Pristine Audio

A wild, driven performance which oozes personality and conviction, now cleaned up to an unprecedentedly high standard [RMo]

Toscanini’s reference Respighi in even better sound [MBu]

A most worthwhile remastering of this classic Turandot, with sonic improvements throughout [EJW]

One relative novelty, plus a valuable addition to Leinsdorf’s discography [SV]

More pre-war classics from the Budapest Quartet [JW]

All Wagnerians should consider this 1956 live Bayreuth Götterdämmerung [SB]

An absorbing study of an unjustly neglected body of recordings continues [JW]

Yet another classic opera recording given new lustre by Pristine’s remastering [RMo]

Further excellent performances and transfers in this ongoing series [PSt]

A pleasure to be reacquainted with Callas’s Norma in this remastering of her second studio recording [PT]

Pristine’s splendid enhancement of this recording into Ambient Stereo further minimises the differences between this and Callas’ recording seven years later [RMo]

De los Ángeles is a winning Butterfly in this classic set, now reissued by Pristine [PT]

An evergreen Beethoven Concerto with delightful encores as a bonus [RMas]

A marvellous restoration of an old and half-forgotten recording [GF]

An extraordinarily vivid sonic refurbishment of Stokowski’s 1941 vibrant Pelleas [RMo]

Pristine offers three great Bruckner recordings from Kna in a handy, sound-enhanced set [RMo]

Familiar recordings, probably skippable [SV]

This third instalment of the Knappertsbusch Ring will not disappoint enthusiasts [SB]

An authentically French, operetta-style Carmen of the kind you will not hear today – but over-refined and lacking punch [RMo]

Splendid transfers of Milstein’s 1930s baroque repertory [JW]

This second instalment of Knappertsbusch’s 1956 Ring is very acceptable [SB]

A classic if not definitive recording, in superb sound [MBu]

Finally, volume 2 appears and it’s well worth the wait [JW]

In Fou Ts’ong, Schubert finds a true friend [NC]