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Salon-scaled charmers from a significant teacher and performer [JW]

A compilation of superb recordings by some of the finest voices in this neglected opera [RMo]

Excellent performances of the complete sacred works of Dietrich Becker [JV]

Indispensable accounts of two recent works by a unique voice in contemporary music [RWe]

A buttoned–up attempt to transfer verismo opera to Poland, simply misses the point [MP]

(Déjà Review) This really is sitting at the feet of the master [PW]

(Déjà Review) Very fine indeed – Knoxville is a particularly conspicuous success [JQ]

An important addition to Bernstein’s catalogue [JF]

Fine historical performances indispensable to any Britten collection [WH]

Schippers’s great Osaka Die Walküre is one of the great treasures of the Wagner discography [MB]

A compilation demonstrating the versatility and musicality of Toscanini’s favourite tenor [RMo]

A pleasurable first encounter with organ works which cry out imploringly for wider currency [SG]

Core repertory from Thomas Jensen in authoritative performances [JW]

(Déjà Review) Not comfortable listening but some of the greatest written in the 20th century [GPJ]

(Déjà Review) Close your eyes and conjure your own veranda [RB]

This legendary work turns out to be more a curiosity than a masterpiece [SB]

Played with sincerity, but the competition is fierce [MC]

This fine, imaginative album will entertain and enlighten [JQ]

Parry’s Wagnerian dilemmas encountered in this premiere recording [JW]

An interesting pair of early operas with roots in the African-American musical tradition [GF]

This highly-praised Royal Ballet production intrigues and delights [RMay]

(Déjà Review) Three remarkable and previously unrecorded American Symphonies from a composer more noted for his vocal music [PSh]

(Déjà Review) Not just for anoraks, this is a marvellous introduction to Puccini [CF]

Beautifully played and well-recorded, this is a valuable disc of chamber music by an underrated but interestingcomposer (GPu)