Classical home listening: Beethoven’s Eroica from Budapest; Tine Thing Helseth and band
Ivan Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra inspire with a resounding account of Beethoven’s third symphony, while the Norwegian trumpeter and tenThingBrass Ensemble showcase female composers
Classical home listening: Má vlast with the Czech Phil; Andreas Scholl revisits Vivaldi’s Stabat Mater
Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic mark Smetana’s bicentenary in peerless style, while the countertenor and Accademia Bizantina contemplate the Virgin Mary
Classical home listening: Thibaudet & Feinstein: Gershwin Rhapsody; Duruflé Requiem
Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Michael Feinstein make an irresistible Gershwin double act, while the Choir of Trinity College Cambridge and organist Harrison Cole shine in Duruflé’s masterpiece
Classical home listening: Bryn Terfel: Sea Songs; Anastasia Kobekina: Venice
The bass-baritone sets sail on a voyage of high drama and superb diction, while the Russian cellist channels the Italian city via Barbara Strozzi and Brian Eno
Classical home listening: Sinfonia of London’s Ravel, Berkeley, Pounds: Lieder ohne Worte from Igor Levit
John Wilson and his peerless orchestra’s latest marries the familiar and the scarcely known. And Mendelssohn’s romantic miniatures speak volumes for the star pianist
Classical home listening: Phantasm: Consorts Flat and Sharp; Neave Trio: A Room of Her Own
The virtuoso violists return to the radical 17th-century soundworld of Matthew Locke. Plus, chamber works by Boulanger, Chaminade, Tailleferre and Smyth
Classical home listening: Martin James Bartlett: La Danse; Arvo Pärt: Tractus
The British pianist cuts a dash on his all-French new record, while string orchestra and choir join forces on ECM’s latest album of works by the Estonian composer
Classical home listening: Sean Shibe; French music for two pianos – and Anthony Burgess’s guitar quartets
The star Scottish guitarist turns to South America; Charles Owen and Katya Apekisheva play Poulenc and more; and the Mēla Guitar Quartet premiere works by the author of A Clockwork Orange
Classical home listening: Delius’s A Mass of Life; Thomas Weelkes: Gentleman Extraordinary
Mark Elder, the Bergen Philharmonic and co are powerful advocates for Delius’s epic choral work, while Irish vocal group Resurgam showcase the distinctive brilliance of Weelkes
Classical home listening: Chineke!’s Nutcracker Suite; Angela Hewitt’s Mozart Sonatas
Chineke! swing in an infectious jazz version of Tchaikovsky’s ballet by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. And Angela Hewitt keeps Mozart wonderfully fresh
Classical home listening: Mozart and CPE Bach from the Dunedin Consort; Cuarteto Quiroga’s Atomos
The baroque specialists thrill in a new edition of Mozart’s C minor Mass, while the Spanish string quartet go to the edge with Beethoven, Bartók and more
Classical home listening: Shostakovich’s 14th Symphony; Riot Ensemble’s Vestige
The BBC Philharmonic under John Storgårds excels in Shostakovich’s intimate penultimate symphony, while new music champions Riot Ensemble explore memory, healing and desire