Niquet and Charvet’s bristling Carmen challenge Gardiner’s HIP first choice.

Contemporary Australian music for piano played with fluency and intelligence.

Luks, Zelenka’s champion par excellence, scores with a pair of dazzling Masses.

Tsujii reaches an important milestone en route to the stars.

A musical overview of the many voices of a neglected British polymath.

A novel approach to completing Vivaldi's unfinished opera pays dividends.

Doráti's Haydn is a sonic miracle, while Dohnányi is top tier, whatever he does.

A significant collection of Australian art song, including six world premieres.

A dazzling triptych of multicoloured works by one of Iceland’s finest.

Messiaen's mystical masterpiece gains formidable new advocates.

A fresh, compelling take on Bach’s masterpiece.

Avian-inspired collaborations from Australian violist toys with juxtapositions.