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The driven artistry of a tragically short-lived French pianist and sensitive collaborator [JW]

An erratic and temperamentally uneven performance [JW]

Elman’s glittering morceau (and some others) in splendid transfers [JW]

The terse art of a Czech-German composer influenced by Bartók, Hindemith and Janáček [JW]

Frederick Grinke’s recordings restored for a new generation – and high time too [JW]

The playing and recording is impactful; this is an easy disc to enjoy [JW]

George Lloyd’s piano works grouped together and reissued in a ‘Signature Edition’ twofer [JW]

A splendid American string quartet caught on the wing in concert in 1946 [JW]

A third Dacapo cycle of Holmboe’s string quartets repay close listening [JW]

More valuable premiere recordings [JW]

A Liverpudlian composer’s musical and geographical wanderings [JW]

(Déjà Review) Long may this worthy retrieval continue [JW]

Strong, masculine playing from Berl Senofsky – along with some less than stellar performances [JW]

Brief the encounters may be, but they are poignant, stirring and full of novelty [JW]

Vital, imaginative works from a near-forgotten German composer [JW]

A focused look at the Estonian cellistic lineage from 1913 to 1955 [JW]

Superior transfers of a great violinist, cut down too soon [JW]

Robust and enjoyable Mendelssohn performances [JW]

A 4-CD box of reissued concerto performances [JW]

Zoltán Szekely triumphs in dual roles, as concerto soloist and quartet leader [JW]

Intriguing Belgian works from 1955 Decca LPs in good, clear transfers [JW]

Raff’s Biblical epic is splendidly served by this premiere recording [JW]

Splendid transfers of Milstein’s 1930s baroque repertory [JW]

Two sides of Huber’s chamber music – strict contrapuntalism and playful rhapsody [JW]