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Our current is an absolute peach: Janáček's comic opera 'The Excursions of Mr Brouček'. Containing some of the composer's most glorious music, it receives a sparkling new recording on the Supraphon label, with forces of the Prague National Theatre under the baton of Jaroslav Kyzlink, and Jaroslav Březina in the title role. Read our review here... tinyurl.com/3um6ehdp

Our new is a riveting new recording of 's grand opera Le Prophète recorded at last year's Festival d'Aix-en-Provence. Tenor John Osborn is on fabulous form in the title role, alongside mezzo Elizabeth DeShong and soprano Mané Galoyan. Mark Elder directs the London Symphony Orchestra and local forces as to the manner born in this coproduction with Palazzetto Bru Zane. Read our review here... tinyurl.com/57rmzv76

Our current is a premiere recording of Saint-Saëns’s last opera, Déjanire. Based on a story from Sophocles, it’s sung by an excellent cast, with Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo under Kazuki Yamada（山田和樹）. Another triumph from Palazzetto Bru Zane! Read our review here... tinyurl.com/evc7j4ws

Our is a fabulous new recording of Richard Strauss's tone-poem Ein Heldenleben, with an unexpected but fascinating coupling of Mahler's Rückert-Lieder. The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal - OSM are on phenomenal form under Rafael Payare, and SONYA YONCHEVA is the radiant singer. Read our review of this thrilling new release from PENTATONE here... tinyurl.com/2ynu5hp6

Our new is a fascinating album of orchestral music by . Consisting mostly of first recordings, it show Howell's flair for orchestration, brilliantly played by the BBC Concert Orchestra under Rebecca Miller, conductor. Perfect for ! Read our review of this new Signum Records release here... tinyurl.com/mr2d52wu

Our is a splendid new account of 's cycle of symphonic poems 'Má vlast'. Performed by the Česká filharmonie under chief conductor Semyon Bychkov, it's a performance that exudes a deep knowledge and love of the music. It's a fitting tribute in the composer's bicentennary year. Read our review of this new PENTATONE release here... tinyurl.com/4ry7eyyb

Our new is a dazzling collection of piano character pieces by Alkan, a composer whose star is at last rising. That's thanks not least to Mark Viner - Pianist whose playing ranges from exquisite intimacy to the thrillingly virtuosic. Read our review of this new Piano Classics release here... tinyurl.com/2h6zbwyj

Our new is a revelatory recording of 's Symphony no.3 in its original 1873 version. Superbly performed by the Gürzenich-Orchester Köln under François-Xavier ROTH, conductor, it's a splendid continuation of their ongoing Bruckner cycle. Read our review of this new release from myrios classics here... tinyurl.com/2ubdve23

Our is a wonderful collection of music for Advent sung by The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge. Under the inspired direction of and Herbert, 'Advent Live Volume 3' is the ideal companion in the run-up to Christmas. Read our review of this new disc from Signum Records here... tinyurl.com/4mjyu2wr

Our new is a compelling new album of choral music by Kodály & Bartók, performed with tremendous conviction and style by excellent soloists and the Transylvania State Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra under Lawrence Foster. We review this new recording from PENTATONE here... tinyurl.com/yh72cy46

Our new is an absorbing double album of French symphonic poems. From such favourites as The Sorcerer's Apprentice and Danse macabre to rarities by Bonis, Sohy and Bruneau, it's a fascinating survey, superbly played by the Orchestre national de lyon (Auditorium-Orchestre national de Lyon) under the baton of Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider. Read our review of this Palazzetto Bru Zane release here... tinyurl.com/3ru799sb

Our new is an enthralling collection of 17th-century Italian vocal music including Orazio Benevoli's splendid Missa 'Tu es Petrus' for 4 choirs. It's dazzlingly sung by I Fagiolini under Robert Hollingworth, with instrumental support provided by The City Musick. Read our review of this new release from Coro Records here... tinyurl.com/2p99zfv4

The culmination of an epic journey: Igor Levit's new album on Sony Classical scales four peaks of the piano repertoire, by Bach, Liszt, Berg and Busoni. Entitled 'Fantasia', it had us captivated from start to finish! Read our review here... tinyurl.com/utwduaa4

'Dvořák playing of the highest order': our new is a fabulous traversal of the composer's Piano Trios, performed with immense verve and thoughtfulness by Boris Giltburg and two members of the splendid Pavel Haas Quartet. Read our review of this new release from Supraphon here...

Our is the long overdue first recording of Ethel Smyth's 1902 one-act opera Der Wald. Conductor John Andrews directs a strong cast including Natalya Romaniw- soprano, Claire Barnett-Jones Mezzo Soprano and tenor Robert Murray, plus the BBC Singers and BBC Symphony Orchestra in this revelatory performance, a must for lovers of early 20th-century opera. Read our review of this new release from Resonus Classics here... tinyurl.com/4b4xkd6h