It’s eight long years since Angela Hewitt first turned her Mastery of the Baroque to the endlessly inventive wonders of Domenico Scarlatti’s Keyboard Sonatas. With her ‘gifts as a programme builder’ and her ‘deep affinity for Scarlatti and exemplary musicianship’ (Gramophone) Hewitt has now chosen 16 more sonatas, accompanied as ever by her own beautifully considered and scholarly booklet notes that emphasize further a lifetime studying and performing these works. Dame Felicity Lott—whose death was announced in May this year—belonged to a select group whose song recitals filled concert halls across France, Germany and the UK: ‘Some singers are revered, others are loved and it is fair to say that Dame Felicity belongs in the second group. While she had the fine vocal technique and authority on stage that might have invited reverence, it is the warmth of her performances—‘humanity’ seems the right word—that one remembers above all’ (Gramophone). Flottiana – The Art-Song Legacy of Dame Felicity Lott has been compiled with unparalleled care by Graham Johnson, her accompanist of five decades, to offer the perfect overview of her vast song legacy across ten generously filled CDs: albums devoted to Richard Strauss, Schubert, Schumann and Wolf respectively are presented alongside a live Wigmore Hall recital, three albums exploring French mélodies, one of English song and one presenting ‘Flott’ (as she became affectionately known) at the start of her recital career with other members of The Songmakers’ Almanac.

Back after several years in the ‘no longer available’ black hole, Hyperion is pleased to be able to re-issue on CD Garrick Ohlsson’s epic set of The Complete Works of Frédéric Chopin. Smartly presented, and with commtaries by Jeremy Nicholas, the box contains all Chopin’s solo piano music—the Piano Sonatas, Preludes, Études, Ballades, Rondos, Scherzos, Variations, Polonaises, Nocturnes, Waltzes, Mazurkas, other miscellaneous piano pieces—plus the Piano Concertos, orchestral works, songs, and chamber music.

From the ‘undisputed greatest string quartet in the world’ (Daily Telegraph) comes the Takács Quartet’s 21st album on Hyperion: Mozart String Quintets K515 & 516. Recorded at London’s Wigmore Hall in 2025, the Quartet is joined by internationally celebrated violist Timothy Ridout, whose participation brings a fresh dimension to the inner voices of these two masterpieces, all lusciously captured by Hyperion’s recording team of Andrew Keener and David Hinitt.

The latest in his series of re-issues on Signum finds Marios Papadopoulos tackling Beethoven Piano Sonatas Opp 26 & 27, three works published together in 1802. As ever these are fine performances, every bit worthy of a second chance to see the light of day.

I breathe – Choral works by Nathan James Dearden is a new album on Signum Classics showcasing the music of a genuinely new voice in choral composition. Here a diverse selection of works are performed by groups with whom the composer learnt his craft as a singer: the National Youth Choir of Wales, Royal Holloway Choir and the Kantos Chamber Choir.

A new release from historical piano label APR sees a second release in the ‘Polish Pianists’ mini-series with Raoul Koczalski: Chopin Études, Préludes & Ballades – The 1938/9 Polydor recordings. Much was made at the time of Koczalski’s status as the true heir to Chopin—via his teacher Karol Mikuli, himself a pupil of Chopin—before his style fell from grace in the mid-twentieth century. This re-issue offers us a chance to hear afresh and decide for ourselves.

It’s eight long years since Angela Hewitt first turned her Mastery of the Baroque to the endlessly inventive wonders of Domenico Scarlatti’s Keyboard Sonatas. With her ‘gifts as a programme builder’ and her ‘deep affinity for Scarlatti and exemplary musicianship’ (Gramophone) Hewitt has now chosen 16 more sonatas, accompanied as ever by her own beautifully considered and scholarly booklet notes that emphasize further a lifetime studying and performing these works. Dame Felicity Lott—whose death was announced in May this year—belonged to a select group whose song recitals filled concert halls across France, Germany and the UK: ‘Some singers are revered, others are loved and it is fair to say that Dame Felicity belongs in the second group. While she had the fine vocal technique and authority on stage that might have invited reverence, it is the warmth of her performances—‘humanity’ seems the right word—that one remembers above all’ (Gramophone). Flottiana – The Art-Song Legacy of Dame Felicity Lott has been compiled with unparalleled care by Graham Johnson, her accompanist of five decades, to offer the perfect overview of her vast song legacy across ten generously filled CDs: albums devoted to Richard Strauss, Schubert, Schumann and Wolf respectively are presented alongside a live Wigmore Hall recital, three albums exploring French mélodies, one of English song and one presenting ‘Flott’ (as she became affectionately known) at the start of her recital career with other members of The Songmakers’ Almanac.

Back after several years in the ‘no longer available’ black hole, Hyperion is pleased to be able to re-issue on CD Garrick Ohlsson’s epic set of The Complete Works of Frédéric Chopin. Smartly presented, and with commtaries by Jeremy Nicholas, the box contains all Chopin’s solo piano music—the Piano Sonatas, Preludes, Études, Ballades, Rondos, Scherzos, Variations, Polonaises, Nocturnes, Waltzes, Mazurkas, other miscellaneous piano pieces—plus the Piano Concertos, orchestral works, songs, and chamber music.

