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A conductor and orchestra in the shadows of time takes a step out and is not found wanting [RB]

Okko Kamu gives voice to one of Sibelius’s most enigmatic utterances [RB]

Instantly captivating – to date the most desirable of the seven Vladigerov Capriccio sets [RB]

(Déjà Review) An auspicious launch for the first fresh new Martinů cycle of the new century [RB]

Romantic high voltage music with an absorption in the expression of melody [RB]

A brilliant tonal voice unleashed and heard through dustless unsmeared glass [RB]

A dizzying mercury-high landmark in little known music – enjoyable in its own right [RB]

The recesses of a deep oubliette replete with works variously moving and entertaining [RB]

A hushed voice; music teetering on the cliff face between sorrow and excitement [RB]

A great and extremely effective recording drenched in splendour [RB]

Virtuosic brilliance which like all enjoyable things leaves you regretting we could not have had more [RB]

Engagingly unfamiliar works from the last two centuries each presented with conviction [RB]

Early accounts of two introspective quartets and of two often upbeat orchestral works [RB]

Raiskin makes this work sing [RB]

Often eloquently introspective but rising to anger and vigour [RB]

An affectionate tribute and mostly a pleasure that these recordings been set free [RB]

Chamber music pastures tilled by a little-known British melodist [RB]

Admiringly appraised … a contemporary ‘take’ on romantic and lush impressionism [RB]

by Rob Barnett

Offers more than a servant’s entrance to this disregarded composer’s heritage [RB]

Two attractive recent American concertos in excellent performances [RB]

Water-coloured emotions; attractively gentle, outwardly modest music [RB]

An all-sorts mixture including some very moving recordings from six decades ago [RB]

Variegated moods: lyricism and awkward edges [RB]