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From the hundreds of classical CDs Gramophone reviews each month, editor James Inverne selects 10 outstanding recordings.

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Wagner - Der Fliegende Holländer
Testament SBT21423
Soloists. BBC Chorus; New Philharmonia Orchestra / Otto Klemperer
Klemperer and cast have the wind in their sails: this Dutchman really flies more...

Beethoven; Gubaidulina - Violin Concertos
Deutsche Grammophon 477 7450GH
Anne-Sophie Mutter. Trondheim Soloists; London Symphony Orchestra / Valery Gergiev
Brooding, turbulence and visions of hell and heaven in Gubaidulina’s concerto more...

 
Britten - Albert Herring
Nimbus NI5824/6
Soloists. English Opera Group / Benjamin Britten
Now here’s a good Nimbus catch – a really fresh Herring from Denmark more...

 
Dvorak - Symphony No 6; The Water Goblin
Pentatone PTC5186 302
Yakov Kreizburg
Dvorák’s distinctive beauty in superb sound: Kreizburg gives us a cracker more...

 
Gershwin - Complete Music for Piano & Orchestra
Bridge BRIDGE9252
Anne-Marie McDermott. Dallas Symphony Orchestra / Justin Brown
Four fine Gershwin performances, each at or near the top of the class more...

 
Hilliard Ensemble - Audivi Vocem
ECM New Series 4766353
The Hilliard Ensemble
If only all history lessons were delivered as beautifully as this one more...

 
Ives - Three Orchestral Sets
Naxos 8 559353
Malmö Chamber Chorus; Malmö Symphony Orchestra / James Sinclair
A real Ives discovery in this complete set of the Orchestral Sets more...

 
Milford - Piano Works & Songs
Toccata Classics TOCC0009
Phillida Bannister. Raphael Terroni
An affectionate portrait of this endearing English composer more...

 
Schumann - Das Paradies und die Peri
Sony BMG 88697 27155-2
Soloists. Bavarian Radio Chorus and Symphony Orchestra / Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Schumann’s finest? Harnoncourt makes a strong case for this poignant piece more...

 
Villa-Lobos - Choros, Vol. 2
BIS BISCD1450
Soloists. Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra / John Neschling
The Brazillians go to town with the music of their home-grown hero more...

 
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