Among the stage works that still come off as exciting in a strictly aural version are Bartók’s opera Bluebeard’s Castle conducted by Karina Canellakis and Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloe ballet conducted by Aziz Shokhakimov. Le Miroir de Musique (pictured) demonstrates the versatility of Binchois’ writing, while Barbara Hannigan and colleagues merge medieval chants with electronics. Sven Helbig has composed a powerful requiem addressing the optimism it takes to outlast the effects of war. And those are just some of the choices.
Roberto Abbado, Münchner Rundfunkorchester – Brahms: Ungarische Tanze
Giovanni Antonini, Kammerorchester Basel – Haydn 2032, No. 17: Per il Luigi
Attacca Quartet – Ravel: String Quartet
Joseph Bastian – Amy Beach
Mariam Batsashvili – Influences
Ingar Bergby, Norwegian Radio Orchestra – Karsten Brustad: Ylg, hof, Udjat! – Concerts for soloists and orchestra
Arthur Bliss – Bliss: The Composer Conducts
Gábor Bretz, Rinat Shaham, Karina Canellakis, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra – Bartók: Duke Bluebeard’s Castle
Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra, Skip Sempé – Dowland: Lachrimae
Helen Charlston, Sounds Baroque – If the Fates Allow: Music by Purcell and His Contemporaries
Nicholas Collon, Christian Tetzlaff, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra – Sibelius: Symphony No. 5; Two Serenades; Two Serious Melodies; Swanwhite
Neal Davies, Ellie Laugharne, Derek Clark – Gilbert & Sullivan: Utopia, Limited, or The Flowers of Progress; Sullivan: King Arthur
Jarred Dunn, Anna Górecka – Górecki’s World of the Piano
Tobias Feldmann, WDR Sinfonieorchester, Reinhard Goebel – Mozart’s Journey to Paris
Nicholas Finch, Noulou Chamber Players – Cellostatus
Edward Gardner, Nicky Spence, London Philharmonic Orchestra – Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem; Winter Words; The Prince of the Pagodas
Edward Gardner, London Philharmonic Orchestra- Dvorák: Symphony No. 7; Schumann: Symphony No. 2
Edward Gardner, Malin Byström, Katarina Dalayman – Strauss: Salome
Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru – Church of Kidane Mehret
Tuija Hakkila – Kaija Saariaho: Touches – Complete Works for Piano and Harpsichord
Barbara Hannigan, Katia & Marielle Labèque, David Chalmin – Electric Fields
Anita Hartig, Kang Wang, Ivan Repušić- Puccini: Le Villi
Marie-Elisabeth Hecker, Martin Helmchen – From Eastern Europe
Pablo Heras-Casado, Max Urlacher, Berlin RIAS Chamber Choir, Freiburger Barockorchester – Mendelssohn: Ein Sommernachtstraum
Angela Hewitt – Mozart: Piano Sonatas K457, K533, K545, K570 & K576
David Hill, Durham Cathedral Choir, Daniel Cook – Herbert Howells: Psalms and Psalm Preludes
Mayumi Hirasaki, Akademie für Alte Musik, Georg Kallweit – Corelli: Concerti grossi, Op. 6, 1-6
Neeme Järvi, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra – Wilhelm Furtwängler: Symphony No. 2
Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky- Franz Schubert: Winterreise
Pavel Kolesnikov, Samson Tsoy – Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps; Ravel: Ma mère l’Oye
Magdalena Kozená, Mitsuko Uchida – L’extase: Debussy & Messiaen
Denis Kozhukhin – Somnia
London Oratory Schola Cantorum, Charles Cole – Sacred Treasures of Rome
Magnificat – Orlandus Lassus: The Alchemist, Vol. 2
Roberta Mameli – The Ghosts of Hamlet: Lost Arias from Italian Baroque Operas
Adrian Mantu, Dermot Dunne – Cello, Accordion, Ireland
Sebastian Manz, Theo Plath, Felix Klieser – Beethoven & Kreutzer: Septets
Philip Mead, Zubin Kanga, Heather Roche, Carla Rees – Simon Emmerson: Sound Around – Both near and far at once
Anne Akiko Meyers, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel – Philip Glass: Violin Concerto
Le Miroir de Musique, Baptiste Romain – Gilles Binchois: Loyal Souvenir – Sacred Works, Chansons…
Neave Trio – La Mer: French Piano Trios
New College Choir, Oxford; Robert Quinney – William Mundy: Vox patris caelestis
Kazushi Ono, Brussels Philharmonic – Scriabin: Symphony No. 3 (“Le Divin Poème”)
Steven Osborne – Schubert: Moments Musicaux D780; Piano Sonata in A major D959
Daniel Ottensamer, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Stephan Koncz – Brahms/Koncz: Sonatas for Clarinet and Orchestra
La Palatine, Marie Théoleyre, Guillaume Haldenwang – Dolce concento: Les Italiens à Paris sous Louis XIV
René Pape, Dresdner Kreuzchor, Staatskapelle Dresden, Martin Lehmann – Sven Helbig: Requiem A
Fülöp Ránki – Liszt: Legends, Prayers, Poems, Waltzes
Dario Salvi, Janácek Philharmonic Ostrava – Auber: Overtures, Vol. 8
Alon Sariel, Kölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens – Vienna Mandolin Stories
Jordi Savall, Le Concert des Nations – Symphonies oubliées: Schumann – Symphonie g-Moll “Zwickauer”; Bruckner – Symphonie d-Moll “Nullte”
Gernot Schmalfuss, Evergreen Symphony Orchestra – Franz Lachner: Symphony No. 4; Andante for Brass Ensemble
La Serenissima, Adrian Chandler – Crossing Borders
Aziz Shokhakimov, Choeur Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg – Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé
Nikolay Shugaev, Tyumen Philharmonic Orchestra, Yuri Medianik – Weinberg: Complete Music for Cello & Orchestra
Yevgeny Sudbin – Scriabin: Vers la flamme
Masaaki Suzuki, Miku Yasukawa, Jochen Kupfer – Johannes Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem
Carlo Tenan, Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra – Bartók, Enescu, Kodály, Martinu
Ryo Terakado, Fabio Bonizzoni – Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Sonatas for violin and harpsichord
Theatro, Brian Kay – Play, Music! Songs from Shakespeare’s Plays
Various Artists – Arvo Pärt: Silentium
Various Artists – Shostakovich Discoveries: World Premiere Recordings & Rarities
Carlo Vistoli, Hugh Cutting, William Christie, Les Arts Florissants – Nei giardini d’amore: Baroque arias for 2 alti
Kitty Whately, Edwige Herchenroder – Horizons: French Mélodies
John Wilson, Sinfonia of London – Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 1; Symphonic Dances
Yale Schola Cantorum, David Hill – Judith Weir: In the Land of Uz; Amy Beach: The Canticle of the Sun