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by Ralph Moore

Absolutely lovely live performances which must be heard through a veil of crumbly mono sound [RMo]

A vivacious, thoroughly enjoyable, smaller-scale “period” account of Mozart’s inspired but incomplete liturgical masterpiece [RMo]

An affectionately played trio of works by Dvořák at his most typically exuberant [RMo]

A fine performance vitiated by Poschner’s penchant for rushed tempi [RMo]

The finest Fifth I know, and an excellent Sixth and Seventh, all given a new lease of life by Pristine as XR Remastered Ambient Stereo [RMo]

Van Beinum’s flexible way with this music will appeal to those who also esteem Jochum in Bruckner but there are too many flaws [RMo]

I have honestly never heard anything like this… [RMo]

The famous Vespers, beautifully sung and more intimate than usual but with no lack of gravitas [RMo]

A fine, sensitive account but one which underplays some of the key points of tension [RMo]

A survey by Ralph Moore

Yet another superb Bruckner recording from a flawless Tokyo orchestra [RMo]

Another potentially engaging recording, fatally compromised by the conductor’s ill-disciplined vocal intrusiveness [RMo]

Superb playing and engineering; any reservations will centre upon the desirability of the programme [RMo]

A wholly viable interpretation of indestructible integrity [RMo]

Pristine’s typically successful remastering into Ambient Stereo helps appreciate afresh the virtues of this classic recording [RMo]

A welcome re-issue of three justly famous Strauss recordings in superb sound [RMo]

Vital, elegant, discreetly period accounts of some delightful music but also some short on originality or inspiration [RMo]

The complete recorded output of a great but neglected soprano – with a fine bonus [RMo]

Bland interpretations further compromised by compressed digital sound – stick to classic, vintage accounts [RMo]

Pristine illuminates afresh a vintage account of a perennial favourite, always very listenable but now even better [RMo]

A wholly successful compilation of deeply melancholy and Romantic melodies for those with a sweet tooth [RMo]

Stellar singing but scanty recording information and some tracks are in poor sound [RMo]

These live recordings form a tribute to one of the great voices of the past quarter-century [RMo]