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Andrew McGregor with the best new recordings of classical music. 1405 Pianist Kathryn Stott selects her pick of the best new releases. 1500 Sarah Lenton chooses her favourite recording of Mozart's opera Cosi fan tutte. Cosi fan tutte was Mozart's third collaboration with librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte, following The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni, and was first performed in January 1790 in Vienna. The title literally translates as "So do all women", and the plot concerns two affianced couples who swap partners at the instigation of the men, who are waging a dubious bet about women's fidelity. The subject matter did not offend Viennese sensibilities of the time, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries was considered risqué, vulgar and immoral, and the opera was rarely performed. From the mid-20th century it gained a reputation as one of Mozart's most sublime scores despite the work's outdated misogynistic views, and the opera has a very rich recorded history. Top choice: Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Agnes Baltsa (mezzo soprano), Stuart Burrows (tenor), Thomas Allen (baritone) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Colin Davis (conductor) Opus Arte OACD9005D 1545 Record of the Week: Andrew’s top pick. To listen on most smart speakers just say “ask ��ѿ��ý Sounds to play Record Review”