Monthly Choice

Bach, Schnittke and Beethoven more connected than ever

Dennehy’s ‘docu-cantata’: an arresting portrayal of the Great Irish Famine

A bold new take on Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea

Patricia Kopatchinskaja journeys through time and back

The Minnesota Orchestra shines a new light on Mahler’s First Symphony

Korngold’s Symphony brilliantly reassessed in John Wilson recording

The Leo Richardson Quartet are moving up

Dreaming up The Magic Flute

A musical encounter alive with penetrating intelligence

Bringing Handel’s sopranos to life

Fenella Humphreys soars in The Four Seasons Recomposed

Concentrated power and richness in Melody Moore’s American songs

Mahan Esfahani celebrates the quirky flamboyance of Bach’s toccatas

Fauré fully illuminated: a glorious new recording of orchestral works

A glorious tribute to a jazz life well lived