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Highly accomplished performances of music that is polished and refined [JQ]

An enjoyable and stimulating album of recent church music [JQ]

A stimulating and interesting musical programme, superbly performed by the Monteverdi Choir [JQ]

A fine achievement which amply demonstrates the greatness of Elgar’s score [JQ]

A lack of documentation detracts only a little from the excellent performances [JQ]

An excellent album which admirers of French songs should investigate [JQ]

An outstanding performance of Haydn’s life-enhancing oratorio [JQ]

Definitive performances of his own music by Stephen Hough [JQ]

An interesting, provocative reading of the Symphony and the performances of the songs are very good [JQ]

This version has much to commend it but it doesn’t displace existing recommendations [JQ]

Inspirationally conducted, fantastically played and stunningly recorded, this demands the attention of all Mahler devotees [JQ]

Much to admire but this is not a performance to challenge the leading recommendations [JQ]

Very interesting and worthwhile music in excellent performances [JQ]

Admirers of Gurney’s music and of English song in general should hasten to acquire this important release [JQ]

by John Quinn

by John Quinn

by John Quinn

An original, accessible approach to the Requiem Mass [JQ]

An outstanding disc in every way [JQ]

A recording which has a lot going for it but which just misses the mark [JQ]

(Déjà Review) Whitacre has a priceless ability to communicate strongly and effectively [JQ]

A most enjoyable disc [JQ]

An enjoyable souvenir of Bernstein’s relationship with the Bavarian RSO [JQ]

A specialist but intriguing release showing a great conductor working, as it were, off the beaten track [JQ]