Bruckner from François-Xavier Roth, Shostakovich from Gianandrea Noseda, consort music by John Jenkins from Phantasm, and *Winterreise* from Benjamin Appl and James Baillieu.
Pianist Kit Downes teams up with some familiar collaborators to explore the fertile ground of jazz piano trio music, with some eccentric twists along the way.
Other stand-out releases for March and April include Franco-Italian recitals from tenors Benjamin Bernheim and Pene Pati, Rachmaninov from Asmik Grigorian, and Sibelius from the young Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä.
The latest jazz releases include a live recording of soul vocalist Omar with QCBA, duo recordings by Tony Overwater & Atzko Kohashi playing Coltrane, and Søren Kristiansen & Thomas Fonnesbæk playing the music of Oscar Peterson and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen.
David talks to the piano duo about their recent album, including a transcription of Vaughan Williams's *London Symphony* and Maconchy's *Preludio, Fugato e Finale*
The highlight of Sonny Rollins' mid-50s sessions deservingly remains one of his most long-enduring recordings, as well as an essential listen of the hard bop era.
The British conductor talks to James about his latest album with Sinfonia of London devoted to the music of Maurice Ravel, which includes the original versions of both *Ma Mère L’oye* and *Boléro*.
A collection of essays rethinking topics connected with JS Bach; a study of Beethoven's piano sonatas; an examination of the music of Elliott Carter; an exploration of the consumption of food and drink in operas; a biography of Russian pianist Maria Yudina; an assessment of music during the Cultural Revolution in China; an introduction to the links between poetry and song; and an analysis of the representation of Australian Aboriginal music and dance on public stages.
A double-bill of contemporary works for choir - Icelandic splendour from Graham Ross and the choir of Clare College, and Westminster commissions from Dove, Weir and Martin.
Beethoven from Angela Hewitt, Bach from Leonidas Kavakos, Handel's *Apollo e Dafne* from Il Pomo d'Oro, and John Williams from the Berliner Philharmoniker (with the composer himself at the helm).
Immanuel Wilkins follows up his celebrated debut *Omega* with an equally ambitious project, exploring spiritual and free jazz sounds in pursuit of what the saxophonist calls 'vesselhood'.
The French soprano talks to Katherine about her new album featuring snapshots of Alcina, Morgana, Cleopatra and others, and about her rather unorthodox route to a solo singing career...
We spoke to Martin Archer, label boss over at Discus Music, about his own background in jazz and improvised music, as well as his approach to running a label with a catalogue as diverse as Discus.
The latest jazz releases include clarinetist Kinan Azmeh with the NDR Bigband, old-school piano and vocal jazz from Savant, and Japanese free jazz reissues from No Business.
A powerful *pasticcio* requiem from La Tempête and Simon-Pierre Bestion, enchanting Handel from Sandrine Piau and Les Paladins, and a superb survey of George Walker's piano sonatas from Steven Beck.
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for January, with Marc-André Hamelin's enchanting survey of keyboard works by CPE Bach on Hyperion in first place...