Author: Laurence Slater

A lovely pairing of Brahms’ last two symphonies, elegantly and fluidly played, in ideal sound [RMo]

A good case for Colonna and one of the best performances of Handel’s Dixit Dominus [JV]

A fine choice if one seeks the Violin Concerto and is intrigued by the Suite from Troilus and Cressida [EJW]

Déjà Review) If you like your Glazunov languidly accentuated then this splendidly recorded set from Otaka and the BBC NOW is for you [RB]

(Déjà Review) A fine advertisement for the quality of playing, and indeed the acoustic, to be heard at The Sage [JWi]

Anyone with a liking for melodic music should enjoy this collection of lollipops [GF]

A well-balanced programme that shows American music at its best [PRJ]

Conductor Launy Grøndahl marshals stage and choral works from Denmark’s past and present [JW]

Another extremely successful recital from Eva Zalenga [PT]

This fine disc enables a wider appreciation of the music of Charles Wood [JQ]

First-class Tchaikovsky from Liverpool [PH]

(Déjà Review) I enjoyed virtually all the works presented but the absence of any information about them is deplorable [JF]

Déjà Review) This performance impresses by its inexorable growth [CH]

All these works are well worth an outing; they are splendid performances, well recorded [BSt]

François in fine form in these often fiery performances [RCh]

Another fine addition to this series showcasing the stylistic range of the composer [NB]

An outstanding release of a major oratorio of late German Romanticism ripe for rediscovery [PH]

A special release that should be on the shelf of all violinists and violin-fanciers [RMas]

(Déjà Review) A multitude of thanks are due to Naxos for this, proof positive that there is infinite joy to be gleaned from Rossinian by-roads [CC]

(Déjà Review) This fascinating conjunction of nostalgia and forward thinking provides us with some beautifully evocative mood music [AO]

Very well played, adventurously programmed and well recorded [GPu]

Had enough of contemporary Nordic choral music? Well, think again… [DC]

Highly accomplished performances of music that is polished and refined [JQ]

Wonderful Bach from Beatrice Rana accompanied by some highly skilled, like-minded, Dutch string players [PH]