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Folk Songs is a treasure in the resilient tradition of English tonal music [RB]

A startlingly good Bruckner 8 [RB]

You might well find this mix irresistible whether as a guilty pleasure or a delight without any guilt at all [RB]

Deliciously balanced on the edge of the void [RB]

Awed drama, noble affirmation and endearing clangour [RB]

Sensuous music which coils, uncoils and recoils in slow gyration [RB]

Godfrey, the precisian, refreshes in these spick and span transfers [RB]

Across the passage of time these recordings retain their pleasures and satisfactions [RB]

(Déjà Review) Two strong works written in captivating romantic idioms that while not identical have more in common than you might expect [RB]

(Déjà Review) Charming and interesting, and leaves you hungry for more [ST] One of the highlights and discoveries of the Martinů celebrations [RB]

Gruber comes over as a civilised flâneur at large in a so-civilised society [RB]

No circus displays for Chamouard [RB]

by Rob Barnett

One of the last century’s greatest recordings [RB]

(Déjà Review) A most rewarding and desirable issue [BBr][RB]

(Déjà Review) An original and completely unhackneyed collection of Catalan music for string orchestra [RB]

The first and brilliant fruit of Nimbus’s joint project with the 84 year old composer [RB]

(Déjà Review) A fascinating and sometimes very engaging insight into the unfamiliar world of Alexander Tcherepnin [RB]

(Déjà Review) A popular grouping of RVW’s chamber works played with emotional fervour [RB]

Voluptuous, elemental … an orchestra caught in headlong flight [RB]

(Déjà Review) English songs meet a thoughtful and highly sympathetic exponent with an unmistakable voice [RB]

(Déjà Review) Spirited and engaging readings of music hitherto lost in the chasmed realms of nineteenth century dust [RB]

(Déjà Review) A master cellist – adept, sensitive and enthusiastic [RB]

(Déjà Review) Artistic insight, poignancy and exciting performance values [RB]