“So too is another gem for the music lover who has everything – but who won’t have this. Music in Circles (Backlash Music), by the international sextet Hear Now Berlin, features flutes, clarinets, trumpets, violin, viola and cello, playing works by five living composers including Caroline Shaw and Kelly Watson Woelffer. From punchy and energetic (Gabriella Smith, Nathan Schram) to shadowy sounds of the night (Andrew Norman), this is one of the most interesting chamber music albums I’ve heard recently. Worth tracking down this small-label release.”

- Fiona Maddocks