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We rate and review the very best new releases of CDs, DVDs and books so that you know exactly what’s hot and what’s not.

Choosing which recordings to add to your collection from the hundreds of new releases every month can be a daunting task, but here at Classic FM magazine we do it for you. Each month our expert panel of reviewers helps you decide by listening to, reviewing and rating more than 80 of the very best new releases of CDs, DVDs and books, so that you know exactly what should be in your collection. See below for a taster of what's inside our reviews pages...

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  • CFM April HandelApril Reviews

    Our Disc of the Month is Handel's 12 Concerti Grossi Opus 69. Other choices include Mahler Songs and Prokofiev string music.

  • classic fm magazineMarch Reviews

    Our Disc of the month is a recording of Bruch: Music for Clarinet and Viola. Plus recordings of Handel Arias and Romeo &…

  • Classic FM MagazineJanuary Reviews

    A recording of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov Piano Trios from Lang Lang, Repin and Maisky is our Disc of the Month.

  • Nixon in China, December cd coverDecember Reviews

    A recording of John Adam's Nixon in China is Disc of the Month. Plus recordings from Handel's Messiah and Debussy's Piano…

  • META 4November Reviews

    We rate and review the very best new releases of CDs, DVDs and books so you know exactly what’s hot and what’s not…

  • Rachmaninov's The Miserly KnightOctober Reviews

    A superb recording of Rachmaninov 'The Miserly Knight' is October's Disc of the Month.

  • The Mermaid, SinfoniettaSeptember Reviews

    James Judd leads the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in a richly characterised performance of Zemlinsky’s The Mermaid.

  • Sibelius & Stravinsky: Orchestral WorksAugust Reviews

    A glorious new recording of Sibelius Symphonies and Stravinsky's Violin Concerto from Northern Sinfonia is Disc of the Month.

  • Disc of the Month - July 2009July Reviews

    This month we rate and review a new disc from pianist Claire-Marie Le Guay and a collection of Handel Arias.

  • Henry's MusicJune Reviews

    A collection of Henry VIII's music, Wagner and Bernstein get the magazine nod of approval.

  • Haydn's London SymphoniesMay Reviews

    Music from Haydn, Puccini, Sibelius, Alfred Brendel and Paganini.

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