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Classical CDs: Solo harp, solo trumpet and two discs of orchestral jazz

CLASSICAL CDS Solo harp, solo trumpet and two discs of orchestral jazz

Music with a Czech connection, plus an Israeli bassist and a Norwegian trumpeter

Reicha Rediscovered, Volume 3 Ivan Ilić (piano) (Chandos)

Classical CDs: Bassoons, brass and symphonic compression

CLASSICAL CDS 20th century symphonies, romantic chamber music and some ingenious brass transcriptions

20th century symphonies, romantic chamber music and some ingenious brass transcriptions

One Movement Symphonies: Music by Barber, Scriabin and Sibelius Kansas City Symphony/Michael Stern (Reference Recordings)

Classical CDs: Three great conductors remembered, Mahler with accordion and a song cycle with no singer

André Previn: all the right notes, and in the right order

CLASSICAL CDS Three great conductors remembered

Big box sets, a symphonic swansong in miniature and contemporary music for piano trio

André Previn: The Warner Edition – Complete HMV & Teldec Recordings (Warner Classics)

Classical CDs: Horns, musical autobiography and Australian landscapes

CLASSICAL CDS Horns, musical autobiography and Australian landscapes

A great instrumentalist's centenary celebrated, a musical friendship remembered and some unorthodox contemporary piano music

Dennis Brain: Homage (Warner Classics)

Classical CDs: Mexican brass, fairy gardens and a socially distanced orchestral recording

CLASSICAL CDS Mexican brass, fairy gardens and a socially distanced orchestral recording

Hefty piano sonatas, a joyous symphony and a semi-improvised epic from an inventive trumpeter

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas 30-32 Boris Giltburg (Naxos)

Classical CDs: Horses, hats and Hardanger fiddles

Otherworldly sounds from Žibuoklė Martinaitytė

CLASSICAL CDS Swiss symphonies, forgotten Russian piano music, and Julian Lloyd Webber celebrates his 70th birthday

Swiss symphonies, forgotten Russian piano music, and a British cellist celebrates his 70th birthday

Joseph Lauber: Symphonies 1 and 2 Sinfonie Orchester Biel Solothurn/Kaspar Zehnder (Schweizer Fonogramm)

Classical CDs: Dramatic symphonies, medieval bagpipes and a solo bassoon

CLASSICAL CDS Three very different symphonies, music for mental well-being and an intriguing piano recital

Three very different symphonies, music for mental well-being and an intriguing piano recital

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, Piano Concerto No. 4, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra/Lahav Shani (piano and conductor) (Warner Classics)

Classical CDs: Music for Easter, vocal anthologies and a trip to Dundalk

CLASSICAL CDS Music for Easter, vocal anthologies and a trip to Dundalk

Seasonal choral music, two contemporary chamber discs and two vocalists showcased

Bach: St Matthew Passion Gaechinger Cantorey/Hans-Christoph Rademann (Accentus)

Classical CDs: Big symphonies, archlutes and the healing power of the viola

Earthy Messiaen from New York's Founders

CLASSICAL CDS Bach, Elgar, Mahler, Monteverdi and Messiaen under the microscope

Late romantic symphonies, a soprano's swansong and a 20th century classic reinvented

Bach: The English Suites Paolo Zanzu (harpsichord) (Musica Ficta)

Classical CDs: Dusty graveyards, bell sounds on pianos and a cold Cambridgeshire fen

Clear-sighted: pianist Alexandra Sostmann

CLASSICAL CDS Dusty graveyards, bell sounds on pianos and a cold Cambridgeshire fen

Contemporary piano and orchestral discs, plus a pair of Czech violin concertos

The Way of Light – The Music of Nigel Hess (Orchid Classics)

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