As noted above, re-issues are usually very good deals these days, especially box sets and individual CDs in card envelopes. But there are plenty of good to excellent new recordings every month too. Rather than trawl through the collection, here are some of the better ones from the pile by the CD player. "Recent" in my book is 1990 or later (I know...) Some are good deals, others (usually the most recent) are full price:
Haydn - Quartets opus 20 by Qu. Mosaïques. Lovely interpretation. Naive/Astrée, 1992 re-issued 2008.
Salonen conducting his own Piano Concerto, Helix, Dichotomie with LA Phil. Excellent SQ. DG, 2008 (not discounted).
Vivaldi - Concerti per fagotto vol 1 (2009) & 2 (2012) by Azzolini on Naive. Superb interpretations and very good SQ. I love Vol 1. Full price.
Telemann - Brockes Passion box by Jacobs on Harmonia Mundi. Not cheap.
Bruckner - Symphonies by Celibidache, 1990 recording, good SQ, idiosyncratic recordings that I like. EMI, not too expensive for 12 CDs.
Beethoven/Berg - Violin Concertos Isabelle Faust/Abbado Harmonia Mundi 2011. Very nice interpretation, good SQ. Also like her Martinu concerto with Bêlohlávek, also on HM.
Beethoven - 9th Symph. Vänskä and Minnesota Orchestra. Excellent interpretation and SQ, 2006.
Bach - Concertos Italiens by Tharaud. Harmonia Mundi, 2005.
Bach - Partitas 1, 5, 6 by Perahia, Sony, 2009.
Pergolesi/Scarlatti Stabat Mater Concerto Italiano on Naive, 1998. Excellent interpretation and SQ.
Mozart - Quintets K 593 & 614 on Calliope (1995-2007) by the Talich Qu. One of the best recordings in my little collection, both in terms of interpretation and SQ. The Beethoven Razoumovsky Op 59/2 and Op 130 from the same house is almost as good.
Biber - Rosary Sonatas by Manze/Egarr, 2004. Good (slightly dry?) interpretation. Harmonia Mundi, not cheap.
Mozart - Piano concertos 21, 14, 15 by Zacharias on DG Gold (that's Dabringhaus & Grimm, not the usual DGG). Nice interpretation and superb SQ. 2010, not cheap.
Mondonville - Grands Motets by Christie & Co. 1997 on Erato. Lovely stuff from a little known baroque composer.
Korngold - Symph. in F by Albrecht/OP Strasbourg on PentaTone. Lovely interpretation and lush SQ, couples with Much Ado about Nothing.
Bartók - Piano Concertos by Boulez, DG 2005, good esp. for the 3d IMHO. Prefer Anda in the 2nd.
Stravinsky - symphonies (3 movements, Psalms, in C) by Rattle/BPO. Good interpretation, very good SQ. 2008, EMI.
Beethoven - Sonatas 109/110/111 by Brendel, 1996 recording on Philips. Superb interpretation and good SQ.
Marais - Suitte d'un Goût Etranger (IV livre) by Savall & Co. on Alia Vox, 2006. Superb interpretation & SQ. Ditto for the Second Livre CDs (2003) by same, never very far from the CDP.
Telemann - Flute concertos by Pahud/Berlin Barock Solisten on EMI, and his Mozart concertos with BPO/Abbado.
Couperin (Louis) - harpsichord suites by Rousset on harmonia mundi (2010). Excellent interpretation of lovely music on a fine XVIIth century instrument with good SQ.
Bartók 5th / Hindemith 4th quartet by the Zehetmair quartett on ECM.
Re-issues:
Haydn 11 Piano Sonatas by Brendel. Excellent interpretation, good to vy good SQ. Recorded late 70s early 80s, re-issued in 2009 (Decca).
Beethoven Complete String Quartets by Quartetto Italiano: classic recordings from the late 60s early 70s. Good SQ, great interpretation, good price.
Mozart - quartets by the Amadeus Qu. on DG.
