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Classical CDs Weekly: Telemann, Alban Gerhardt, Wiener Symphoniker

Deconstructed baroque fantasias, Austrians letting their hair down, and the only disc of short cello pieces you'll ever need

Telemann Fantasias for solo violin Aisha Orazbayeva (violin) (Prah Recordings)

Classical CDs Weekly: Prokofiev, Strauss, Weinberg

Epic piano sonatas, sumptuous orchestral music and more from a neglected Soviet composer

Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas 2, 6 and 8 Alexander Melnikov (Harmonia Mundi)

Classical CDs Weekly: Beethoven, Rasmussen, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky

Hungarian pianism, a Faroese symphony and two Russian violin concertos

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Op.110 and Op.111, with music by András Szöllösy and Gyula Csapó Gábor Csalog (piano) (BMC)

Classical CDs Weekly: Ghedini, Ives, Vaughan Williams

Pianists Rebecca Omordia and Mark Bebbington

Refined Italian orchestral music, downsized Americana and pastoral pianism

Ghedini: Orchestral Music Orchestra della Toscana/Daniele Rustione (Sony)

Classical CDs Weekly: Brahms, Julius Eastman, Überbach

Thomas Hengelbrock and a blurry Elbphilharmonie

Hamburg concert hall tested out, 1970s minimalism, and Bach on a vibraphone

Brahms: Symphonies 3 and 4 NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester/Thomas Hengelbrock (Sony)

Classical CDs Weekly: Debussy, Smetana, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Louis Langrée: 'demonstrating a very French ear for orchestral colour'

Orchestral delights from Bamberg, Cincinatti and San Francisco

Debussy: Images, Jeux, La plus que lente San Francisco Symphony/Michael Tilson Thomas (SFS Media)

Classical CDs Weekly: Kabeláč, Ligeti, Shostakovich

Epic Czech orchestral music, Hungarian wind sounds and Soviet quartets

Miloslav Kabeláč: Complete Symphonies Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra/Marko Ivanović (Supraphon)

Classical CDs Weekly: Strauss, John Bullard, Tania Stavreva

John Bullard: 'Who wouldn’t want to hear him tackle Schumann, Handel, Bach or Grieg?'

CLASSICAL CDS WEEKLY Fruity opera suites, fiery pianism plus, er, classical banjo

Fruity opera suites, classical banjo and fiery pianism

Strauss: Suites from Elektra and Der Rosenkavalier Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra/Manfred Honeck (Reference Recordings)

Classical CDs Weekly: Gavin Higgins, Christopher Simpson, Pina Napolitano

FROM BRASS BANDS TO VIOLS Gavin Higgins, Christopher Simpson and Pina Napolitano on disc

Brass bands, viols and a pair of 20th-century piano concertos

Gavin Higgins: Dark Arteries and other works Tredegar Town Band/Ian Porthouse (Tredegar Town Band)

Classical CDs Weekly: Fauré, Poulenc, Franui, Sami Junnonen

French froth, an Alpine dance band and arresting flute sounds from Finland

Aubade – Music by Fauré and Poulenc Västerås Sinfonietta/Howard Shelley (piano and conductor) (dB Productions)

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