Chabrier

An absolute feast of piano recordings that greatly expands our knowledge of a pianist who has been very undeservedly forgotten [RCh]

A splendidly remastered and historically important tranche of piano recordings [JW]

A perfect picture of French pianism in the early part of the twentieth century [RCh]

Paris, Pelléas, Party – a winning trio in this sparkling collection [RCh]

Familiar recordings, probably skippable [SV]

Let’s party! [RMay]

Not for nothing has this Offenbach been counted among the five all-time great recordings of French opera [CH]

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

New music, unfamiliar music and Light Music form this focused twofer [JW]

A compact survey of favourites and unknowns beautifully presented and adroitly performed [JW]

Ten very well-filled discs documenting six glorious decades at the Paris Opera [RMo]

Two LPs’ worth of Argenta’s legendary performances in classic Decca sound [PSe]

A fascinating journey through Baudelaire’s and Goethe’s poetic landscapes [GF]