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Far from ideal, but on balance the best of the French versions and its appeal is enhanced by excellent sound and conducting [RMo]

A survey by Ralph Moore

In no way does this new recording displace its illustrious predecessors except in terms of the clarity of its digital sound [RMo]

Another fine but essentially redundant issue in this Mahler series [RMo]

Handel’s grand outdoor showpieces reduced in scale to intimate chamber works [RMo]

Excellent orchestral playing, choral singing and conducting compromised by sub-par solo voices and thus a missed opportunity [RMo]

A charming anthology collected in tribute to a master interpreter of Schubert Lieder [RMo]

A survey by Ralph Moore

A highly informative and accessible guide through the thickets of Bruckner scholarship [RMo]

Highlights the variety of Handel’s invention and showcases a superb lead singer [RMo]

A refined, intimate, impeccably sung and recorded collection of Byrd at his most reserved and doleful [RMo]

A brisk and brusque compendium of the main Tristan themes for the impatient, would-be Wagnerian [RMo]

Strikingly vivid and thrilling accounts of some of Tchaikovsky’s most atmospheric narrative tone poems [RMo]

An interesting alternative to the older Philips set, with another excellent cast [RMo]

A highly successful transcription embracing a wide variety of moods and colours [RMo]

Stimulating, approachable and highly varied music [RMo]

A magnificent and comprehensive testament to the supremacy of the greatest singing actress of the 20C [RMo]

by Ralph Moore

An attractive bargain set; crisp playing and intelligent conducting embrace the whole gamut of moods in these wonderful symphonies [RMo]

A typically virtuosic recording from a great American partnership [RMo]

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]