This month's picks include tributes to two great musicians who recently passed away (the French conductor Louis Frémaux and the Japanese-American countertenor Brian Asawa), comprehensive collections of classical guitar repertoire and Russian orchestral music, and a celebration of one of the first great singers of the gramophone era.
A 12-disc tribute to the special relationship between the French conductor, who died earlier this year, and the Birmingham orchestra which he directed from 1969-1978; the twentieth-century French and English repertoire in which they came to excel together is generously represented.
Available Formats: Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
A 6-CD set bringing together the benchmark recordings which the Japanese maestro made in Chicago between 1965 and 1968, including symphonies by Beethoven, Schubert and Tchaikovsky, remastered from the original analogue tapes.
Available Formats: FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
A 5-disc memorial to the Japanese-American countertenor, who died last year aged just 49; includes lute-songs by Dowland, music by Faurè and Rachmaninov, and highlights from one of his signature-roles, Arsamene in Handel's Serse.
Available Formats: FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
