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Delightful new music to recharge even the most jaded listener [DMD]

Anyone contemplating purchase of this set will be buying it for Maria Callas, and it is worthwhile for this alone [JP]

Too strident for my liking [DJB]

The Foreign Legion conscripted to the School of Paris with vitalising results [JW]

Restraint is the key-word here. Joanna Gill’s mottos: love, peace, reconciliation are whispered, not shouted. Smile governs over tears. Light over darkness [GF]

Most of the epistle sonatas and the three late organ works on one convenient disc [SB]

Once accustomed to Herreweghe’s robust bass and firm sforzandos, I enjoyed his overall rounded approach and the superb brass playing [MG]

A very fine recording of the Harp Quartet, although the outer movements of the Op130 quartet are lacking in power and thus take the disc down a notch [MZ]

Haitink displays remarkable consistency in this grand and spacious account [RMo]

(Déjà Review) This disc in excellent sound is a worthy alternative to the composer’s own [JW]

Water three ways with piano four-hands – superb! [DC]

No one will go away unhappy after hearing this music [WK]

Conventional and a little quirky; a minor composer slowly emerges [JW]

Best avoided – there are many far superior options [RMo]

An admirable new account of Hindemith’s piano masterpiece [SB]

Anyone who cares about the role of music in the liturgy today should hear this disc [JQ]

A dazzling achievement all around [MP]

(Déjà Review) No Arrau admirer would want to be without it [JW]

An interesting byway of twentieth-century music [WH]

Pleasant music in good but not exceptional performances [MP]

Breathlessly executed – flashy, but no interpretative nuance [RMo]

A fascinating new voice in a programme tied to her cultural heritage but with universal appeal [GF]

An interesting program, with good if not outstanding performances [DJB]

Conventional Classical-era quartets, with some quirky details [SV]