The first three piano concertos, revived by Howard Shelley and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, reveal why Bennett was so highly rated in his teens and why he so quickly crashed.

The first Bartók concerto, a youthful effusion of innocent love, is not going to change our lives. The Geroge Enescu Octet, on the other hand, might.

★★ (out of five) Despite an overly aggressive piano and indistinct diction, this new release is a reminder of the need to revive a modern opera that manages to be both intelligent and emotional, a rare feat.

★★★★ (out of five) The Minnesota Orchestra’s partnership with the Finnish conductor Osmo Vänskä is a treasure of our times.

Sisters Deborah and Sarah Nemtanu, two French Romanians with geographic roots close to the composer, give us a reason why fall in love with Martinu all over again.

Almost every new release I sampled this week should never have been made. One album after another lacked conviction, coherence and, sometimes, pulse. All except one: Berlioz: Les Troyens.

Album of the week is, outstandingly, a record debut by BBC Young Musician winner Laura Van Der Heijden with pianist Petr Limonov (Champs Hill ★★★★)

If you listen just to the second disc in this package, you may soon be convinced that this is the long-awaited holy grail of a perfect Mahler Third.

"If you have even the slightest interest in Russian civilisation, you will need to experience this music without delay."

★★★★ (out of five) The archetype Russian violin concerto — Tchaikovsky’s — looms so large over the musical landscape that all others seem no more than sidebars.