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We said: “Powered by the sumptuous playing of the LPO and the contributions of its
chorus, the performance is charged with a special intensity in every bar.” Read the
review

7 Igor Levit: Tristan

We said: “As you might expect, Levit’s choices are daring … Liszt’s Transcendental
Etude No 11, with its rippling, harp-like left hand and song-like right-hand chords,
bursts into radiance then subsides to a shadowy, tranquil ending, the disc’s perfect
finale.” Read the review

8 Goebbels: A House of Call
Ensemble Modern/Vimbayi Kaziboni

We said: “Mesmerising … a fascinating, strikingly beautiful work.” Read the review

9 Beethoven: Diabelli Variations
Mitsuko Uchida

We said: “Her playing conveys a keen sense of the music’s absurdities without
exaggerating its quirks, gently raising an eyebrow at Beethoven’s passages of deliberate
heavy-footedness and revealing a sincere, profound truth right behind them.” Read the
review

10 Kurtág: Kafka Fragments
Anna Prohaska/Isabelle Faust

We said: “Among the best of what has become one of Kurtág’s most frequently recorded
works.” Read the review