This month we feature a treasure trove of discoveries, from unknown Lieder and operatic rarities to the birth of the nocturne and another wonderful unearthed female composer.

Opera Rara restores Verdi’s first thoughts to stellar effect.

Meyerbeer’s Anabaptist epic is revealed in its full colours.

Folk-flecked piano trios, Elder’s Elgar, Jurowski’s Stravinsky, and orchestral songs from Magdalena Kožená and Stanford. This month’s releases are strikingly eclectic.

Elder’s passionate reassessment of Delius’ masterpiece demands to be heard.

In a nail-bitingly close contest, an independent label carries off the top prize.

More is more in these tasteful orchestrations of English song favourites.

This month, Roderick Williams gussies up English songs, Ravel and Arnold receive ardent advocacy, and a trio of suppressed Jessye Norman recordings sees the light of day.

A heartfelt, fervently performed Christmas Oratorio for today.

One hundred and fifty years after his birth, we analyse the forging of Ralph Vaughan Williams – the quintessential voice of English music.

In this month's features we explore three new productions of Swan Lake, pay tribute to Ralph Vaughan Williams on his 150th, investigate a new opera about Olive Pink and publish an extract from Andrew Mellor's new book The Northern Silence about Nordic music and culture.

Vaughan Williams’ 150th tops and tails this month’s new classical albums, plus the latest from the Danish String Quartet, a classic Bryn Terfel recital and a heartfelt new Traviata.