March 2025

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Love Divine (Convivium Records)

The first recording of a Renaissance mass setting and new works by women composers in a well sung recital [DHa]

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Schubert: Licht und Schatten (Harmonia Mundi)

Hasselhorn weaves light and shadow into a unity in a fascinating programme, superbly sung [GF]

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Debussy: String Quartets and Sonatas (Hyperion)

Combines the wonderful world of Debussy with the superb playing of the Nash Ensemble [SA]

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Slavík: Violin Concertos (Private release)

Paganinian virtuoso Josef Slavik finds a home in Italy in sometimes vulnerable filming but always virile and stylish performances [JW]

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Massenet: Hérodiade (Naxos)

An exciting and well sung account of Massenet’s biblical opera [RWe]

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Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique & Roméo et Juliette (RCA)

A welcome reissue of two of the great Berlioz recordings [MBu]

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CPE Bach: Sonatas and Rondos (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) I am thrilled that this splendidly crafted and colorful music has seen the sunlight [KS]

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Arnold: The Return of Odysseus (Divine Art)

(Déjà Review) It is wonderful that Odysseus has returned – to his proper place before the music-loving public [PSe]