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Moving, expressive poetry set to intense but accessible music and performed with burning conviction [JQ]

Sheds fresh light on Vaughan Williams’ composing activities around the turn of the twentieth century [JQ]

An excellent, parallel recording of one of the finest Mahler performances ever committed to disc [JQ]

An unmissable bargain [JQ]

A very auspicious recording debut [JQ]

A discerningly chosen programme given accomplished performances [JQ]

A very enjoyable Tchaikovsky collection, vividly played and recorded [JQ]

Not distinguished or consistent enough to rank alongside the best cycles [JQ]

A successful and enjoyable Britten anthology [JQ]

The auspicious launch of what promises to be a Bruckner series of uncommon interest [JQ]

A fascinating compilation of Hölderlin-inspired pieces [JQ]

This CD will be indispensable to admirers of Michael Gielen [JQ]

A very valuable disc of Zemlinsky’s sharply contrasting scores [JQ]

Distinguished recordings which surpass the earlier recordings by these performers [JQ]

by John Quinn

(Déjà Review) Hugely entertaining music conducted with incisiveness and flair [JQ]

A fine follow-up to Klaus Mäkelä’s previous Stravinsky disc [JQ]

(Déjà Review) This disc has given me enormous pleasure and will continue to do so [JQ]

Fine performances, presented in exemplary sound [JQ]

A considerable achievement [JQ]

A major work by Dupré. Very strongly recommended [JQ]

Fine performances from Cambridge of wonderful choral music by Pavel Chesnokov [JQ]

Musically and sonically outstanding [JQ]

The premiere recording of Stanford’s fourth opera in an excellent performance [JQ]