Brilliant, blazing Beethoven from Hough and Lintu’s finessed Finns.

Big questions answered with Esfahani in modernist harpsichord recital.

A string of gems from an unjustly neglected composer.

The Thomas Adès-Kirill Gerstein partnership goes from strength to strength.

Han Chen delights in surface detail but misses Thomas Adès’ darker depths.

Kaufmann is a vital, virile Otello but perhaps the biggest star is the orchestra under Antonio Pappano.

Leonard Bernstein’s eclectic Mass sounds more contemporary than ever but remains a challenge.

Prodigiously talented young composer unites Iceland and Estonia.

Australian master explores a masterwork.

Excellently recorded by Orfeo, with voices captured clearly and naturally, this recording is one for the collection.

A beautiful “farewell for now” from an ensemble that has been part of the fabric of Australia’s new music scene for 20 years.

The roaring ‘20s and elegant ‘30s preserved in aspic.