Norman Lebrecht suggests that the Berlin Phil's decision to bypass the record industry by establishing their own label is the reason. Not so, says Gramophone.

The big guns are out this month with box sets from Decca and DG, but other labels have plenty on offer, including an outstanding vocal recital from Nicky Spence.

New conductor takes his place in the Pantheon of Sibelius interpreters.

Petrenko negotiates Prokofiev's emotional landscape to thrilling effect.