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David Harbin

Finzi: Cello Concerto & Leighton: Suite Veris Gratia (Chandos)

Well-paired works in perfectly judged performances [DHa]

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Strauss: Salome (Chandos)

(Déjà Review) Real emotional and sonic surge [DH] 

Janáček: The Makropulos Affair (SOMM Ariadne)

An invaluable release [DHa]

Strauss: Elektra (Capriccio)

(Déjà Review) Varnay and Fischer are superb, alas in compromised sound [DH]

The Gesualdo Six: Radiant Dawn (Hyperion)

A dazzling recital performed by The Gesualdo Six combined with the resplendent trumpet playing of Matilda Lloyd [DHa]

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Wagner: Götterdämmerung (Testament)

Keilberth ends Götterdammerung splendidly but that’s not enough – the world does not sound as though it is collapsing [DH]

Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras Nos 7-9 (BIS)

(Déjà Review) This developing series is a triumph for the São Paulo Symphony, Roberto Minczuk and the BIS engineers [DH]