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Superb recordings of all the works here [SB]

Good singing and lighting do not outweigh poor orchestral playing and perverse staging [SB]

Two impressive choral symphonies by this important Polish composer [SB]

An international version of some very British works [SB]

Nikolai’s quartet and Alexander’s piano quintet are the stand-out works here [SB]

Another outstanding recital from Levit, with a superb version of the big Busoni work [SB]

An impressive account of this once notorious work [SB]

Remarkable piano sonatas but check whether you are happy with the fortepiano [SB]

Two attractive works by this gifted Finnish composer [SB]

This recital of solo percussion works will appeal to the adventurous [SB]

Most of the epistle sonatas and the three late organ works on one convenient disc [SB]

An admirable new account of Hindemith’s piano masterpiece [SB]

Rewarding orchestral versions of Schubert songs, most sensitively performed [SB]

An excellent recording of a gripping but not loveable work [SB]

Two attractive examples of this prominent American composer’s work [SB]

A wonderfully refined and also exciting new version [SB]

A brilliant idea, well executed [SB]

Some good things here, but as a whole this is not competitive [SB]

Good performances of Korngold’s earliest chamber works [SB]

Immaculate performances of delightful works [SB]

One good and two superb performances of these modern classics [SB]

A classic set of these twentieth century masterpiece returns [SB]

Quite simply: this disc is a winner [SB]

The orchestrated Verlaine songs are delightful, La mer merely decent [SB]