Another Beethoven recording that urgently demands shelf (or disc) space. Stephen Hough’s long-awaited recording of the complete five piano concertos is a partnership with conductor Hannu Lintu and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the sparks struck between their crisp responsiveness and Hough’s immaculate blend of imagination and control are considerable. Magisterial one moment, wry the next, Hough is a whole orchestra in himself, and not a note is wasted. He is donating his royalties from this to the charity Help Musicians, so every purchase potentially improves someone else’s day as well as yours.

The Guardian