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DISC OF THE MONTH
Britten: Orchestral works including the Cello Symphony
BBC Philharmonic/Edward Gardner
'Gardner finds a dramatic intensity of purpose in all these pieces'
CHAMBER
Mozart: String Quartets (selection)
Jerusalem Quartet
'The Jerusalems are exemplary in early and mature Mozart, balancing full-blooded tone with clarity'
CHORAL & SONG
Handel: Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno
Early Opera Company/Curnyn
'Lucy Crowe is breathtaking in her vocal virtuosity as Handel's Bellezza'
DVD
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
A film by Michèle Hozer & Peter Raymont
'This lovely film on Glenn Gould humanises an iconoclastic genius'
INSTRUMENTAL
Grieg: Chasing the Butterfly
Edvard Grieg, Sigurd Slåtterbrekk (pianists)
'Slåtterbrekk has fully absorbed Grieg's fresh and engaging style'
JAZZ
Brad Mehldau: Live in Marciac
Brad Mehldau (piano)
'This is jazz at its most pure, Brad Mehldau playing utterly for himself'
ORCHESTRAL
Liszt: Orchestral works
Glasgow Singers; BBC Scottish SO/Ilan Volkov
'This album genuinely reveals Liszt's quality as an orchestral composer'
OPERA
Diva, Divo: Opera arias by Bellini, Berlioz, Mozart et al
Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano)
'Joyce DiDonato's consummate musicianship is evident everywhere'
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