Les Siècles continue their successful series of Ravel recordings on period instruments under François-Xavier Roth, with Cédric Tiberghien at the piano and baritone Stéphane Degout.
Mendelssohn, Schubert and Mozart from Riccardo Chailly, Schubert's 'Fair Maid of the Mill' from Nicky Spence & Christopher Glynn, a Parisian recital from flautist Ana de la Vega, and John Williams's Cello Concerto from Yo-Yo Ma (with the composer conducting).
Tigran Hamasyan's latest recording sees him tackling an album's worth of American standard repertoire with the same experimental flair that makes his original compositions so compelling.
The latest vinyl issues include 2021 releases from Nishla Smith and Esperanza Spalding, and reissues of classics by Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald.
Chris introduces next month's selection, headed by a 'lively, supple' account of Handel's early oratorio *La Resurrezione* on Linn from Harry Bicket and The English Concert.
The French conductor discusses her new recording of Mozart's early opera on Erato, starring Alessandro Liberatore as the eponymous dictator and Franco Fagioli in the castrato role of Cecilio.
Madlib and MF DOOM's now-iconic 2004 collaborative record provided a young Josh his gateway into hip-hop music, and more than holds up today as a hip-hop classic with some tangential links to jazz, funk and soul music.
The latest *Very Short Introduction* from OUP on Beethoven; a biography of famed jazz clarinettist Artie Shaw; an examination of the perception of American music in the minds of French authors; a handbook for aspiring orchestral managers; a guide to building a career in live entertainment sound; an exploration of the affinity between twentieth-century abstract art and jazz music; and a volume discussing Eurasian musical journeys.
Three years on from their previous album, the Pavel Haas Quartet make a triumphant recorded return with two quintets by Brahms, for which they are joined by pianist Boris Giltburg and violist Pavel Nikl.
Gilad Hekselman's tenth studio album has the New York-based guitarist at his most creative and daring, with curious sonic experimentation and contributions from Eric Harland and Shai Maestro.
This week's latest jazz releases include a double-feature from avant-garde guitarist Mary Halvorson, saxophonist Oded Tzur's follow-up to his 2020 record *Here Be Dragons*, guitarist Gilad Hekselman's Edition Records debut *Far Star*, and a collection of '70s live recordings by Albert Ayler.
Flautist couple Noemi Gyori and Gergely Madaras talk about their new album of flute works – showcasing the work of the entrepreneurial Doppler brothers and the "Beethoven of the Flute", Friedrich Kuhlau.
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by young Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä's 'electrifying and revelatory' Sibelius cycle with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra on Decca.
A milestone of late romantic choral music, Elgar's *Dream of Gerontius* is available for the first time as a modern, newly engraved score with a full critical report. Find out more here.
We take a look back at some of our favourite albums by American saxophonist Joe Lovano, from his mid-90s recordings with Blue Note to recent work with ECM.