Brilliant Classics

A well-played, superb sounding set [PH]

An entertaining disc of music from around the start of the decline of the French harpsichord tradition [GPu]

Top quality soloists promote the cello in compact Dutch concerto works [JW]

Should be acquired by anyone with an affection for the string quartet genre [DC]

Rübsam brings a fresh and intoxicating musicality to these captivating scores [SG]

Fine performances of neglected flute sonatas [JV]

A disc which evokes a significant cultural phenomenon from Napoleonic France [GPu]

Delightful performances of delightful music [SB]

It is good to have a disc entirely devoted to the music of Ernst Gottlieb Baron, but my welcome for this disc comes with a few reservations [GPu]

Performances that capture the spirit of the music as well as any [SG]

This fine disc shows just how good Da Crema’s music is [GPu]

(Déjà Review) A masterly and visionary cycle offered at a ridiculously low price [NH]

The writing might be a bit too rococo for some tastes [SFV]

Appealing, occasionally quirky Classical quintets [SV]

Good performances on a splendid historical instrument [JV]

This disc provides a good opportunity to make the acquaintance of a talented and affable composer [GPu]

(Déjà Review) As a way to experience one of the greatest symphonic cycles of the 20th century this has to be an essential purchase at this price [DBi]

Delicate and intimate music, so interpreted by a master guitarist [ZT]

A fine set but compromised by comparatively lacklustre Second and Seventh Symphonies [RMo]

Intentionally slight music played with sensitivity and skill [NB]

A production every lover of the harpsichord should investigate [JV]

Idiosyncratic performances of pared-down music by Vivaldi [CR]

More first recordings of John Duarte’s music, in performances of a particularly high standard [ZT]

Conducting, playing and engineering of the highest quality – subtle and thrilling in equal measure; a treasurable set [RMo]