Pristine Audio

Pristine’s revitalising of the sound here goes a long way towards countering any criticism of Callas’ sole studio recording of Medea [RMo]

Callas’ stereo remake is a more mature and inward reading of the role – now in even fresher sound [GF]

Toscanini at his best in these great live concert recordings from 1948, lovingly remastered [GPJ]

Further evidence that Stock was an exceptionally able conductor [JW]

This recording is an established classic, and should be in every decent opera collection, especially in this newest incarnation [GF]

A jewel of a recording, splendidly remastered by Pristine [MP]

Expertly refurbished but not as sonically striking or interpretatively engaging as my favourite recordings [RMo]

A superbly persuasive recording of Tippett’s most difficult opera [MP]

A classic of the Bruckner discography, revived [NC]

A classic set of these twentieth century masterpiece returns [SB]

A palpable improvement over the remastering of the original mono recording and a fine performance in itself [RMo]

More canonic Léner Quartet restorations from the 1920s and 30s [JW]

The final furlong for Szigeti’s legacy on Pristine Audio with top-notch Obert-Thorn restorations [JW]

Fine historical performances indispensable to any Britten collection [WH]

Not an ‘icon’ perhaps, but unmissable for admirers of Callas and Puccini [WH]

Pristine revitalises another indispensable gramophone classic but the improvement over the RCA issue is only marginal [RMo]

Horenstein’s Haydn and Mozart pack quite a punch [MG]

More pluses and some minuses with Goossens in Cincinnati [JW]

Donizetti sung boldly, but not always stylishly [MP]

Unusual Busch late-life survivals from Swedish Radio archives [RB]

So-so Stravinsky, nervous hyper-fast Schumann and masterly Tchaikovsky [RB]

Two world première Britten recordings remastered by Pristine make an enticing offering [PCG]

Another first-rate addition to Pristine’s Mengelberg Telefunken series [PSt]

The pre-war Budapest Quartet triumphs in Brahms [JW]