April 2025

(Déjà Review) There is nothing here that does not delight the ear [KS]

(Déjà Review) There’s something for everyone, and very attractively played too [JW]

This version has much to commend it but it doesn’t displace existing recommendations [JQ]

A joyful recital of great music stunningly played and recorded [NB]

A respectable and in many ways enjoyable recording of two fine works by Charpentier [JV]

A good choice for the ballet enthusiast but it doesn’t outperform older versions of this production [MP]

A fascinating survey of Idil Biret’s solo Prokofiev [DHa]

A performance of two halves: the first subject to vagaries in tempo which impede coherence, but the second triumphant [RMo]

Déjà Review: this review was first published in April 2004 and the recording is still available. Johann…

(Déjà Review) Exotic, strange, colourful, yes, but also very satisfying [PSh]

The strict HIP approach works better for the Mendelssohn than the Beethoven [DJB]

A spectacular and colourful musical cavalcade [SG]

A well-played, superb sounding set [PH]

Inspirationally conducted, fantastically played and stunningly recorded, this demands the attention of all Mahler devotees [JQ]

Classic accounts from a Mozart specialist, full of life and spirit [RMo]

Another fine addition to Nordgren’s discography [HC]

Lieder recitals just don’t get much better than this [MC]

Undemanding delight, witty repartee, romantic enchantment [RB]

Scharwenka’s fine arrangements of these sunny, playful symphonies are superbly played [TMS]

A thrilling programme and a valuable calling card for the art of Eleonora Buratto [GF]

A disappointing version of a disappointing work [SB]

An entertaining disc of music from around the start of the decline of the French harpsichord tradition [GPu]

An interesting and attractive coupling [PH]

An interesting survey of music for a little-known instrument [JV]