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Michelangeli’s Mozart at its most ebullient, masculine and human [JW]

(Déjà Review) A fine start to a much neglected body of work [JW]

(Déjà Review) The Chilingirians really do bring life and joyous affirmation to this [JW]

(Déjà Review) Displays all Carter’s life-affirming complexity [JW]

More premiere recordings of Myaskovsky’s introspective songs [JW]

(Déjà Review) A disc of drama, excitement and real historical and musical value [JW]

More pluses and some minuses with Goossens in Cincinnati [JW]

A long-running series throws up more compositional dilemmas [JW]

Lortat, a real competitor to Cortot in Chopin, finally receives the transfers he deserves [JW]

Elman in Slavic repertoire: genteel decline in action [JW]

Klemperer consolidated; his full Warner legacy in best-yet transfers [JW]

Shumsky in a previously unreleased recital – a magnificent violinist with an admirable pianist [JW]

A 1950s English song recital restored; excellent remastering but stylistically uncertain [JW]

John Wilson, spruce and lively once again in Eric Coates [JW]

The pre-war Budapest Quartet triumphs in Brahms [JW]

(Déjà Review) Lyrical, tragic, introspective, exultant [JW]

(Déjà Review) Performances which reflect Smith’s formidable credentials as a Schubertian of distinction [JW]

(Déjà Review) This rewarding disc furthers my admiration for her music [JW]

(Déjà Review) A most worthwhile conspectus of these three very varied women [JW]

(Déjà Review) Grante is impressive, enthusiastic, comprehensive, technically eloquent and idiomatic [JW]

(Déjà Review) Davis cleaves to traditional values with his superlative orchestra, splendidly recorded [JW]

A warmly textured and rubato-conscious performance from an experienced clarinettist and chamber colleagues [JW]

(Déjà Review) A suitably warm and wonderfully detailed recording matches insight, imagination and colouristic sensibility [JW]

(Déjà Review) A chance to admire Mompou the composer-pianist in his maturity and playing that gets to the heart of the matter [JW]