A musical showcase for Schnittke, a great musical maverick.

A Bavarian tribute to Elgar, the Germanophile.

Captivating transcriptions that could become a cult classic.

New sound-art lullabies by Rachael Dease a balm for strange days.

Christian Thielemann offers pace and detail despite mixed bag of soloists.

Benjamin Grosvenor's all-Liszt program reveals hidden gems and knocks it out of the park.

Elder and the Halle travel inspirationally between Heaven and Hell.

Mosolov’s music of "the people" revisited.

The recording is both vivid and natural, with the whole judiciously planned recital throwing new light on Stanford as song composer.

Heartache and heat: Joyce DiDonato's startling Winterreise from the maiden’s point of view.

Philippe Jaroussky's star continues to shine brightly in this wonderfully varied recital.

Music's enfant terrible gives good detail but short measure.