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Excellent versions of the attractive song cycles [SB]

A disc to savour [SA]

A violin concerto-heavy serving of Grøndahl in 1950s broadcasts [JW]

Wonderfully lyrical cello playing [PRJ]

A musical genius of the New World, shackled by dogmas of past and present [NC]

(Déjà Review) ‘Original’ versions of the Overtures – indispensable for Bach aficionados [JV]

(Déjà Review) Claire Edwardes is a marvellous advocate for her profession and this repertoire [DC]

Beautifully moulded, beckoning and well-recorded performances [SG]

A collection of Stokowski’s live performances from the end of his career is inevitably something of a mixed bag [PCG]

A fine, very well-recorded addition to the Storgårds traversal [RWe]

Another stimulating and rewarding programme from Saint Louis [JQ]

The musical wanderings of Walter Kaufmann reflected in a fine disc [JW]

(Déjà Review) An important addition to the catalogue – the quality of the music justifies the efforts of everyone involved [JV]

(Déjà Review) I had anticipated dipping in to this disc, but found I could not switch it off [CF]

Beethoven’s genius emerges triumphantly – which is exactly as Mahler intended [NB]

This praiseworthy live recording of L’Africaine will undoubtedly assist Meyerbeer’s rehabilitation [MC]

This finely considered account combines freshness with thematic and structural clarity [MG]

A 1997 concert performance restored in good sound with splendid documentation [JW]

Attractive and accessible contemporary works [SB]

Recommended for the bright, powerful and yet sensitive attention to detail and texture [MS]

An indispensable document for those who value unvarnished honesty of performance and a sense of direct link to the mind of the composer [EMc]

Flawless performances of Bruckner’s two finest symphonies by a master Brucknerian, in excellent sound [RMo]

Excellently conceived and performed piano trios [WK]

Two of the works which made Silvestrov’s reputation, in good performances [SB]