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(Déjà Review) Riches galore on this disc [GF]

Birgit Nilsson’s first Turandot now remastered on Pristine Audio brings the recording back into the field of comparison [PCG]

Superb playing, but the awkward mix of styles doesn’t work [DJB]

Step into a magical forest and the transcendent realm of Tippett’s Midsummer Marriage [PH]

We are unlikely ever to come across a finer exemplar of this music [SA]

Bewitching total immersion in sublime harp sounds [DC]

A fine selection of little known works by well-known and obscure composers each a masterpiece or a forgotten gem [JF]

This is a Christmas disc for the connoisseur, I think, and it is strongly recommended as such [JQ]

Bursting with life [ST]

A nice selection of music for trumpet and orchestra that just lacks the needed impact [MBu]

A perfect picture of French pianism in the early part of the twentieth century [RCh]

The disc sheds new light on Still’s work and musical personality [WK]

Organ and choir share equal billing in a varied programme of choral music [WH]

Pristine’s remastering into Ambient Stereo both enhances the beauty of Callas’ Norma and amplifies that which is less admirable here [RMo]

Effective writing, leaving the listener almost breathless as the music disappears [KS]

(Déjà Review) Lovers of the approachable face of contemporary music should snap this up [TH]

Piano music to evoke the spirit of childhood, played by master and pupil [KB]

Classic accounts of both works, very well restored [SB]

The Tallis Scholars have done Robert Fayrfax proud with this fine CD [JQ]

A set to treasure [SG]

Much-recorded favourites mixed with CD premieres make this an intriguing, delightful album [KT]

Reflective, informative and sometimes humorous [JF]

(Déjà Review) Stunning performances of very contrasting works [RB]

(Déjà Review) Something of a mixed bag but On Wenlock Edge is undoubtedly worth the price all on its own [GPJ]