LACHENMANN: Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern (Tokyo Version, 2000) c. Sylvain Cambreling. ECM New Series 1858/9 (2-CD set).

DÖHL: Sound of Sleat; Bruchstücke zur Winterreise for piano; String quintet: Winterreise; Notturno. James Tocco (pno), Hugo Noth (accordion), Ovidiu Dabila (double bass), Auryn Quartet with Boris Pergamenschikov (vlc), Lasalle Quartet. Dreyer-Gaido 21013.

HÖLLER: Piano Works. Kristi Becker, Pi-hsien Chen (pnos). cpo 999 954-2.

PINTSCHER: Figura I–V; String Quartet No. 4, Portrait of Gesualdo; Dernier espace avec introspecteur. Theodoro Anzelotti (accordion), Arditti String Quartet. Winter & Winter 910 097-2.

HOLLIGER: Violin Concerto, ‘Hommage à Louis Soutter’. YSAŸE: Sonata op. 27, No. 3, ‘Ballade’ for solo violin. Thomas Zehetmair (vln), SWR Sinfonieorchester c. Heinz Holliger. ECM New Series 476 1941.

HARVEY: Passion and Resurrection. BBC Singers, Sinfonia 21 c. Martin Neary. Sargasso SCD28052.

Piano music of Erik Chisholm and his friends. BARTÓK: With Drums and Pipes. SORABJI: Fantasiettina sul nome illustre dell'Egregio poeta Hugh MacDiarmid ossia Christopher Grieve. CHISHOLM: Piano Sonata in A, An Riobain Dearg. STEVENSON: A Threepenny Sonatina. BUSONI: Fantasia Contrappuntistica. Murray McLachlan (pno). Dunelm DRD0219.

CHISHOLM: Music for piano Volume 1. Straloch Suite; Scottish Airs for Children; Piano Sonata in A (abridged version 2004). Murray McLachlan (pno). Dunelm DRD0222.

JACKSON: Organ Works (includes Sonatas 1–4, Toccata, Chorale and Fugue, 3 Pieces, Eclogue, Suite Montrealaise, Ballade, 5 Preludes on English Hymn Tunes, Exultet, Diversion for Mixtures, Intrada, Recit and Allegro, Scherzetto, Scherzo Amabile, Fantasia Argenti, Improvisation, Impromptu and other pieces). Francis Jackson (organs of York Minster, Blackburn and Lincoln Cathedrals). Priory PRCD 930 (4-CD set)

CECILIE ØRE: A. – a shadow opera. Joachim Calmeyer, Anneke von der Lippe, Tilman Hartenstein, Henrik Inadomi, Lakis Kanzakis, Rob Waring (voices). Aurora ACD 5034.

BETH ANDERSON ‘Swales and Angels’: March Swale1; Pennyroyal Swale1; New Mexico Swale2,1,3; The Angel4,1,5,6,8; January Swale1; Rosemary Swale1; Piano Concerto6,1,7,3,8. 1Rubio String Quartet, 2Andrew Bolotowsky (fl, picc), 3David Rozenblatt (perc), 4Jessica Marsten (sop), 5Joseph Kubera (vc, pno), 6André Tarantiles (hp), 7Darren Campbell (bass), c. 8Gary M. Scheider. New World 80610-2.

RAGNHILD BERSTAD: Anstrøk for violin and cello1; Krets for orchestra9; Respiro for clarinet and tape2; Zeugma for ensemble3; Toreuma for string quartet4; Verto for voice, cello & percussion5,6,7; Emutatio for voice, chorus and orchestra5,8,9. 1Kyberia, 2Lars Hilde (cl), 3Affinis Ensemble, 4Arditti String Quartet, 5Berit Ogheim (voice), 6Lene Grenager (vc), 7Cathrine Nyheim (perc), 8Oslo Chamber Choir, 9Norwegian Radio Orchestra c. Christian Eggen. Aurora ACD 5021.

TAILLEFERRE: Works for piano. Cristiano Ariagno (pno). Timpani 1C1074.

‘Sweetly I Rejoice: Music based on Songs and Hymns from Old Icelandic Manuscripts’ by HILDIGUNNUR RÚNARSDÒTTIR, MIST THORKELSDÒTTIR, THÒRDUR MAGNÚSSON, JÒN GUDMUNDSSON, ELÍN GUNNLAUGSDÒTTIR and STEINGRÍMUR ROHLOFF. Gríma Vocal Ensemble. Marta Gudrún Halldórsdóttir (sop), EThos String Quartet. Instrumental Ensemble c. Gunnstein Òlafsson. Smekkleysa SMK31 (2-CD set).

‘I Start My Journey’: Sacred music by Anon, SMÁRI ÓLASON, ELÍN GUNNLAUGSDÒTTIR, STEFÁN ÓLAFSSON, JAKOB HALLGRIMSSON, BARA GRÍMSDÒTTIR, HRÒDMAR INGI SIGURBJÖRNSSON, GUNNAR REYNÍR SVEINSSON. Kammerkor Sudurlands c. Hilmar Örn Agnarsson. Smekkleysa SMK17.

‘New Zealand Women Composers’. DOROTHY KER: The Structure of Memory. JENNY McLEOD: For Seven. GILLIAN WHITEHEAD: Ahotu (O Matenga). ANNEA LOCKWOOD/Lontano: Monkey Trips (1995). Lontano c. Odaline de la Martinez. LORELT LNT116.

SPAIN-DUNK: Phantasy Quartet in D minor. BEACH: String Quartet in one movement. SMYTH: String Quartet in E minor. Archaeus String Quartet. Lorelt LNT114.

SAARIAHO: Du cristal…a la fumée1–3; Nymphaea4; Sept Papillons2. 1Petri Alanko (alto fl), 2Anssi Karttunen (vlc), 3Los Angeles PO c. Esa-Pekka Salonen, 4Kronos Quartet. Ondine ODE 1047-2.

POPOV: Symphony No. 1, op. 7. SHOSTAKOVICH: Theme and Variations, op.3. London Symphony Orchestra c. Leon Botstein. Telarc CD-80642.

SALLINEN: The Palace Rhapsody, op. 72.1 AHO: Tristia.1 RAUTAVAARA: A Soldier's Mass, op. 40.2 KANTELINEN: Ghosts.2 The Guards' Band c. 1Elias Seppälä, 2Raine Ampuja. Alba ABCD 170.