Bats, quarrels and smallpipes in a New Year batch of #ClassicalCDs from @grahamrickson.bsky.social @seb-scotney.bsky.social @bernardhughes.bsky.social - A young soprano's debut disc #JulieRoset, Portuguese piano music #FernandoLopesGraça & an extravagant romantic www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...

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Pianist Sofia Sacco

Our final regular Classical CD column of the year, starring Avril Coleridge-Taylor and a big stack of Shostakovich: www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu... @bernardhughes.bsky.social @jkaconductor.bsky.social @londonsymphony.bsky.social #avrilcoleridgetaylor #shostakovich #bbcphilharmonic #classicalcds

A bonanza #ClassicalCDs for #Christmas2025, from @grahamrickson.bsky.social @bernardhughes.bsky.social, featuring seasonal albums from Cologne, Cambridge and Cuba, and more! #MiróQuartet #Chanticleer #JohnRutter #TheSixteen #SarahWillis #Sarahbanda #AsyaFateyeva
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Classical CDs: Camels, concrete and cabaret British Piano Concertos: Walton, Britten & Tippett Clare Hammond (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra/George Vass (BIS Records)

Camels, concrete and cabaret lead the latest #ClassicalCDs from @grahamrickson.bsky.social @seb-scotney.bsky.social @bernardhughes.bsky.social - An influential American composer's 90th birthday box #TerryRiley, plus British piano concertos and a father-and-son duo theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...

The latest #ClassicalCDs from @bernardhughes.bsky.social @seb-scotney.bsky.social @grahamrickson.bsky.social - Voice flutes, flugelhorns and froth in Baroque sonatas, English orchestral music and an emotionally-charged vocal recital www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...

Classical CDs: Shrouds, silhouettes and superstition Kabalevsky: Cello Concerto No. 2, Schumann: Cello Concerto Theodor Lyngstad (cello), Copenhagen Phil/Eva Ollikainen (OUR Recordings)

The best of classical reviewing - new #ClassicalCDs from @grahamrickson.bsky.social @seb-scotney.bsky.social @bernardhughes.bsky.social - Shrouds, silhouettes and superstition in cello concertos, choral collections and a stunning tribute to a contemporary giant www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...

Classical CDs: Sleigh rides, pancakes and cigars Joan Sutherland: The Complete Decca Recordings - Operas 1959-1970 (Decca)

#ClassicalCDs - Sleigh rides, pancakes & cigars with two big boxes #JoanSutherland #SirThomasBeecham, plus new music for brass and a pair of clarinet concertos @grahamrickson.bsky.social @bernardhughes.bsky.social @seb-scotney.bsky.social @davidnice.bsky.social www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...

Some fascinating stuff in this week's action-packed Classical CD column: theartsdesk.com/classical-mu... @bernardhughes.bsky.social @seb-scotney.bsky.social @bostonsymphony.bsky.social @classicalcritic.bsky.social #shostakovich #meredithmonk #benfolds #vicentelusitano #classicalcds

No better musical writing than this: the latest #ClassicalCDs from @grahamrickson.bsky.social @bernardhughes.bsky.social - Hamlet, harps and haiku in epic romantic symphonies, unaccompanied choral music and a bold string quartet's response to rising sea levels www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...

Classical CDs: Hens, Hamburg and handmaids Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht: The Complete Erato Recordings (Erato)

Hens, Hamburg and handmaids in the latest #ClassicalCDs from @grahamrickson.bsky.social @seb-scotney.bsky.social -
along with an unsung French conductor boxed up, plus Argentinian string quartets and baroque keyboard music www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...

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The latest #ClassicalCDs from @grahamrickson.bsky.social @bernardhughes.bsky.social @seb-scotney.bsky.social Jelly Babies, porridge & kazoos, German art songs, French piano concertos and entertaining contemporary music www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...

Classical CDs: Shipping lines, sabre dances and sea lice Donizetti: Songs Vols. 3 & 4 Michael Spyres (tenor), Carlo Rizzi (piano) – Vol. 3, Marie-Nicole Lemieux (mezzo-soprano), Giulio Zappa (piano) – Vol. 4. (Opera Rara)

#CLASSICALCDs from @grahamrickson.bsky.social @seb-scotney.bsky.social - Shipping lines, sabre dances and sea lice in neglected piano concertos, Italian art songs and new music for trombones theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...

Classical CDs: Funeral marches, festivals and film noir Quartets Through a Time of Change: music by Ravel, Durey, Tailleferre and Milhaud Brother Tree Sound (First Hand Records)

#CLASSICALCDs from @grahamrickson.bsky.social @seb-scotney.bsky.social @bernardhughes.bsky.social - Funeral marches, festivals & film noir, as well as choral music, solo piano recitals & the best violin concerto you've never heard theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...

BEST OF 2024: CLASSICAL CDS

Rich pick of the year's best #ClassicalCDs releases from @grahamrickson.bsky.social #SebastianScotney @bernardhughes.bsky.social theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...

Classical CDs: Elephants, clocks and palindromes Georges Prêtre plays Francis Poulenc (Erato)

theartsdesk's #ClassicalCDs roundup

A lovable French composer boxed up, plus discs of choral and chamber music - @grahamrickson.bsky.social @bernardhughes.bsky.social and Sebastian Scotney get into it.

#ClassicalCDs Reviewed and Cataloged PERFORMERS from Arditti Str 4tet to Yo Yo Ma, w Bartoli, Calif Ear Unit, Callas, Cuckson, Du Pre, Feuerman, Friedlander, Harnoy, Kashkashian, Kremer, Kronos 4tet, Oppens, Rostropovich, Starker, Te Kanawa, Upshaw, & A. Weilerstein in between. #MUSIC