Review

Artist and instrument sound inseparable in both poetry and dynamism [MG]

Two of Shostakovich’s most perplexing works in good live performances [PH]

Enjoyable, buoyant music, superbly performed and recorded [WH]

(Déjà Review) Very fine performances that do not unseat my personal favourites [TP]

An interesting and eclectic collection showcasing Thomas Jensen’s manifest conductorial gifts [RMo]

Vibrant, imaginative and sympathetic performances [JF]

A fine testament to five great singers at the top of their game in this beautifully engineered live recording [MP]

Once heard, these works are difficult to ignore; this is an altogether magnificent disc [SA]

Quite a discovery: an English composer whom time has wrongly overlooked [GH]

A spin on the wheel of fortune with The Orlando Consort [PH]

Collectors who have been following this important Bruckner series can invest with confidence in this penultimate installment [JQ]

(Déjà Review) Hickox and Chandos at their very best [RB]

All sounds well until invidious comparisons are made with some past masters and a lack of personality becomes apparent [RMo]

Not a great recital disc, but of enough quality and interest to make it worth considering [PSt]

One of the best Bach recordings I have heard lately [JV]

Commanding performances of three works in homage to Chopin [JF]

Hamelin hits the heights with epic and fiery readings, gripping in every respect [SG]

I have eagerly awaited Volume 2 and am thrilled to have it now as it certainly doesn’t disappoint [SA]

A complete collection of Martin’s a cappella choral works, together with some by his contemporaries, beautifully sung [SB]

(Déjà Review) Well-played and recommended, especially for the Alkan [DBl]

The last in this set of nine Bruckner symphonies conforms to the imposing style and impressively high standard set by its predecessors [RMo]

A fantastic disc of Stevenson’s arrangements, elaborations and original pieces [JF]

Ulrich Roman Murtfeld is totally in command of, and enthused by, the music [MG]

An interesting Strauss/Mahler coupling from early in 2024 which slipped through the reviewers’ net [PH]