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The frequent coughing and only intermittently satisfactory soloists make this a bit of a trial [RMo]

A dark horse account of Mahler’s Tenth Symphony to rival any other [RMo]

A highly competent reading which lacks ferocity and excitement at key moments [RMo]

Another variant of Bruckner 3, as superbly played and in sound as naturalistic as could be hoped for [RMo]

If perfection exists in a recording of this greatest of Baroque solo instrument works, it is here [RMo]

Another demonstration of Morris’s overt emotional expression [RMo]

A thoroughly convincing account, full of warmth, character and emotion [RMo]

A magnificent recording with all the electricity of a live performance but none of the attendant flaws [RMo]

Carpenter’s completion of the tenth – too much Carpenter and not enough Mahler? [RMo]

A cooler, more restrained account showcasing the leaner elaboration of Mahler’s draft score by Wheeler [RMo]

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]