Naxos

A varied and absorbing medley of American works [RMo]

(Déjà Review) Not only for flautists – enjoyment and stimulation for all [CC]

A fine performance, well recorded, but inferior to Sinopoli’s more sensuous account [RMo]

(Déjà Review) A real feeling here of spontaneity and depth of expression [TH]

(Déjà Review) An indispensable purchase for all admirers of Tippett and all lovers of the English choral tradition [JQ]

(Déjà Review) An excellent opportunity to move beyond the familiar [JF]

Rossini’s rarely performed Elizabethan opera is given a lacklustre performance in the latest in Naxos’s Rossini Wildbad series [PT]

A couple of fine late romantic sonatas [RCh]

(Déjà Review) Between Engeset and the RSNO, this music is coaxed into shape without effort or artificiality. Highly recommended [GH]

A well-sung performance of a little-recorded work [RWe]

A thoroughly enjoyable disc, fascinating music atmospherically played and well recorded [GPu]

(Déjà Review) Overall a superlative disc, with flawless and very characterful performances [EML]

(Déjà Review) I’ve little doubt it will be the definitive version for many years to come [AO]

Alsop’s Brahms series has gotten off to an excellent start [PCW]

Auspicious beginning to a series of Mozart’s Masses [DF]

(Déjà Review) Should win many new friends for Alfvén’s music [WT]

There are better choices on CD and on video [GF]

An enjoyable, well-designed program, superbly played by a young ensemble [JH]

A dazzling achievement all around [MP]

A heroic performance of a remarkable piano concerto [JF]

Another winner from Naxos [ZT]

A delight – puts a smile on your face and a sense of joy and beauty in your heart [MMB]

A musically splendid new video production of Delibes’s opera can do little to mask the more unsavoury aspects of the story [PCG]

Two attractive examples of this prominent American composer’s work [SB]