà Review) An essential recording which should please a wide musical constituency [GSD]

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Poulenc, Milhaud, Debussy: Music for two pianos (Orchid Classics)

Great music, wonderfully played, in perfect recording [GPJ]

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Schubert: Winterreise (Genuin)

Seasoned collectors will derive much pleasure from this unusual arrangement [GF]

Hita: Obras vocal en Latin (Lauda)

Sacred music and performance of impressive quality [JV]

Mompou: Piano music (Chandos)

Beautifully textured playing in these three atmospheric collections [RCh]

Schreker: Der Schatzgräber  (Naxos)

A first video release of a rare Schreker opera deserves a heartfelt welcome [PCG]

Cabus: Piano music (Etcetera)

A most welcome survey of Peter Cabus’s piano music, finely performed and recorded [HC]

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Sommerro: Borders (2L)

Three fascinating concertos from Norway [DC]

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas (Warner Classics)

(Déjà Review) Kovacevich’s technique is never in question, but the performances are somewhat mannered and un-spontaneous [SF]