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Classical CDs: Five-pointed stars, unspecified instrumentation and talented siblings

CLASSICAL CDS: Five-pointed stars, unspecified instrumentation and talented siblings

Double lieder treats, Sarah Willis back in Cuba, Rachmaninoff transcriptions

Brahms Lieder Anna Lucia Richter (mezzo-soprano), Ammiel Bushakevitz (piano) (Pentatone)

Ein süßes Deingedenken: A Tender Memory of Thee – Lieder by Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn Kateryna Kasper (soprano), Dmitry Ablogin (piano) (TYXArt)

theartsdesk Q&A: Horn player Sarah Willis on returning to Cuba

HORN PLAYER SARAH WILLIS On returning to Cuba, guaguancós, cha-cha-chas and crickets

Guaguancós, cha-cha-chas and crickets as the horn player commissions a new work in Havana

Berlin Philharmonic Horn player Sarah Willis’s Mozart y Mambo caused a stir in 2020, its mixture of Mozart and traditional Cuban music making it a bestselling crossover disc.

Classical CDs: Symmetrical storms, basset horns and a happy workshop

CLASSICAL CDS Symmetrical storms, Swiss vocal music, basset horns and a happy workshop

20th century Swiss vocal music, a trumpet recital and a pair of important box sets

Jacqueline du Pré: The Complete Warner Recordings (Warner Classics)

Classical CDs: Snowy wastes, Alpine schleps and sand dunes

CLASSICAL CDS French song, seasonal transcriptions and 20th century orchestral music

Big box bonanza: French song, seasonal transcriptions and 20th century orchestral music

Fauré: Complete Songs Cyrille Dubois (tenor), Tristan Raës (piano) (Aparté/ Palazzetto Bru Zane)

Classical CDs: Wedding cakes, nocturnes and survival

CLASSICAL CDS British and Latvian orchestral music, plus new commissions for solo violin

British and Latvian orchestral music, plus new commissions for solo violin

John Ireland: Orchestral Music Sinfonia of London/John Wilson (Chandos)

Classical CDs: sound effects, football teams and waterfalls

Quirky Americana, electronically manipulated piano music and early concertos for cello

Gail Kubik: Symphony Concertante, Gerald McBoing Boing Boston Modern Orchestra Project/Gil Rose (BMOP Sound)

Classical CDs: Nightingales, seasons and practical jokes

CLASSICAL CDS Luxury orchestra own-label releases, French piano music and a contemporary composer grappling with time and space

A pair of luxury orchestra own-label releases, plus French piano music and a contemporary composer grappling with time and space

Beethoven, Berg, Bartók: Violin Concertos Frank Peter Zimmermann Berliner Philharmoniker/Daniel Harding, Kirill Petrenko, Alan Gilbert (Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings)

Classical CDs: mediation, survival and the conquering of shyness

CLASSICAL CDS Two conductors get the big box treatment, plus contemporary choral music and the return of a minimalist master

Two conductors get the big box treatment, plus contemporary choral music and the return of a minimalist master

Karel Ančerl: Live Recordings (Supraphon)

Classical CDs: Forests, mountains, cowbells and cushions

CLASSICAL CDS Contrasting landscapes, vibrant chamber music, revolutionary oboe repertoire

Contrasting landscapes, vibrant chamber music and revolutionary oboe repertoire

Jugendstil: Music by Mahler and Schoenberg Beatrice Berrut (piano) (La Dolce Volta)

Classical CDs: Double reeds, double pianos and double string orchestras

CLASSICAL CDS Poetry from a great bassoonist, Slavic jazz, and two fizzing collections of music for string orchestra

Poetry from a great bassoonist, Slavic jazz, and two fizzing collections of music for string orchestra

Mozart, Hummel and Vanhal – Bassoon Concertos Sophie Dervaux (bassoon/conductor), Mozarteumorchester Salzburg (Berlin Classics)

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