Naxos

(Déjà Review) To put it simply, this is the finest recording of music for guitars that I have ever heard [KS]

Not a forgotten masterwork but an early comedy worth rescuing from almost total oblivion for 200 years [GF]

A new recording of Busoni’s operatic masterpiece which falls short of expectations in a number of aspects [PCG]

(Déjà Review) An excellent introduction to the sound world of Michael Torke. Minimalism with a difference [NH]

A superb contribution to the anniversary celebrations: original interpretation, fine playing, good sound and outstanding documentation [RWe]

Dazzling orchestral arrangements of traditional and recent Ukrainian Christmas music [GH]

(Déjà Review) A valuable addition to the growing Arnold catalogue [BBr]

A delightful disc of music by an unjustly neglected figure [PRJ]

(Déjà Review) Happy Christmas from Naxos, a real stocking filler! [NHo]

Effective writing, leaving the listener almost breathless as the music disappears [KS]

A completely convincing account of a rarely performed opera in a new orchestration for chamber orchestra [MP]

(Déjà Review) A fine release of rare and interesting repertoire that will appeal to lovers of the cello [MC]

A delightful and musically substantial premier recording [MP]

(Déjà Review) Schnabel’s “Diabelli” set interpretative and intellectual standards which are a daunting challenge to all that followed [CH]

This album is a gem from start to finish and will make many listeners’ Christmases merry [KT]

(Déjà Review) I have been completely re-educated as to the substance and content of these pieces. What more can one ask for! [DC]

(Déjà Review) Makes me want to seek out more music by this composer and these performers. Should definitely be added to your collection [KS]

(Déjà Review) Whatever superlatives you hear about this disc I urge you to believe them [MC]

(Déjà Review) Pure delight, this. Buy it [KS] – Thoroughly enjoyable fare. This is a most approachable coupling. [CC] 

(Déjà Review) Wolf can attain depths of expression that seem to post-date his period [CC]

Langgaard’s richly iconoclastic opera undermined and subverted by an over-rich iconoclastic staging [PCG]

A most welcome addition to the catalogue [PCG]

A great CD showcasing Ives’s grasp of traditional genres and his lifelong propensity for weaving familiar tunes into his work [KT]

(Déjà Review) Alsop’s Brahms should go among the great cycles [KS]