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Friday April 3rd
	Jehan ALAIN (1911-1940) Organ Works Thomas Monnet (organ) HORTUS 180 [60:39] [MR] Magnificently recorded and very well played; shame about the booklet.
	Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770–1827) Piano Concertos Nos 1, 3 & 4, Triple Concerto Inon Barnatan (piano) Stefan Jackiw (violin), Alisa Weilerstein (cello) ASMF/Alan Gilbert rec. 2015/17 PENTATONE PTC5186817 [74.56 + 70.40] [CRa] The Academy of St-Martin-in-the-Fields makes its first foray into the complete Beethoven piano concertos with the classy Inon Barnatan.
	Natanael BERG (1879-1957) Symphony No. 4, Piano Concerto, Birgitta Suite Jacob Moskopvicz (piano) Royal Stockholm PO/Per Borin, Swedish RSO/Stig Westerberg, Goran W. Nilson rec. 1976-91 STERLING CDS1019-2 [75:15] [EJW] It gives me pleasure to bring this unusual CD to your attention.
	André Ernest Modeste GRÉTRY (1741-1813) Raoul Barbe-Bleue Matthieu Lécroart (bass) Chantal Santon-Jeffrey (soprano) François Rougier (tenor) O Nord/Mike Fentross rec. 2018 APARTÉ AP214 [2 CDs: 87:01] [MP] An outstanding presentation of Grétry’s long-unperformed gothically-comic opera.
	Witold LUTOSŁAWSKI (1913-1994) Symphonies Nos 2 & 3 Finnish Radio SO/Hannu Lintu rec. 2018 ONDINE ODE1332-5 SACD [61:40] [SB] Splendid performances of these now well-established symphonies.
	Giacomo PUCCINI (1858-1924) Turandot Rebeka Lokar, Jorge de Léon, Erika Grimaldi, Ch & O Teatro Regio Torino/Gianandrea Noseda rec. 2018 C MAJOR DVD 748108 [115 mins] [WH] A fascinating staging of Puccini’s final opera, well sung and performed without Alfano’s completion.
	Jean-Philippe RAMEAU (1683-1764) Les Indes Gallantes Claron McFadden, Sandrine Piau (soprano) Les Arts Florissants/William Christie rec. 1990 HARMONIA MUNDI HAX8901367.69 [3 CDs: 193:07] [MBu] A necessary addition to any collection of French baroque music.
	Ryuichi SAKAMOTO (b. 1952) For Mr Lawrence Jeroen van Veen (piano) rec. 2019 BRILLIANT CLASSICS 95389 [5 CDs: 344:05] [SSi] An enjoyable exploration of most aspects of Sakamoto’s music.
	Richard STÖHR (1874-1967) Chamber Music Vol. 4 Conor Nelson (flute) Mary Siciliano (piano) Velda Kelly, Priscilla Johnson, Judith Teasdle (violin) Susan Schreiber (viola) Stefan Koch (cello) rec. 2014-19 TOCCATA CLASSICS TOCC0536 [66:39] [JW] Lyrically generous, well-proportioned and backward looking.
	Krzysztof Penderecki, composer 23 November 1933 – 29 March 2020
	March 2020 Recordings of the Month Haydn - Tullochgorum - BIS Jančevskis - Choral Works - Hyperion Kõrvits - Hymns to the Nordic Lights - Ondine Liszt - Between Heaven and Hell - Onyx Praga Rosa Bohemiae - Supraphon

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