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If the name Friedrich Kalkbrenner is familiar at all, it's probably for his famous suggestion that Chopin would benefit from three years of study with him (a bold offer the Pole wisely turned down). But, as Hyperion's ever-expanding Romantic Piano Concerto series has repeatedly shown, received historical opinion and musical quality don't always go hand in hand.

Featuring five of The Sixteen's most celebrated recordings, The Italian Collection is a sumptuous anthology of music. From Allegri's hauntingly beautiful Miserere to the virtuosity, vibrant colour and dynamic energy of Handel's Dixit Dominus, this collection spans three centuries of glorious Italian choral music.

The Gryphon Trio has firmly established itself as one of the world's greatest piano trios. They have released 13 recordings on the Analekata label and their most recent recording of Beethoven Trios (AN29860) won a coveted Juno Award from the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. This collection brings many of their critically acclaimed release together at a great price.

On the occasion of her 60th anniversary in 2012, this 4-CD collector's box contains recordings of fourteen orchestral works by Grammy-awarded Kaija Saariaho, many of them featuring vocal or instrumental soloists. This specially priced anthology highlights the Finnish composer's oeuvre from 1986 to 2007, a period that follows the evolution of her compositional style from the early days of her career to more recent times.

As the sensual centrepiece of an album of 20th century French vocal masterpieces, Renée Fleming makes her first-ever recording of Ravel's ravishing Shéhérazade. Complementing Shéhérazade is Olivier Messiaen's collection of love songs to his young wife, the Poèmes pour Mi - a tour de force of voluptuous vocalism. A trio of major works is completed by one written for Renée Fleming by the doyen of French composers, Henri Dutilleux - his dramatic Le Temps l'horloge.