Mäkelä’s Oslo forces bring freshness and vitality to early Shostakovich.

Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic revel in tilling Bohemian soil and soul.

Ravishing singing and playing from the VOCES8 stable.

Vänskä’s Minnesota Mahler Symphony cycle concludes with a lush, poetic Third.

Adams’ problem opera at last gets the reading it deserves.

Orli Shaham’s attractively fresh, singing approach to Mozart merits attention.

Dance and dream in a superbly themed and played recital.

Glass and Cocteau find thrillingly eloquent champions in the Labèque sisters.

Muscular and mesmerising playing makes for a rewardingly satisfying listen.

Schumann sings on superbly employed period instruments.

Revealing interviews with classical music’s great and good.

Sonatas for our uncertain times superbly played and recorded.