Decca

(Déjà Review) A remarkable voice and I am already longing to hear more from her [GF]

Supposedly hitherto hidden treasures from the vaults turn out to be something of a let-down [RMo]

Fleming is entirely convincing as a flirtatious and seductive courtesan for whom even a monk might risk his soul [RMay]

A disappointingly bland and flaccid Rite of Spring balanced by a far more compelling Firebird [RMo]

For me, the two outer tracks alone make this anthology of final scenes compulsory [RMo]

For every Richard Strauss fan this CD is an absolute must [IL]

A beautifully sung medley of Byrd’s music interspersing the Mass with “sacred songs” [RMo]

A sampler for the newly remastered Decca/Solti Ring demonstrates that the improvements are more than simply cosmetic [PCG]

(Déjà Review) This excellently recorded disc sheds enlightenment on a long dimly-lit but far from discreditable corner of British music [PSc]

Urgent unfettered performances certain to divide the crowd [DMD]

Previously unreleased Nelson Freire recordings enrich the catalogue [JW]

These live recordings form a tribute to one of the great voices of the past quarter-century [RMo]

A thoroughly welcome reissue that enshrines many of the virtues Handelian performance in the ‘pre-authentic’ era [PCG]

A glorious sampler heralding a complete project which promises the best sound yet for this greatest of Wagner recordings [RMo]