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Classical CDs: Beans, carrots and bassoons

Danish pianism, a great conductor's Italian recordings and a bold contemporary compilation

Antonio Pappano: Complete Symphonic, Concertante and Sacred Music Recordings Orchestra e Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Warner Classics)

Classical CDs: Dinosaurs, harmonicas and final frontiers

CLASSICAL CDS Dinosaurs, harmonicas and final frontiers

Two works with narrators, a pair of tenor recitals and a young conductor tackles Russian symphonies

Fauré: Requiem, Gounod: Messe de Clovis Le Concert Spirituel/Hervé Niquet (Alpha-Classics)

Classical CDs: Queens, crotales and secret gardens

An elite brass band tackles neglected English music, plus two Spanish anthologies

Arthur Bliss: Works for Brass Band Black Dyke Band,/John Wilson (Chandos)

Classical CDs: Chorales, cathedrals and hardwood floors

CLASSICAL CDS Three discs of piano music, two choral collections, a German romantic anew

Three discs of piano music, two choral collections and a German romantic in new clothes

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Debussy: Préludes George Lepauw (piano) (Orchid Classics)

Classical CDs: Ballades, barcarolles and hammer blows

CLASSICAL CDS French piano music, a star-studded concerto, two Finnish symphonies

French piano music, a star-studded concerto and two Finnish symphonies

Fauré: Complete Music for Solo Piano Lucas Debargue (Sony)

Classical CDs: Bare feet, hardback books and giant snails

CLASSICAL CDS A Swedish maverick, a saxophone life, contemporary music in a novel way

Epic outpourings from a Swedish maverick, a rich life narrated by saxophone and contemporary music presented in a novel way

Allan Pettersson: Complete Edition Various artists (BIS)

Classical CDs: Sailors, serenades and slavery

CLASSICAL CDS Contemporary choral discs, a flute recital, an introduction to acousmatic music

Two very different contemporary choral discs, plus a flute recital and an introduction to acousmatic music

ECHOES: Duets by Schumann Brahms, Saint-Saëns et al Katharina Konradi (soprano), Catriona Morison (mezzo), Ammiel Bushakevitz (piano)(CAvi/SWR/DG)

Classical CDs: Cowhorns, gloves and marching drums

CLASSICAL CDS Contemporary sounds from Norway, rediscovered American and a brass dectet

Contemporary sounds from Norway, plus rediscovered American and a brass dectet

Britten: Spring Symphony, Sinfonia da Requiem, Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle (LSO Live)

Classical CDs: Coffee, peppercorns and puppets

CLASSICAL CDS A prolific conductor's centenary, Hungarian ballet music, baroque keyboard

A prolific conductor's centenary celebrated, plus Hungarian ballet music and baroque keyboard concertos

Sir Neville Marriner: The Complete Warner Classics Recordings (Warner)

Classical CDs: Swans, hamlets and bossa nova

CLASSICAL CDS A promising young pianist, Finnish mythology, neglected British composers

A promising young pianist's debut disc, plus Finnish mythology and a trio of neglected British composers

Chopin: Études op.10 & op.25 Yunchan Lim (Decca)

Chopin Nicolas van Poucke (Night Dreamer)

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