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Finesse and elegance in these richly recorded recitals [RCh]

Captivating performance of Rimsky-Korsakov’s enchanting Christmas opera [CRo]

Kapsperger’s vocal oeuvre is very well served here [JV]

A staple Mozart concerto joined by two rarities [JW]

The original version of Zoroastre, substantially different from the usually performed revision, superbly presented here [RWe]

A great introduction to the achievement of an unjustifiably less well-known composer [JF]

Penderecki’s Dies Irae is frighteningly powerful, but Szymanowski’s Stabat Mater is given an underwhelming performance [SW]

A delight from start to finish [MC]

Overall, an accomplished and enjoyable performance of Messiah [JQ]

Clarity, flexibility, detail and beautiful playing here but inconsistent as a set; some symphonies are superlative, others lack excitement [RMo]

A powerful work of considerable creative strength and technical proficiency [JF]

A very interesting pairing on a single CD but the performance achieves mixed results [MP]

Attractively conceived music, well played [SG]

A reissue devoted to a director and choir less well remembered for their early music recordings [JW]

Another major step towards a reassessment of Wolf’s oeuvre [JV]

Fine performances somewhat compromised by indifferent sound [RMo]

A premiere recording of an incandescent lost score [MP]

A significant release of Holst’s sacred choral music [JF]

Instrumental ‘highlights’ culled from Handel’s oratorios and operas [JW]

A striking release of Dvořák’s chamber music from Jan Vogler and friends [MC]

A rather wonderful experience spiritually, historically and, of course, musically [ST]

Blistering Ginastera sandwiched between rather average Dvořák and Sarasate [DMD]

Serene accounts characterised by beauty of tone and homogeneity of phrasing [RMo]

Light Music certainly, but of real and lasting quality [DJB]