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Best avoided – there are many far superior options [RMo]

by Ralph Moore

Breathlessly executed – flashy, but no interpretative nuance [RMo]

Fine conducting and orchestral playing and an impressive Brünnhilde – but compromised by a poor Siegmund and a weak Wotan [RMo]

Grand, broad, live performances of Bruckner’s symphonies now collected in a box set [RMo]

A stunner of a Mahler Eighth, one of the best since Solti’s classic account [RMo]

Pristine’s revitalising of the sound here goes a long way towards countering any criticism of Callas’ sole studio recording of Medea [RMo]

by Ralph Moore

A Mozart Requiem which need not detain us … [RMo]

Ballot completes his survey of Bruckner’s symphonies with another highly individual reading employing daringly extended tempi [RMo]

Two disappointingly tame live performances [RMo]

A beautifully played recording of the Fifth Symphony for those who like their Bruckner a little leaner and faster with variations of tempi strongly contrasted [RMo]

Two fine new accounts of Bach’s cello suites but the Artway issue is clearly preferable [RMo]

Intermittently good, but inconsistent and not outstanding [RMo]

Impressive live performances by a singer of surprising vocal endurance but they don’t stand up against the best [RMo]

by Ralph Moore

An odd and at times rather sharp-edged and disconcerting satirical comedy [RMo]

by Ralph Moore

Kudos to these Texan forces for a first-class Alexander Nevsky reproduced in superb surround-sound [RMo]

Neat, deft playing from Ádám Fischer and a Danish band always light on its feet and strong on charm [RMo]

Yes – we are hearing something special here [RMo]

A tame, unadventurous account of Grieg’s concerto, lacking in dynamism, and an equally pedestrian rendering of Schubert’s great pianistic challenge [RMo]

Expertly refurbished but not as sonically striking or interpretatively engaging as my favourite recordings [RMo]

A highly attractive pairing of two of the greatest string quartets, interpreted and played to perfection [RMo]