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A captivating disc, which fully lives up to what its title promises [JV]

(Déjà Review) A very important and distinguished cycle [JQ]

(Déjà Review) Such lavish extravagance of melody and sentiment [RB]

A charming anthology collected in tribute to a master interpreter of Schubert Lieder [RMo]

A very good central interpretation, well played and very well recorded [RWe]

A mixed bag that contains some stylish and absorbing Ravel [NH]

A calming collection of Bach’s keyboard music, played with great skill and finesse [MSt]

A titanic, genre busting album [DMD]

Largely unknown repertoire of high quality in outstanding performances [JV]

(Déjà Review) Simply excellent music – why has it never been recorded before? [JV]

(Déjà Review) An unusual and challenging interpretation with exceptional performances by the two leads [AO]

A hugely successful outing recorded in a very resonant acoustic [DMD]

The singer really understands this repertoire [JF]

Weighty, serious and far-striding interviews; a rich resource [RB]

Two little-known composers, one very fine work [DJB]

Extracts from an almost unknown superb opera raise hopes for a new complete recording [PCG]

Impressive new orchestral works by Iceland’s foremost active composer [GT]

(Déjà Review) A stimulating programme of relatively little-known music [PSc]

(Déjà Review) Playing and singing beautifully tailored to the score; an endless kaleidoscope of subtle colours [MC]

Rousset and his team breathe new life into what is now the top choice recording for Spontini’s greatest opera [MP]

Revival of a collection of appealing, less familiar Respighi [SV]

Enticing performances of a little-known set of Baroque Portuguese concerti grossi in the Corellian style [CRo]

Light-suffused, sun-dappled romance, ecstatic sounds of nature …concisely expressed [RB]

A beautifully performed portrait of Bach’s second wife through the music which he chose for her [MSt]