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A routine Pictures coupled with a crude Symphonie Fantastique [NB]

Performances that rarely justify their re-release or price point [NB]

(Déjà Review) Will be one of my discs of the year without doubt [NB]

A good showcase for Madeleine Dring’s considerable skill as a song writer [NB]

A fascinating programme performed with exceptional skill [NB]

A fine, extensive survey; the listening pleasure will depend on one’s response to the tenor’s very particular singing style [NB]

Effortlessly impressive performances typify another fine Albion release [NB]

A consistently well-played and conscientious cycle that trades fire for fidelity [NB]

Music I was surprised not to enjoy more [NB]

An attractive and well planned programme of music by an amiable composer [NB]

Music and performances that bubble like good Bohemian Sekt [NB]

Fine performances of impressive music by one of New Zealand’s leading composers [NB]

Superbly played and beautifully recorded – an excellent showcase for an improbable solo instrument [NB]

Great fun [NB]

Impressive performance of a neo-Wagnerian opera [NB]

A generous collection of three fine works played with this orchestra’s usual flair [NB]

A valuable, diverse and very well presented programme displays the composer’s strengths and weaknesses [NB]

Another treasure trove of archive broadcast performances crowned by a definitive version of the Violin Concerto from Albert Sammons [NB]

A skilfully planned and beautifully executed programme reaps unexpected rewards [NB]

An intelligent, generous and well-played survey of three fine British keyboard concertante works [NB]

Unfamiliar music presented with skill, authority and conviction [NB]

An excellent survey, skilfully played and in fine sound [NB]

Another valuable addition to the Williams discography – impressive music very well played [NB]

A valuable Ravel survey elegantly played, topped by a stunning Daphnis [NB]