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Commanding performances of three works in homage to Chopin [JF]

One of the best Bach recordings I have heard lately [JV]

Not a great recital disc, but of enough quality and interest to make it worth considering [PSt]

All sounds well until invidious comparisons are made with some past masters and a lack of personality becomes apparent [RMo]

(Déjà Review) Well-played and recommended, especially for the Alkan [DBl]

These performances offer a different perspective on the genre of the madrigal [JV]

This disc shows why Matthew Martin has achieved such a strong reputation in the field of English church music [JQ]

A good performance of an uningratiating work [SB]

An interesting Strauss/Mahler coupling from early in 2024 which slipped through the reviewers’ net [PH]

Ulrich Roman Murtfeld is totally in command of, and enthused by, the music [MG]

A fantastic disc of Stevenson’s arrangements, elaborations and original pieces [JF]

The last in this set of nine Bruckner symphonies conforms to the imposing style and impressively high standard set by its predecessors [RMo]

(Déjà Review) An excellent introduction to the sound world of Michael Torke. Minimalism with a difference [NH]

by Len Mullenger

A fine recital of songs is a welcome addition to the Quilter discography [PT]

Excellent restorations of Ormandy’s ‘World’s Greatest Music’ recordings of the late-30s [JW]

A survey by Lee Denham

Something rather special [DC]

A perceptive study of Sibelius and his key orchestral works [JQ]

Simply one of the greatest ‘bel canto’ performances on record [MBu]

Every lover of Baroque music will be delighted to listen to Corelli à la française [JV]

Another grand, weighty, live account from the NCPA of Bruckner’s most hieratic symphony, beautifully played and engineered [RMo]

(Déjà Review) Future listeners will wonder how music of this quality could possibly have escaped their attention [ZT]

Satisfying performances of two concertos, a few doubts about the third [WH]