Britten

An intelligent, generous and well-played survey of three fine British keyboard concertante works [NB]

(Déjà Review) Fluent and elegant, and very pleasing [JW]

A concerto quartet from Ida Haendel’s BBC broadcasts spanning nearly 25 years [JW]

As always, the playing of Onyx Brass is near perfect, and so is the recording [WK]

(Déjà Review) Has changed the whole way I listen to Billy Budd (AO]

A must-have programme for seekers of rarely performed mid-20th century British repertoire [DC]

A personal and touching tribute from Benjamin Appl to his mentor [DHa]

Another winning anniversary issue of a trio of Britten works from an in-form partnership [PH]

A welcome reissue of an excellent recording placing Britten’s ballet in context [DHa]

A cornucopia of wonderful songs, superbly sung, for every lover of art songs to delve into [GF]

A young virtuoso of the viola goes solo [PH]

An entertaining ‘dramedy’ album [DHa]

A fine new performance of Britten’s score doesn’t quite achieve top place among other versions [MP]

Some of the 20th century’s greatest cello music, superbly played and recorded [GPJ]

by Alan George

Butt has the music’s measure, supported by an always assured technique [TB]

Warmth as well as veiled melancholy in previously unrecorded British songs for oboe and voice [JW]

These CDs launch the partnership between the Hallé and Kahchun Wong most impressively [JQ]

A mixed bag of operatic performances from La Fenice contains some unexpected riches, but the choice of repertoire is unusual [PCG]

Bristol Choral Society in fine fettle, rising to the challenges of a varied selection of pieces [JQ]

The closest recorded representation of the full operatic experience [MG]

This is a Christmas disc for the connoisseur, I think, and it is strongly recommended as such [JQ]

This is an extraordinary album – outstanding readings, a detailed recording set in a generously broad acoustic [DW]

An enjoyable, thoughtfully prepared Christmas album [JQ]