- Simon Zaoui, Pierre Fouchenneret, Raphaël Merlin, Marie Chilemme, and Quatuor Strada: “Gabriel Fauré: Horizons II” (Aparté)
- Marie-Eve Munger, Les Boréades de Montréal, Philippe Bourque: “Maestrino Mozart” (ATMA Classique)
- Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Kirill Gerstein, Marie-Christine Zupancic: “Mieczysław Weinberg: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 7, Flute Concerto No. 1” (Deutsche Grammophon)
Having read my fair share of Grove entries over the years, I’ve come across a number of gems in terms of biographical notes, musical analysis, and parentheticals. Among the most poetically batshit lines, however, is this one from Gabriel Fauré’s entry (by biographer Jean-Michel Nectoux):