Naxos

(Déjà Review) The best single CD introduction to the major works of Alwyn [RB]

Admirers of the composer will want to explore her choral works [WH]

Everything is played with a life and energy that left me dancing around the room by the disc’s end [KS]

Serious, but highly listenable music from an under-recorded American giant [NH]

This praiseworthy live recording of L’Africaine will undoubtedly assist Meyerbeer’s rehabilitation [MC]

Two of the works which made Silvestrov’s reputation, in good performances [SB]

A pleasant mix of arrangements and original compositions – a lovely disc [HC]

A very enjoyable and well-played survey of an under-represented composer although the sound is not ideal [NB]

(Déjà Review) An attractive disc which fills some useful gaps in the Hanson discography [JQ]

A many faceted and thrilling disc of works by a distinctly individual composer – and all the works are first-time commercial recordings [GF]

Another impressive Latin-American composer, presented in compelling performances [NB]

Reconstructed concertos for oboe and oboe d’amore constitute a musical treat for lovers of Bach’s music [ZT]

A welcome chance to reassess Meyerbeer’s posthumous opera in a new critical edition [MP]

(Déjà Review) America is fantastic, gorgeous, exciting and brilliant, fun, tuneful and moving [JF]

A delightful disc with obvious affection for both the composer and the works [SA]

(Déjà Review) A compulsory purchase for anyone who has not yet encountered these under-exposed masterpieces [NHo]

(Déjà Review) Perfectly elegant and passionate renditions, with excellent pacing and a blended, lovely choral sound [KS]

Marin Alsop and her Vienna orchestra shine [LW]

Very stylishly played accounts of Roussel’s impressive chamber works [NB]

(Déjà Review) An unmissable bargain, which I cannot recommend highly enough [JQ]

(Déjà Review) A most desirable release recommended to film buffs and anyone with interest in 20th Century French music [HC]

(Déjà Review) Spotless intonation, and a clear sense of the rhythmic ebb and flow, world class [KS]

One of the best guitar recordings of music by JS Bach [ZT]

Intimacy in music encapsulated on a small circle of plastic – remarkable and breathtaking [SA]