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We’ve been revelling in some little-known classics this month. Songs by the visionary French composer Rita Strohl, the colourful orchestral music of Dorothy Howell and a brace of piano concertos by Norway’s Chopin student Thomas Tellefsen are among the less familiar gems that have delighted our reviewers. Of course, we’ve also plenty of more recognisable repertoire in dazzling new performances. Highlights include a new for the ages; Lang Lang, colourful and incisive in Saint-Saëns; and a revelatory new take on Vivaldi’s Stabat Mater from Andreas Scholl and the Accademia Bizantina. Ear-opening performances abound, too, with Solomon’s Knot, I Fagiolini (see opposite), Beatrice Rana and
