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by Ralph Moore

A weighty, expansive account, emotionally demonstrative and totally committed [RMo]

Another driven performance of Mahler’s Tenth, strong on propulsion but marred by some erratic gear-changes [RMo]

A hard-driven performance which takes no prisoners [RMo]

Beautifully played and wholly coherent, this first commercial recording still deserves a place in every Mahlerian’s collection [RMo]

A beautifully sung rarity which merits more revivals [RMo]

Two accounts that are as fine as any in the catalogue, making a valuable pairing [RMo]

A grand, classic, sui generis recording of ‘Messiah’ in revitalised sound [RMo]

A fine account in first-rate sound, beautifully played, but missing the last ounce of desperation [RMo]

A cornucopia of patrician music-making that has rarely been rivalled [RMo]

by Ralph Moore

Every true, devoted Mahlerian needs to own these two recordings [RMo]

I’d be willing to stay up all night to hear her [RMo]

A poised, classical account, beautifully played and recorded, but occasionally lacking the last degree of intensity [RMo]

There is a reason why “The Golden Age of Singing” is so named here… [RMo]

by Ralph Moore

A dull, turgid account of Brahms’ Requiem which fails to engage the listener’s interest [RMo]

An attractive collection of Puccini’s non-operatic juvenilia, performed in spirited fashion [RMo]

Good but hardly essential accounts of music for which we already have so many great recordings [RMo]

by Ralph Moore

(Déjà Review) A bridge too far, too soon [RMo]

An impressive brace of Strauss tone poems of interesting provenance [RMo]

Another fine account of Mahler‘s Tenth which will appeal to those who want a more direct, driven and cohesive concept [RMo]

Another top echelon recording of the third version of Cooke’s reconstruction of Mahler’s Tenth Symphony [RMo]