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Committed and technically outstanding performances [JF]

A fine balance of confidence, naivety and a sense of Nordic tragedy in each sonata’s progress [JF]

Impeccable, illuminating and inspiring performances [JF]

A dazzling performance and production [JF]

This music ranges from the avant-garde to pieces almost fit for cathedrals in the 1500s [JF]

This smorgasbord of fine English piano music demands exploration [JF]

Volume 6 of a remarkable cycle [JF]

Craftsmanship, orchestral finesse and an obvious love of light music [JF]

A well-balanced introduction to Malcolm Lipkin’s piano music [JF]

An immensely satisfying exploration of dream, darkness and light [JF]

Splendidly captures the mood of these songs, with all their varied emotions [JF]

Maltempo captures the romantic sweep of the music and its nuances wonderfully well [JF]

Powerful, exciting, dramatic and sometimes introspective music played on a remarkable organ [JF]

An ideal balance of humour, warmth, lyricism and introspection in these appealing works [JF]

Affectionate, elegant and sophisticated performances [JF]

Brilliant re-masterings of superb, and possibly definitive, recordings [JF]

A highly melodic Victorian opera – good tunes, vivacious duets, trio and quartets [JF]

Four works reflect the time between modernity and tradition, revolution and republic, jazz and dance music [JF]

A satisfying, inspiring and moving recital [JF]

Exemplary singing and sensitive accompaniment in a fascinating song recital [JF]

An absorbing smorgasbord of music, from grade pieces for tyros to major recital works [JF]

An absorbing cross-section of vocal works composed over a period of four decades [JF]

A rewarding exploration of a variety of virtuosic works – technical wizardry and sheer lyricism [JF]

An absorbing exploration of most of Arnold Cooke’s organ music [JF]