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A most joyously agreeable introduction to Romberg and his inspirations [RB]

A notable musical celebration of the Feast of the Epiphany [JQ]

A delightful hour spent in the company of these three works [DJB]

Chance is a foremost representative of his generation in the falsetto range [JV]

(Déjà Review) One of the most enjoyable discs I have heard for a long while [CF]

Vividly emotional, verging on the cinematic … always moving and often telling [RB]

Superb performances of lesser-known but deeply rewarding Schumann [PBW]

A collection of fine works for the unusual combination of bassoon and strings [GPJ]

A musically splendid new video production of Delibes’s opera can do little to mask the more unsavoury aspects of the story [PCG]

An excellent disc of baroque chamber music, even if in one or two cases the link to the craze for Corelli is a little tenuous [GPu]

Immediately attractive music for the festive season [WH]

Ballot completes his survey of Bruckner’s symphonies with another highly individual reading employing daringly extended tempi [RMo]

(Déjà Review) A perceptive coupling of thoughtful and scintillating performances recorded with warmth and clarity [PSe]

This is another of The Brabant Ensemble’s fine recordings of music by Spain’s greatest Renaissance master [GH]

Two disappointingly tame live performances [RMo]

Mystic and shaman, master of rounds and lullabies, rebirthed by arrangers and singers [JW]

Minkowski’s second fine period-instrument recording of Mitridate [DF[

Blazingly impressive performances given with intense virtuosity and musical insight [NB]

These transcriptions are nice complements to Bach’s arrangements [JV]

“La favorite” is well served in a complete new edition, well sung and staged [RWe]

(Déjà Review) I can’t think of any better disc at budget price with which to get to know these marvellous works [TH]

Blake at his approachable best in orchestral music [JW]

A fine survey in committed performances; a good introduction to a superbly crafted and often beautiful oeuvre [HC]

A beautifully played recording of the Fifth Symphony for those who like their Bruckner a little leaner and faster with variations of tempi strongly contrasted [RMo]