The former classical pianist from Milwaukee has taken a long-postponed plunge into unaccompanied performance, with agreeable results, writes John Fordham
Folk ensemble Mawkin switch to a mostly instrumental set for their latest album, with some guest vocalists providing welcome interjections, writes Robin Denselow
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
This is no history lesson but a primer showing how varied flamenco is now, with fusions influenced by Bollywood, Africa and Cuba, writes Robin Denselow
Bethany Constantino has ditched her lo-fi sound for something brighter, but her bored-and-lazy slacker shtick is getting, well, boring, writes Jude Rogers
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
Former Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes brings out his experimental side on his solo debut, but can't help filling it with tunes, too, writes Caroline Sullivan