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A mixed bag, but indispensable to the Holst completist [SB]

A fine transfer of Flagstad’s farewell to the Metropolitan in a performance of great dignity [RMo]

A very enjoyable disc, full of delightful textures, infectious rhythms and inventive juxtapositions [GPu]

One of the best recordings with a small ensemble [JV]

(Déjà Review) If you have any interest in the music of Vaughan Williams this is an almost mandatory purchase [SF][PC]

A resounding success [DJB]

A performance suffused with the Russian spirit, technically and sonically proficient, aesthetically satisfying [RMo]

A welcome release centred on the cello works of Nikolai Miaskowsky and his teachers [GT]

A very valid interpretation emphasizing Haydn’s wit and invention [LP]

Outstanding performances of a varied and satisfying programme in superb sound [WH]

Enjoyably tuneful music, a delight in these attractive accounts [RMay]

A valuable and welcome addition to the Petersen discography [SG]

(Déjà Review) A classic of recorded sound [RB]

The performances are neat and stylish, but the expressive and theatrical features of Vivaldi’s music are underexposed [JV]

A classic staging and superlative cast return to the catalogue, newly minted on Blu-ray [MP]

This programme of Czech music for strings gives much pleasure [LW]

A neglected baroque opera providing a surfeit of beauty, best enjoyed over a couple of days [NF]

thoroughly enjoyed this set – clearly a lot of thought went into programming these pieces [JWe]

A solid, “safe” account, hobbled by a dull, listless opening movement [RMo]

A suggestion that the art of counterpoint is infinite [DC]

(Déjà Review) Truly inspired performances of masterful music [PJL]

Extraordinary playing of the highest quality and familiar music shown in a new light [RCh]

Probably the most charming comic Italian opera since Falstaff in a fizzing studio performance [GF]

A gramophone stereo classic from the 50s is given yet more lustre by this splendid remastering [RMo]