L’Olympiade: the Opera – review
Sixteen composers join forces in this spirited 18th-century curio from the Venice Baroque, writes Fiona Maddocks
Falstaff; Tallis Scholars – review
A horse called Rupert steals the show in Royal Opera's otherwise largely well-judged Falstaff, writes Fiona Maddocks
Saint-Saëns, Loevendie, Ravel: Piano Trios – review
The classy Van Baerle Trio have learnt from the best, writes Fiona Maddocks
Allegri: Missa in lectulo meo; Missa Christus resurgens; Miserere; Motets – review
Little known Allegri works are revived here with warmth and commitment, writes Nicholas Kenyon
RLPO/Rivas – review
On the strength of his Royal Liverpool Philharmonic debut, 19-year-old Ilyich Rivas is a disconcertingly good conductor, writes Tim Ashley
Janine Jansen string sextet – review
Schubert's String Quintet in C is the Beethoven's Ninth of chamber music – and this was an overwhelming performance of it, writes Martin Kettle
Handel: Esther – review
The Dunedin Consort creates a stylish version of Handel's first English oratorio, with precision and detail that never get in the way of the music, writes Andrew Clements
Hoddinott: Landscapes; The Silver Hound; Towy Landscape, etc – review
If the repetitions and melismata of Hoddinott's English-text setting owes much to Britte, the level of dissonance in his more static accompaniments is much higher, writes Andrew Clements
Schreker: Der Schmied von Gent – review
Schreker's sequence of folk tunes, marches and waltzes, as well as a fugue and a passacaglia, tends to tie itself in knots, writes Andrew Clements
Feldman: Patterns in a Chromatic Field; Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello – review
The smallest changes of emphasis or pitch become seismic events in both these pieces, writes Andrew Clements
LSO/Gergiev – review
Gergiev's understanding of the Stravinsky score's ratchet-like intensity was sympathetic and acute, writes Tim Ashley
Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, etc – review
This is the best kind of historically informed performance, one that makes you listen to a familiar work with fresh ears, writes Andrew Clements
Falstaff – review
Robert Carsen has a musical grasp of this ROH Falstaff, and he understands that Verdi's work is more than a romp, writes Martin Kettle
Music-in-the-Round – review
A recreation of the Paris salon hosted by sewing machine heir Winnaretta Singer proved a charming scene, writes Alfred Hickling
RCO/Jansons – review
An all-Strauss programme by the Concertgebouw Orchestra provided lashings of beauty, if a little lack of tension, writes Tim Ashley
Ars Nova/BBCNOW/Rophé – review
The Vale of Glamorgan festival expanded aural horizons still further with another deceptively radical performance, writes Rian Evans
Jubilation: The Music of George Benjamin – review
A juxtaposition with Ligeti did not always work in George Benjamin's favour but this weekend devoted to the British composer contained wonderful things, writes Andrew Clements
LSO/Gergiev – review
Valery Gergiev kicked off his Stravinsky festival with an anticlimactic Mass, but the rest of the concert suggested great things await, writes Guy Dammann
RSNO/Denève – review
Never one shy to play the Gallic card, Denève's final programme was a fair summation of his years with the orchestra, writes Kate Molleson
Carousel; Einstein on the Beach – review
Opera North's Rodgers and Hammerstein provides giddy pleasure, and a much-hyped Glass extravaganza is unexpectedly captivating, says Fiona Maddocks
Ligeti/Beethoven: Piano Études; Sonata No 32 – review
The American pianist displays his talent for finding connections between apparent opposites, writes Fiona Maddocks
JS Bach: Motets – review
Gardiner's subtle and surefooted reading of Bach's miniature masterpieces wins over Stephen Pritchard
Debussy: Orchestral Works – review
French conductor Stéphane Denève challenges preconceptions about Debussy with precision and passion, writes Fiona Maddocks
Hallé/Elder – review
Purists might be alarmed at this rescoring of a notoriously dense bit of Mahler, but it actually works rather well, writes Tim Ashley
Véronique Gens/Susan Manoff – review
The French soprano Gens offered a brief history of late 18th-century French song with a few wonderful discoveries, writes Andrew Clements
Debussy: Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien – review
On this disquieting and very fine disc, Gatti fuses the sensual with the spiritual so completely that they seem indistinguishable, writes Tim Ashley
Britten: War Requiem – review
Noseda's understanding of ritual devotion and political anger here is acute and the choral singing is fervent, writes Tim Ashley
Strauss: Friedenstag – review
Joseph Keilberth was one of the great Strauss conductor but this is no masterpiece and the cast try your patience, writes Tim Ashley
The Ottomans at the Gates of Vienna in 1683 – review
The Johann Rosenmüller Ensemble sound suavely beautiful on this striking disc featuring the music of Johann Kaspar Kerll, writes Tim Ashley
LSO/Eötvös – review
Eötvös shows himself to be a highly impressive interpreter of varied repertoire in a programme of Bartók and Szymanowski, writes Tim Ashley
Heggie: Dead Man Walking – review
Sensational though the recording is, I wonder whether listening at home is the right way to experience this moving opera, writes Tim Ashley
Juan Diego Flórez – review
It took Flórez a couple of items to find his most confident form, but thereafter he showed why he is among today's greatest performing artists, writes George Hall
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta – review
Marin Alsop's performance doesn't quite have the presence and brilliance of the classic recordings already in the catalogue, writes Andrew Clements
BBCSSO/Runnicles – review
From the sumptuous opening cello theme of Bruckner's Seventh Symphony to the finale's noble fanfares, this was a spacious, tender and beautifully poised performance by the BBCSSO, writes Kate Molleson
The Apostles – review
Mark Elder's Elgar cycle turned to the rarely performed Apostles – a hefty undertaking the Hallé made thrillingly compelling, writes Andrew Clements