The first text-critical edition of Mahler’s most extensive work, his Symphony No. 3, is a further milestone in Breitkopf & Härtel’s project, *Mahler – The Symphonies*. Find out more here.
Gretchen Parlato's 'comeback' record, a couple of excellent solo piano albums and jazz renditions of Ennio Morricone are among our picks for this week's new release round-up.
Chris introduces this month's Choices, headed by Paul Lewis and Steven Osborne's 'peerless' album of French piano duets (including Fauré's *Dolly Suite* and Ravel's *Ma Mère l'Oye*) on Hyperion.
The Scottish composer talks about his new album of orchestral and concertante works, drawing on inspirations ranging from childhood friendships to contemporary ceramic art and the philosophical musings of Morton Feldman.
Volumes on composers such as Brahms, Charles Ives, and Arthur Sullivan; an analysis of the depictions of musical instruments found on a sumptuous piece of Elizabethan furniture; examinations of Jewish music in Germany after the Second World War and of the effect that jazz had on Europe after World War One; a history of how the human species has listened to music through the ages; and a paperback edition of Philip Clark's biography of Dave Brubeck.
The British soprano and contemporary music champion, who premiered works by composers including Harrison Birtwistle, Judith Weir, Oliver Knussen and John Cage, has died aged 82.
The powerhouse Norwegian soprano is in expansive, radiant voice for Wagner’s *Wesendonck-Lieder* and arias from *Fidelio*, *Otello*, *La forza del destino*, *Medea*, and *Cavalleria rusticana* with Sir Mark Elder and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Bach transcriptions from Francesco Piemontesi, Hindemith from Les Vents Français, Byrd from Fretwork and Alamire, and an impressive debut disc from Franco-Armenian mezzo Varduhi Abrahamyan.
The Seoul-born New York resident makes a confident return on her fittingly titled sophomore release. Jihye Lee's sharp ear for arrangement, melody and dynamics make for an endlessly entertaining listen.
The Latvian accordionist talks about her new album paying tribute to the great Astor Piazzólla, and tracing the modern legacy of his advocacy for the instrument.
Edited by internationally renowned cellist Josephine Knight, Edition Peters presents the original version of Robert Schumann’s *Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129*, the only available modern scholarly edition of the work as Schumann originally conceived it.
This week's new release picks include the latest from Norwegian guitarist Hedvig Mollestad, a celebration of the music of Bill Evans, and Afro-Peruvian inspired music played with a modern jazz quintet.
A touching and often witty recital of lockdown commissions from Helen Charlston and Michael Craddock, electrifying Ives from Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and a revelatory recital of Florence Price's piano music from Samantha Ege.
A celebration of Claudio Abbado's years with the London Symphony Orchestra, two collections commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Stravinsky's death, and the complete Arthur Grumiaux recordings on Philips.
We sat down with saxophonist and producer Logan Richardson, to talk about the creative process for his new album *Afrofuturism*, working with Whirlwind Recordings and his big plans for 2021.
Canadian pianist Oscar Peterson's most well-regarded album sees him showcasing his bebop chops while paying homage to his beginnings as the 'King Inside of Swing'.
Rachel Podger and Christopher Glynn bring to life a selection of musicologist Timothy Jones’s thoughtful completions of fragmentary Mozart works, offering a variety of plausible perspectives on what might have been.