Review

An experiment in performing these great works which doesn’t produce obvious benefits [DJB]

An Old School violin recital celebrates a fine Australian player via his portfolio of salon charmers [JW]

Listening to these brilliant Mozart reinterpretations is a sheer delight [ACG]

The integrity and sheer musicianship of Kempe’s Strauss recordings demand their place in every serious Straussian’s collection [RMo]

It’s fast, yet the Adagio somehow works [SV]

(Déjà Review) An excellent and often moving release [JF]

(Déjà Review) This Rizzi set trumps its competitors in many ways, not least the singing of Hadley and Gasdia [GF]

A pleasant recital of no special distinction [RMo]

Good, clear Bach playing delivered with the benefit of deep scholarship, but sometimes lacking warmth and expansiveness [SGa]

Variety, contrast and novelty in a fine British selection [JW]

Cherkassky in fine form in rediscovered recordings, including valuable additions to his discography [RCh]

An eminently well performed disc with only minor reservations which affect one’s listening enjoyment [MP]

(Déjà Review) An enjoyable new concerto and an old favorite, played with love and wit [BR]

(Déjà Review) A very special issue [BBr]

Some good things here but a Pastoral I wish I’d not heard [DJB]

A treasury of Vaughan Williams, preserved with Ursula’s love [JF]

A brave experiment in exemplary and intelligent singing, but go to Roderick Williams’s earlier recording for a more traditional pairing [SGa]

One of those new classical discoveries that don’t come along every day [DC]

A vast sonic experience that is worth encountering [DC]

How can I have missed the first 53 volumes of this series? [DJB]

(Déjà Review) Great tunes, bluesy excursions and limpid romanticism [JW]

An appealing programme drawn from three ‘late’ concerts, including a galvanised Tchaikovsky [NB]

An infectiously enthusiastic journey through Poulenc’s songs, which brings the composer to life [ACG]

Something of an off-the-beaten-track treasure [DC]