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A go-to Dukas box of outstanding performances – but no texts [JW]

(Déjà Review) A collector’s item specifically for opera buffs and Furtwängler fanatics which fills a gap in his recording legacy [AR]

(Déjà Review) Beautifully crafted and well-orchestrated works [JPh]

Distinguished recordings which surpass the earlier recordings by these performers [JQ]

A memorable adventure in early music and recording sonics [ZT]

Poschner once more subjects Bruckner’s Third Symphony to unreasonable and unaesthetic haste [RMo]

A Stanford opera; uneven and unsatisfactory but beautifully presented [JW]

An ideal performance of this famous old work which should win it new friends [SB]

Very imaginative and enthralling interpretations [JV]

Particularly memorable for their fine recording of Michael Haydn’s astonishing Requiem [RH]

Attractive though not world-beating recordings of little-remembered Czech Piano Concertos [JW]

A fine Scheherazade, beautifully played but not necessarily superior to classic versions, and two thrilling Mussorgsky novelties which for me constitute the main interest of this issue [RMo]

A fine starter pack for exploring top-notch live ballet on film [RWe]

Well played and well recorded but interpretatively rather plain [NB]

Mettlesome accounts, sometimes less smooth and sophisticated than Herreweghe’s, but a radiant slow movement of No. 2 [MG]

(Déjà Review) Tread carefully, and be warned: if you give this modestly-priced issue a miss, you’ll be depriving yourself of some truly wonderful music, expertly executed [PJL]

(Déjà Review) A real winner and warmly recommended with the secret hope that ASV will next turn to the String Trio and Piano Quintet [HC]

Klaus Lang’s stately Parthenon is the must-hear item here [RHa]

A potentially interesting programme, but it tended to all blend together [DJB]

A short-lived harpsichordist heard in a bracingly robust recital [JW]

Pristine’s stereo remastering reveals its glories yet more vividly – but unfortunately also highlights the constant hacking of the audience and Windgassen’s coordination problems. [RMo]

Having all the compositions for guitar by these two Catalan composers makes this a desirable disc [GPu]

(Déjà Review) This music, simply delightful as it is, could well change your life [GH]

(Déjà Review) Good sound, excellent playing and glorious singing [GF]