Christopher Monks directs a deft performance from the Armonico Consort in this recording of the late-Baroque composer’s only surviving oratorio
Eight tracks recorded late at night explore themes of loss, time and abandonment
The Brighton twosome pack a lot of action into songs that take aim at the ills of the world
The indie singer’s horror-inspired follow-up to ‘Preacher’s Daughter’ is eerily gripping
The rock band’s sixth studio album has suitable swagger with lead singer Alex Kapranos singing with a showman’s relish
The 11 discs here contain some of the 8mn records shipped to front lines between 1943 and 1949
Director of music Graham Ross and the choir present five world premiere recordings of sacred works by Palestrina
The vocalist incorporates South African dance genres into a style of music she calls ‘future ghetto funk’
Charles Ives’s violin and piano sonatas are given joyous performances in a two-disc set marking his 150th anniversary
The late musician was best known as Bob Dylan’s consigliere, but this remastered edition of his 1974 debut brings him into the spotlight
Compilation of songs from 1971 to 1996 captures the country’s last decades in the bloc and its first years of independence
‘He Moved Through The Fair: The Complete 1960s Recordings’ traces the musician’s influence across eight discs
Plus, Tindersticks make a soulful and quietly insistent return with ‘Soft Tissue’
From Charli XCX’s buzz summer hit to English Teacher’s debut, our pop critic picks the year’s releases to catch up on
Recorded a decade ago, the Danish guitarist’s slowly unfolding harmonies give space to an excellent ensemble
The composer-conductor’s works are given first-rate performances by a starry array of soloists and orchestras
Plus, Haitian-American rapper Mach-Hommy pulls off verbal twists and turns in ‘#RICHAXXHAITIAN’
Lyrics convey impressions and fragmentary thoughts to evoke a state between waking and sleeping
The singer, real name Roseanne Park, sings with feeling on decent but ultimately generic songs
Conductor John Wilson fires up the drama, with the BBC Philharmonic at the top of its game
The group channel their icy sound into medieval carols and newer songs
The album is the latest in a series of tribute records released by the Louisiana-raised roots-rocker
The ‘Tigress of Cremona’ continues to sing with vigour on her 76th studio album
The label’s breakthrough headliners perform on an original set ranging from the ecstatic to the contemplative
Yuja Wang shines as the solo pianist alongside a never-better Boston Symphony Orchestra
