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Important update (Sunday 27)

The attempted temporary “roll back” to the end of March did not work, so April reviews have been mostly restored (up to the 23rd). The problems remain, and further consultation with support is required. A date for a return to publishing new reviews is unknown at this point.

Just to emphasise that the menu that you currently see (taking up half the screen) is not of our choosing, and one of the first signs you will see that we are making progress is that the menu will return to a normal size.

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Newest Reviews

Kaleidoskop Europa: Tänze für Klaviertrio (Gramola)

A delightful anthology of European dances, familiar and forgotten [GPu]

brahms requiem dorati

Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem (Antal Doráti Centenary Society)

A powerful live performance that also has some troubling aspects [WH]

Fritz Kreisler (violin): Violin Concertos (Pristine Audio)

The legendary Fritz Kreisler comes up pristinely in new transfers of his concerto recordings [PH]

Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l’enfant-Jésus, Petites Esquisses d’Oiseaux (Piano Classics)

A superb new version of Messiaen’s great piano cycle [SB]

Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On – recital (Signum Classics)

In times of war and unrest, this album from the masterly King’s Singers gives hope [GF]

Strauss: Don Juan, Ein Heldenleben (Gramola)

On the evidence of flabby playing and murky sound, the conductor should stick to Bruckner [RMo]

Mahler: Symphony No.3 (Farao Classics)

(Déjà Review) Mehta knows how to handle large forces, but is less successful in conveying the music’s symphonic direction and flow [TB]

Dufay: Mass for Saint Anthony Abbot; Binchois: Motets (Hyperion)

(Déjà Review) Often searingly beautiful, often surprisingly inventive, and always brilliantly performed [EML]