Angelus: French Sacred Song

Frederick Delius: Hassan

Parallels (Alexander Ffinch)

Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius (McCreesh)

Bach Organ Works, Vol. 5 (Suzuki)

Frank La Rocca: Requiem for the Forgotten & Messe des Malades

Folks’ Music (Paul Hillier)

They reflect the meticulously-punctuated theme of that edition of the festival: the idea that new music in the western classical tradition belongs to us all

A Winged Woman (Rory McCleery)

Entirely restores one’s faith in the future of concerted vocal music

Daniel Knaggs: Two Streams

Knaggs embraces many historical influences, powerfully and unapologetically evident in an instantly relatable work

Langlais: Organ Music, Vol 1 (Giorgio Benati, Fausto Caporali)

Across this whole volume there is simply not enough care and attention paid to legato phrasing of melodic line, particular in the pedal parts

Sancte Paule Apostole: Music from The Choir of Old Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church, Edinburgh

Psalms and hymns are performed with as much care as the less familiar works

Arvo Pärt: Essential Choral Works (Paul Hillier)

No one who loves Pärt’s music will want to be without this set

Antonio Caldara: Gloria; Respighi: Lauda per la Nativita del Signore (Mirko Guadagnini)

A lively instrumental introduction to this performance leads to disappointment when the choir enters

Bob Chilcott: Christmas Oratorio (Benjamin Nicholas)

Sarah Connolly conveys Mary’s wonderment and even fear with grace and not a flutter of girlishness

JS Bach: Organ Transcriptions (Wolfgang Rübsam)

Every note, every rhythmic delay, every extended up-beat, every spread chord is planned with astonishing detail