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(Déjà Review) A highly recommended collection of works for choir and orchestra by MacMillan, magnificently performed under the direction of the composer [CT]

One of the most individual voices in British contemporary music [CT]

(Déjà Review) From Boulez-inspired serialism to film scores and out and out jazz. A useful overview of the prolific and diverse output of a truly versatile composer [CT]

A beautifully performed survey of Bennett’s often neglected choral music [CT]

(Déjà Review) Much of this music is delightful, particularly the symphony, where Yoshimatsu wears his heart unselfconsciously on his sleeve. The BBC Philharmonic plays beautifully with Ian Bousfield a fine soloist in the concerto [CT]

(Déjà Review) A quartet cycle that must rank as a major achievement in the genre. Performances of great integrity [CT]

(Déjà Review) Evocative and beautifully sung [CT]

(Déjà Review) A fine new recording of Stokowski’s vividly orchestrated responses to Mussorgsky’s music [CT]

(Déjà Review) Handley’s magnificent readings make this disc essential both for collectors and newcomers [CT]

(Déjà Review) Musgrave at her most compelling, given excellent performances [CT]

Three impressive major works in magnificent performances [CT]

(Déjà Review) Recorded just a week after 9/11, this stunning performance heralds a new era for Rattle in Berlin [CT]

(Déjà Review) A fine new recording of Stokowski’s vividly orchestrated responses to Mussorgsky’s music [CT]

A delicacy and deftness of touch in the playing, allied with a natural sense of line and phrasing which can be both compelling and moving [CT]