Hosokawa Toshio Hosokawa's Awakening: Music for Guitar A moment of reflection where time stops: Hosokawa's music is rarefied, elusive, a miracle
Christmas Edward Nesbit's Nativity: A different take on Christmas With a distinctive harmonic palette, Edward Nesbit brings a new individuality to Christmas
21st Century Set The Wild Echoes Flying: Pip Eastop's remarkable take on Britten Many horn players will consider this a superhuman achievement from Eastop. Utterly remarkable
21st Century Josef Bardanishvili: Complete PIano Music A fine traversal of the piano music of Josef Bardanashvili; the recorded sound, like the playing, is exemplary
Live Performance Repost. Dies Irae: Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Aurora After teh Schoenberh, a reminder of PaKop's creative spirit ...
Chinese The Power of Chinese Symphonic Music: Xilin Wang's Third Symphony This is not for the faint-hearted, but it is, absolutely, recommended.
21st Century Elisabetta Brusa's Requiem & Stabat Mater Elisabetta Brusa has a powerful compositional voice, and her music is served with the fervent advocacy of the Hungarian forces
21st Century Orchestral Works by Dani Howard Dani Howard's kaleidoscopic music is showcased in superb performances and a phenomenal recording
20th Century Memories in Watercolour: the Piano Music of Tan Dun A superb disc - fervently recommended!
21st Century Emily Howard: “The Anvil” and “Elliptics” This disc really is a confluence of excellences
Piano Edmund Finnis: Youth (EP review) A vibrant piece of new music, stunningly performed and recorded
Contemporary Luke Bedford: In the Voices of the Living Four orchestras, four pieces: this is a wonderful collection of works by Luke Bedford
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
