This month’s musical journey takes us from the choir stalls of Westminster Abbey to an eerily haunted music hall and winds up with a legendary blast from the past.

An eclectic month kicks off in Hollywood style with John Williams in Berlin, delivers a trio of early music gems, and ends with a ‘très jolie’ romp from the Opéra Comique.

With two Recordings of the Month, a trio of American rediscoveries, operatic delights galore and the latest from the Kanneh-Masons, it’s a red-letter month on disc.

From Igor Levit to Stephen Hough the piano takes centre stage this month, but there are vocal pleasures too with Respighi songs and Christian Gerhaher’s complete Schumann.

Blockbusters from Kaufmann and the Dude lead a stellar pack, but an exceptional month throws up plenty of other treasure, plus a remarkable Aussie debut.

With half the country in lockdown, this month’s focus is on music to soothe the spirit, from Mozart, Fauré and Pärt, to Jordi Savall’s Victorian Odyssey

Early music wins the laurels this month, from Jordi Savall’s medieval fiddle to David Skinner’s William Byrd and a trifecta of Handelian delights.

Brett Dean helps riff on the Brandenburgs, Lise Davidsen cements a rising reputation and Rachel Podger delivers six new – yes new – Mozart sonatas.

An Australian rising star makes an auspicious debut on disc, chamber music dominates in a month of major names, and a visceral new opera dissects the heart.

A Belgian choreographer and Gluck make perfect bedfellows, Schnittke wins a convert and Osmo Vänskä delivers an unforgettable Mahler 10.

Sex-crazed nuns and a Swedish trombonist’s tribute to Wollongong headline a month of new takes with plenty of surprises.

From Montéclair to Martinů, lesser-known works are much in vogue as the new year gets into its stride.