No 1
Ingrid Fliter pf
(Linn Records)
'Fliter seems to be able to achieve individuality seemingly effortlessly' Read review
No 2
Joshua Bell vn ASMF
(Sony Classical)
'A depth of sound of almost Henryk Szeryng-like dimensions' Read review
No 3
Alessio Bax pf
(Signum)
'A reading of a formidable pace and impetus' Read review
No 4
Marc-André Hamelin pf
(Hyperion)
'This is a disc to treasure' Read review
No 5
Soloists; Arcangelo / Jonathan Cohen
(Hyperion)
'This reading deserves to be taken very seriously' Read review
No 6
The Bach Choir; Bournemouth SO / David Hill
(Naxos)
'True tours de force of balance and textural control' Read review
No 7
Dmitri Hvorostovsky bar Masters of Choral Singing / Lev Kontorovich
(Ondine)
'Music close to Hvorostovsky’s heart' Read review
No 8
Lawrence Zazzo counterten La Nuova Musica / David Bates
(Harmonia Mundi)
'I enjoyed this snapshot of London’s operatic life almost without reservation' Read review
No 9
Cecilia Bartoli mez I Barocchisti / Diego Fasolis
(Decca)
'There is rich music here, and dramatic too' Read review
No 10
Joyce DiDonato mez Opéra de Lyon Orch / Riccardo Minasi
(Erato)
'Warm tone, perfect control, a deeply sympathetic portrayal' Read review
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra / Riccardo Chailly
(Accentus)
'The sound quality is first-rate, always transparent but with a rich bass-line, the camerawork more often than not focusing on Chailly himself' Read review
Murray Perahia pf
(Sony Classical)
'A self-recommending six-disc set, which includes the Gramophone Award-winning disc of the Etudes' Read review
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