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Blomstedt leads a distinguished Nielsen Fifth; the Brahms is less memorable [JQ]

Admirable reissues still hold their own [JW]

A splendid selection of songs by composers cut short before their time [JW]

An essential investment for all RVW enthusiasts [JF]

(Déjà Review) Wolf can attain depths of expression that seem to post-date his period [CC]

Another laudable composer emerges in the ‘Music in Exile’ series [JW]

A very welcome further installment in this significant historical Bruckner series [JQ]

Iverson achieves his aim of creating new and exciting, innovative music at the boundaries between classical and jazz styles [KT]

Convincing exploration of three rare, rewarding works [JF]

Acclaim for Mahler in Hamburg [PH]

Well-played, attractive but ultimately anonymous music [NB]

Superb, sensuous, subtle singing from a highly gifted British lyric baritone [RMo]

(Déjà Review) Lovers of the baroque flute and “Telemaniacs” will wish to investigate these well-played world premières [PCW]

Arrau in blistering form in this romantic repertoire [RCh]

Wonderful repertoire, and the performances could not be any better [JV]

A thoroughly enjoyable seasonal collection [WH]

Favourite carols in new guises and hidden gems, in an enjoyable account [JF]

Varied and contrasting Czech song cycles that resist the lure of the crepuscular [JW]

Rarely heard and recorded works, played with commitment and empathy [HC]

The most exciting vocal recital disc I’ve heard in a long while [JQ]

One of the freshest and most uplifting interpretations I have come across for a very long time [GF]

Authoritative premiere recordings of a semi-forgotten Jewish-Lithuanian-Swedish composer [JW]

Yet another classic opera recording given new lustre by Pristine’s remastering [RMo]

These pioneering and wonderfully executed performances are a valuable addition to Brendel’s discography (RCh)