From the ‘undisputed greatest string quartet in the world’ (Daily Telegraph) comes the Takács Quartet’s 21st album on Hyperion: Mozart String Quintets K515 & 516. Recorded at London’s Wigmore Hall in 2025, the Quartet is joined by internationally celebrated violist Timothy Ridout, whose participation brings a fresh dimension to the inner voices of these two masterpieces, all lusciously captured by Hyperion’s recording team of Andrew Keener and David Hinitt.

The latest in his series of re-issues on Signum finds Marios Papadopoulos tackling Beethoven Piano Sonatas Opp 26 & 27, three works published together in 1802. As ever these are fine performances, every bit worthy of a second chance to see the light of day.

I breathe – Choral works by Nathan James Dearden is a new album on Signum Classics showcasing the music of a genuinely new voice in choral composition. Here a diverse selection of works are performed by groups with whom the composer learnt his craft as a singer: the National Youth Choir of Wales, Royal Holloway Choir and the Kantos Chamber Choir.

A new release from historical piano label APR sees a second release in the ‘Polish Pianists’ mini-series with Raoul Koczalski: Chopin Études, Préludes & Ballades – The 1938/9 Polydor recordings. Much was made at the time of Koczalski’s status as the true heir to Chopin—via his teacher Karol Mikuli, himself a pupil of Chopin—before his style fell from grace in the mid-twentieth century. This re-issue offers us a chance to hear afresh and decide for ourselves.

It’s eight long years since Angela Hewitt first turned her Mastery of the Baroque to the endlessly inventive wonders of Domenico Scarlatti’s Keyboard Sonatas. With her ‘gifts as a programme builder’ and her ‘deep affinity for Scarlatti and exemplary musicianship’ (Gramophone) Hewitt has now chosen 16 more sonatas, accompanied as ever by her own beautifully considered and scholarly booklet notes that emphasize further a lifetime studying and performing these works. Dame Felicity Lott—whose death was announced in May this year—belonged to a select group whose song recitals filled concert halls across France, Germany and the UK: ‘Some singers are revered, others are loved and it is fair to say that Dame Felicity belongs in the second group. While she had the fine vocal technique and authority on stage that might have invited reverence, it is the warmth of her performances—‘humanity’ seems the right word—that one remembers above all’ (Gramophone). Flottiana – The Art-Song Legacy of Dame Felicity Lott has been compiled with unparalleled care by Graham Johnson, her accompanist of five decades, to offer the perfect overview of her vast song legacy across ten generously filled CDs: albums devoted to Richard Strauss, Schubert, Schumann and Wolf respectively are presented alongside a live Wigmore Hall recital, three albums exploring French mélodies, one of English song and one presenting ‘Flott’ (as she became affectionately known) at the start of her recital career with other members of The Songmakers’ Almanac.

Back after several years in the ‘no longer available’ black hole, Hyperion is pleased to be able to re-issue on CD Garrick Ohlsson’s epic set of The Complete Works of Frédéric Chopin. Smartly presented, and with commtaries by Jeremy Nicholas, the box contains all Chopin’s solo piano music—the Piano Sonatas, Preludes, Études, Ballades, Rondos, Scherzos, Variations, Polonaises, Nocturnes, Waltzes, Mazurkas, other miscellaneous piano pieces—plus the Piano Concertos, orchestral works, songs, and chamber music.

From the ‘undisputed greatest string quartet in the world’ (Daily Telegraph) comes the Takács Quartet’s 21st album on Hyperion: Mozart String Quintets K515 & 516. Recorded at London’s Wigmore Hall in 2025, the Quartet is joined by internationally celebrated violist Timothy Ridout, whose participation brings a fresh dimension to the inner voices of these two masterpieces, all lusciously captured by Hyperion’s recording team of Andrew Keener and David Hinitt.

The latest in his series of re-issues on Signum finds Marios Papadopoulos tackling Beethoven Piano Sonatas Opp 26 & 27, three works published together in 1802. As ever these are fine performances, every bit worthy of a second chance to see the light of day.

I breathe – Choral works by Nathan James Dearden is a new album on Signum Classics showcasing the music of a genuinely new voice in choral composition. Here a diverse selection of works are performed by groups with whom the composer learnt his craft as a singer: the National Youth Choir of Wales, Royal Holloway Choir and the Kantos Chamber Choir.

A new release from historical piano label APR sees a second release in the ‘Polish Pianists’ mini-series with Raoul Koczalski: Chopin Études, Préludes & Ballades – The 1938/9 Polydor recordings. Much was made at the time of Koczalski’s status as the true heir to Chopin—via his teacher Karol Mikuli, himself a pupil of Chopin—before his style fell from grace in the mid-twentieth century. This re-issue offers us a chance to hear afresh and decide for ourselves.