Schubert

Luminous and insightful, supple and fluid playing, crisp and clear sound [SA]

(Déjà Review) Very satisfying, centred and gracious [RB]

The way Orion Weiss plays reflects his love of the works he has chosen [SA]

(Déjà Review) A stunning classic recording, reissued in a sensible pairing – a must-have! [PSh]

by Alan George

Bernstein advocates will surely want this meritorious recording [MC]

The playing by both soloists and Camerata Bern is faultless [SA]

An extraordinary recording debut: a self-accompanied recording of Winterreise which proves to be much more than just a gimmick [PT]

Dynamically small-scale but vocally very attractive readings, sensitively nuanced [GF]

Artist and instrument sound inseparable in both poetry and dynamism [MG]

Excellent restorations of Ormandy’s ‘World’s Greatest Music’ recordings of the late-30s [JW]

A splendidly remastered and historically important tranche of piano recordings [JW]

Heifetz caught live in broadcasts playing some discographic novelties into the bargain [JW]

A survey of recordings by Erik Möllerström, which is mainly of historical interest [ZT]

Bursting with life [ST]

A perfect picture of French pianism in the early part of the twentieth century [RCh]

A set to treasure [SG]

This dark and heavy programme is worth a chance, maybe not in one sitting [GF]

A massive celebratory David Oistrakh box features strikingly good remasterings of his HMV legacy and a vast array of live and broadcast material [JW]

Dazzling playing in these highly appealing rarities [RCh]

A beautifully engineered recording which simply exudes the joy of music-making [RMo]

Emelyanychev convinces me that Symphony 5 is Schubert’s first symphonic masterpiece and he demonstrates the distinctiveness of Symphony 8, too [MG]

I cannot make a convincing case for this double set of live recordings conducted by Otmar Suitner [MC]

Fine transfers of the Kolisch Quartet’s 1930s discography [JW]