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A young soprano evidently to look out for, in a lovely debut recital [PT]

A great Callas recording is tidied up a bit, and her co-singers are brought into better focus [RMo]

A glimpse into Serkin’s final thoughts in works always central to his repertoire [SG]

Surprises and little-known Sibelian nuggets [JW]

A strong musical performance hampered by the directors’ silly concept and by technical issues with the sound [ST]

(Déjà Review) Hugely entertaining music conducted with incisiveness and flair [JQ]

(Déjà Review) A Chopin player of decided viewpoints [JW]

Beautifully played, intense Slavic serenades [SFV]

A fine follow-up to Klaus Mäkelä’s previous Stravinsky disc [JQ]

An outstanding performance of Bruckner’s Third from François-Xavier Roth and his Cologne players [MC]

A mercilessly rushed series of performances which almost invariably sacrifices grandeur in favour of mere propulsion [RMo]

Enjoyable performances compromised by the use of an anachronistic fortepiano [JV]

(Déjà Review) Highly attractive romantic music caught in the web of ley lines between Schumann and early Fauré [RB]

(Déjà Review) Lyrical intensity, seamless affection [JW]

A handful of unfailingly accomplished, virtually unknown trios, in handsome performances and ideal sound [RHa]

Some dazzling playing and wonderful rarities to be found in this engaging recital [RCh]

An accomplished, early Strauss chamber work of mild interest and a tender, carefully wrought, but slightly too cautious Metamorphosen [RMo]

The only studio recording of Strauss’s biographical opera is a complete winner on all front [MP]

A fascinating disc, both for the enjoyable music it contains and for the cultural history which underlies it [GPu]

Altogether a pleasurable experience [RB]

(Déjà Review) This disc has given me enormous pleasure and will continue to do so [JQ]

A good cast and excellent sound are featured on Rattle’s challenge to the Mackerras hegemony [MP]

Fine performances, presented in exemplary sound [JQ]

Goossens’ final Cincinnati recordings complete a worthwhile 3-CD series [JW]