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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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D'Amore
ECM New Series 476 6369
Garth Knox. Agnès Vesterman
An unusual pairing - a feast for the senses in stunning sound more...

Balakirev; Mussorgsky; Ravel - Piano Works
BIS BISSACD1580
Freddy Kempf
Kempf storms back with a daunting programme powerfully played more...

 
Britten - Phantasy Quartet; Mozart - Oboe Quartet
Sony Classical 88697285852
François Leleux. Lisa Batiashvili. Lawrence Power. Sebastian Klinger
Celebrated soloists prove they can work together in a fine programme more...

 
Britten_Owen Wingrave
Chandos CHAN10473
Soloists, City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox
Britten’s greatest opera? This recording certainly does full justice to it more...

 
Corigliano - The Red Violin Caprices; Thomson - Three Portraits
Naxos 8 559364
Philippe Quint. William Wolfram
Engaging solo repertoire as The Red Violin yields up more musical delights more...

 
Fretwork - Birds On Fire
Harmonia Mundi HMU90 7478
Fretwork with Jeremy Avis
Some delightfully offbeat music allows the viol consort to stretch their wings more...

 
Godowsky - Strauss Transcriptions and other Waltzes
Hyperion CDA67626
Marc-André Hamelin
Clarity and subtlety in delightfully eloquent interpretations more...

 
Greig - Holberg Suite
Quartz QTZ2061
Katya Apekisheva
Mesmerising playing from a young pianist who captures the essence of Grieg’s genius more...

 
My Heart Alone
Sony Classical 88697286002
Angelika Kirchschlager. Simon Keenlyside. Tonkünstler Orchestra of Lower Austria / Alfred Eschwé
Tempting titbits as two fine singers take us on a whirl round Vienna more...

 
Tippett - A Child Of Our Time
LSO Live LSO0670
Soloists. London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis
A return to familiar territory proves to be a poignant and emotional journey more...

 
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