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Superbly produced and significant period opera with much to commend it [DC]

Entertaining and transiently gripping but not compelling [RB]

Impressive Mendelssohn, and more so than you might expect [DC]

(Déjà Review) Strong performances of music that is soft-toned in colour yet engaging to the ear [RW]

One of Vivaldi’s best operas receives a recording which succeeds in most regards [MP]

Pretty, but ultimately rather shallow music, not a patch on her chamber works [DJB]

(Déjà Review) Cantatas by completely unknown German composers of the early 18th century – music and performances of high quality [JV]

(Déjà Review) Mikolaj certainly deserves to be heard alongside the greats [Byz]

Full-lipped and high-tensile writing [RB]

(Déjà Review) Shows Carl Stamitz the symphonist in a strong light [DC]

A collection of chamber music deserving of its moment in the spotlight [DC]

(Déjà Review) Leaves you wanting more [DC]

Ginastera’s impressive chamber music and well-played Ravel [SB]

Brambach receives his first recordings with these well-crafted works [DJB]

A major discovery, which deserves to be treated on equal footing with the better-known versions of Telemann and Handel [JV]

Great fun – a winner! [DC]

If you are keen on period vocal music and J.S. Bach’s cantatas then you should certainly consider acquiring this set [DC]

A first recording which benefits from splendid engineering but some of the singing lacks the final degree of polish [MP]

A good, if not quite the best, account of an early Rossini opera [RWe]

Some of the earliest symphonies in the repertoire in performances of zest and vigour [CRo]

An enthusiastic cast is featured in the first recording of Strauss’s final operetta [MP]

More Romantic discoveries from a little-remembered German [JW]

Fine readings – almost, but not quite, the genuine article [SV]

Relatively easy on the ear and deserving of a place in the repertoire [DC]