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Pleasant, undemanding and unremarkable [DJB]

(Déjà Review) Both performance and engineering are of the highest quality [GD]

(Déjà Review) One of the most sheerly beautiful and instantly recognisable mezzos of the last fifty years [RMo]

Slatkin’s cycle emphasises the composer’s structural mastery [PCG]

These performances of Handel’s Anthems are among the best that I have heard [JV]

(From the Archive) A conspectus in four parts by Bob Farr

Unalloyed listening pleasure [DF]

Despite some premiere recordings this is a disappointing recital [SB]

Rare British solo violin music [JW]

Rattle’s ‘Romantic’ replete with missed opportunities [LD]

(Déjà Review) If the rest of this series is of this standard, it will be a compulsory acquisition for all lovers of this composer [GA]

(Déjà Review) This goes straight to the top of my list of favourite Chopin CDs [RMo]

Three applicants for the cantor position in Leipzig in 1723 [DF]

A very measured Elgar Sonata and a world premiere of the Gurney Sonata [JW]

Mompou fans will want this, but it remained a closed book to me [DJB]

This smorgasbord of fine English piano music demands exploration [JF]

A stunning CD – fantastic performances of strongly contrasting works [PBW]

In vocal terms this is arguably the finest complete recording of Aïda in the catalogue, in a sterling new transfer [MP]

(Déjà Review) Verdi singing does not come much better than this [RJF]

(Déjà Review) A very successful and involving performance that conveys the essence of Bach’s masterpiece very well [JQ]

Sympathetic and moving recording of an oratorio by JS Bach’s least-known musical son [CRo]

This music is intended for entertainment, and that is what we get here [JV]

Everything here – music, performances, sound and notes – is exceptional [DJB]

A 40th anniversary salute to a rather overlooked German pianist [JW]