Reviews

Krystian Zimerman and friends deliver a superb performance of radiant and whimsical Brahms Piano Quartets, says Jan Smaczny in his review

Takács Quartet and Marc-André Hamelin are on sublime form in contrasting piano quintets by Dvořák and Florence Price, says Jan Smaczny in his review

In his review, Erik Levi goes on a real rollercoaster of musical emotions thanks to the Jerusalem Quartet’s winning survey of three of Shostakovich’s mighty quartets

Benjamin Appl’s heartfelt and imaginative album homage to Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau is cherishable, says Natasha Loges in her review

In his review, Ashutosh Khandekar is impressed by new music director Christopher Gray’s ambitious, intense and no holds barred album debut with St John’s

In his review, Paul Riley thinks this foray into Ravel’s vocal works by pianist Malcolm Martineau and friends is a box of delights

Violinist Hans Christian Aavik makes light work of Bruch and Erkki-Sven Tüür in these captivating performances, says Michael Jameson in his review

In his review, Malcolm Hayes thinks this flawless performance by violinist Lea Birringer is a remarkable and memorable display of panache and precision

In his review, Christopher Dingle is very impressed by the young violinist Leia Zhu’s dazzling Saint-Saëns survey

In his review, Michael Church enjoys Pierre-Laurent Aimard’s wholehearted performance of György Kurtág’s epic piano cycle Játékok

In her review, Rebecca Franks enjoys Jean-Efflam Bavouzet’s characterful new take on the complete solo piano works of Ravel

In his review, Nicholas Kenyon enjoys the marvellous musicality in Timothy Ridout’s beautifully delivered showcase of solo works for the viola

In his review, George Hall enjoys this stylish, studio take on Salieri’s colourful banned opera, ‘Cublai, gran kan de’ Tartari’

In his review, Christopher Cook is chilled to the bone by a concert take on the Bartók’s nightmarishly blood-curdling masterpiece, Bluebeard

In his review, David Nice is enthralled by this memorable and moving Berlin staging of Strauss’s colourful opera, Arabella

In his review, Malcolm Hayes is impressed by the surefootedness and attention to detail in this remarkable selection of Sibelius’s symphonic works

In her review, Steph Power is left exhilarated by the LPO’s visceral survey of imaginative operatic suites by the British composer Thomas Adès

In his review, David Nice thinks there’s no better Mahler 5 than this full-throttle recording by Paavo Järvi and his Zurich orchestra who set a fine new benchmark