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An intriguing revival of music which makes grand gestures but mostly remains oddly bland and uninvolving [RMo]

Virtuoso playing and an excellent recording but Janowski’s tempi are not invariably well judged [RMo]

As fine a performance of the 1889 version of Bruckner’s Third Symphony as you could wish from a great partnership [RMo]

Stunning singing from a great dramatic soprano who might have done more but chose otherwise [RMo]

A novel and highly diverting programme played with considerable expertise, in first-rate sound [RMo]

Another weak instalment in this ongoing Bruckner cycle series [RMo]

A trio of dramatic, highly accessible and very American works, skilful if not always especially memorable [RMo]

As fine a collection of the nine, numbered Bruckner symphonies as one could wish for, in superb sound [RMo]

An unusual compilation featuring some highly energised and engaging music-making [RMo]

Poschner’s well-directed Complete Versions series continues [RMo]

Versions for hard-core period instrument enthusiasts [RMo]

Masterful, ideally executed and engineered recordings of Mozart’s three greatest symphonies [RMo]

A fine transfer of Flagstad’s farewell to the Metropolitan in a performance of great dignity [RMo]

A performance suffused with the Russian spirit, technically and sonically proficient, aesthetically satisfying [RMo]

A solid, “safe” account, hobbled by a dull, listless opening movement [RMo]

A gramophone stereo classic from the 50s is given yet more lustre by this splendid remastering [RMo]

Great sound, conducting, choral singing and orchestral playing, but only one principal singer who really comes up to scratch [RMo]

A fine performance even if it does not quite displace my established favourites [RMo]

(Déjà Review) One of the most sheerly beautiful and instantly recognisable mezzos of the last fifty years [RMo]

(Déjà Review) This goes straight to the top of my list of favourite Chopin CDs [RMo]

A more grateful acoustic. a more varied sonic palette and a more propulsive manner incline me to prefer Schaller’s arrangement over Giesen’s [RMo]

Superb engineering and wonderful playing hobbled by Thielemann’s reluctance to sacrifice beauty of sound to emotional release [RMo]

Supposedly hitherto hidden treasures from the vaults turn out to be something of a let-down [RMo]

A crisp, clean realisation of the specific soundworld of Bruckner’s music, culminating in a finale of epic power [RMo]