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Music of Protest and Pride fervently performed [NB]

An excellent and very welcome disc of Holst’s choral music [JQ]

A welcome return to the catalogue of this valuable version of Copland’s early symphonies [SB]

For every Richard Strauss fan this CD is an absolute must [IL]

Rare works in very fine performances, and a superb warm recording [HC]

A major collection of articles on performers of the pre- & post-WW2 eras.

This disc opens a window to a part of 17th century religious and musical culture that is little-known [JV]

Quartet playing of exceptional beauty, homogeneity and musicality [RMo]

Rathaus began as modernist in Weimar Germany and ended as a late romantic in the USA – this disc covers the whole range [SB]

Concertos and duos from Szigeti’s peak [JW]

An analysis and survey of audio and DVD recordings by Lee Denham

These wind orchestra arrangements could hardly be better played [MC]

A warm welcome is due this exemplary book which has been so well realised [RB]

(Déjà Review) For lovers of inflated Late-Romanticism, this is treasure trove [IL]

(Déjà Review) Nothing deep or profound, just well crafted and very enjoyable [BBr]

A beautifully sung medley of Byrd’s music interspersing the Mass with “sacred songs” [RMo]

Virtuosic pianism somewhat undermined by reticent accompaniment and an unnatural recorded balance [RMo]

Szigeti’s final, catastrophic sessions for Mercury [JW]

The first opportunity to find on one disc Rubbra’s complete songs from a period of over fifty years [GH]

A serious purveyor of probing singable songs, scalpel-sharp [RB]

Excellent and often exciting performances of partly little-known music [JV]

(Déjà Review) Very good performances of two contrasting works, in a recording excellent in every way [AB]

(Déjà Review) A splendid reminder of early Brendel, still sounding very well [BW]

Balakirev’s mostly little-known piano music, beautifully performed and recorded [EJW]