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Love from a Stranger – Four British Film Scores (NMC)

This is an extraordinary album – outstanding readings, a detailed recording set in a generously broad acoustic [DW]

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Aaron Rosand (violin) In Memoriam (Rhine Classics)

A worthy release of outstanding playing [SG]

Shostakovich: Symphony 10 (Exton)

A Titanic Shostakovich Tenth of almost unique power and darkness [MB]

Recordings of fifteen lesser-known Massenet operas

A survey by Ralph Moore

Robin Field (composer) – An Obituary

by David Jennings

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György Cziffra (piano) Live in Concert (Solstice)

Nothing new to his discography but Cziffra is heard in previously unreleased, energising performances [JW]

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Schubert: Symphonies 5 & 8 (Linn)

Emelyanychev convinces me that Symphony 5 is Schubert’s first symphonic masterpiece and he demonstrates the distinctiveness of Symphony 8, too [MG]

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Respighi: Roman Trilogy (Pristine Audio)

Toscanini’s reference Respighi in even better sound [MBu]

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Klaus Tennstedt (conductor) Live Recordings Vol. 3 (Doremi)

Despite slight reservations, these are performances of exceptional quality [PSt]

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Society for the Preservation of the American Musical Heritage (Bridge)

(Déjà Review) Rapturous, restive and troubled late-romanticism [RB]

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Ascension (Delphian)

(Déjà Review) An unusually stimulating selection of (mainly) modern church music [NHo]

Puccini: Turandot (Pristine Audio)

A most worthwhile remastering of this classic Turandot, with sonic improvements throughout [EJW]

A Christmas Fantasia (Albion Records)

This disc will delight you if you should find it under the tree on Christmas morning [JQ]

Stravinsky: Chamber Works (Linn)

An attractive and uncommon programme in a satisfying account [RWe]

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Williams: Orchestral Works (Resonus)

Excellent performances of two classics and a discovery: a perfect opportunity to get to know this composer [PH]

Offenbach: La vie parisienne (Bru Zane)

An admirable effort to reconstruct the original version of a once popular work which veers between the highly entertaining and the banal [RMo]

Glass: Complete Etudes for piano (Delphian)

Glass’s piano etudes have become modern classics and these are fine performances [SB]

Tippett: Piano Sonatas 1-3 (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) I have been completely re-educated as to the substance and content of these pieces. What more can one ask for! [DC]

Ropartz: Symphonies Nos 1 & 4 (Timpani)

(Déjà Review) A grand success and a major addition to the catalogue [RB]

Smetana: Orchestral works (SOMM Recordings)

A valuable archive bicentenary tribute to Bedřich Smetana [JQ]

Mendelssohn: Elijah (LSO Live)

A fine, dramatic, beautifully sung live recording headed by Finley’s noble Elijah [RMo]

Szymon Nehring (piano): Minimalist (IBS Classical)

A richly varied collection of loosely minimalist works [PRJ]

Otmar Suitner (conductor): Live in Leningrad 1963 (Profil)

I cannot make a convincing case for this double set of live recordings conducted by Otmar Suitner [MC]

R Strauss: Tone Poems (Gramola)

A re-release of three great recordings on a different label, whose raison d’être eludes me… [RMo]