The latest instalment of Rachel Podger and Brecon Baroque's sparky Vivaldi survey heads up the list this week, with three other series (one newcomer and two established) also making the grade: Vol. Three of Hyperion's Liszt Songs project (with Gerald Finley and Julius Drake taking over on this volume) and Martin Roscoe's Dohnányi collection, plus the first instalment of the Elias String Quartet's Beethoven cycle on Wigmore Hall Live.
Rachel Podger (violin & director), Brecon Baroque
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Britten Sinfonia, Thomas Gould
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Julian Lloyd Webber (cello), English Chamber Orchestra
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Matt Haimovitz (cello), Christopher O'Riley (fortepiano)
Available formats: 2 SACDs, Download & Streaming (up to 96 kHz, 24 bit)
David Adams (viola), Gould Piano Trio
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Martin Roscoe (piano)
Available formats: CD, Download & Streaming (up to 96 kHz, 24 bit)
Gerald Finley (baritone) & Julius Drake (piano)
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La Grande Chapelle
Available format: CD
Nicholas Phan (tenor), Michael Leopold (lute), Ann-Marie Morgan (viola da gamba)
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Reissue of the Month
Berliner Philharmoniker, Carl Schuricht
Available format: 2 CDs
