Warner Classics

Exquisite musicianship: Baroque and Classical repertoire by a radical reformer [DF]

(Déjà Review) Fans of those spectacular MGM musicals shouldn’t hesitate [IL]

Bruno Walter’s pre-WW2 conducting in the best transfers yet [DF]

The integrity and sheer musicianship of Kempe’s Strauss recordings demand their place in every serious Straussian’s collection [RMo]

(Déjà Review) This Rizzi set trumps its competitors in many ways, not least the singing of Hadley and Gasdia [GF]

(Déjà Review) A very rewarding collection of wonderful music in excellent interpretations [OL]

Déjà Review) Open-toned, virile and expressive singing [RJF]

A loving, dedicated performance which combines drama, mystery and, ultimately, triumph [RMo]

An apt final volume saluting the admirable pianist Victor Schiøler [JW]

(Déjà Review) Outstanding performances of three favourite minor-key Beethoven sonatas [WH]

Monumental, spiritual performances [DF]

Luxuriant, emotionally stirring renditions of Mozart’s final six symphonies [DF]

Wonderfully rich, inventive and atmospheric transcriptions by the greatest showman in classical music [RMo]

Marvellous transfers of these vintage recordings [DF]

Harnoncourt conducts some of the Concertgebouw’s finest performances [DF]

A valuable collection of newly remastered recordings [JQ]

A seminal collection of recordings of the staple Romantic repertoire by a great conductor [RMo]

Protean and prolific [JW]

Gavrilov’s ups and downs charted in his EMI (now Warner) legacy [JW]

(Déjà Review) An excellent insight into the human relationships and stories behind some of the great symphonic and vocal music on record [DBe]

A very special collection of lieder, opera and operetta from one of the great post-war sopranos [DBe]

A very good introduction to the music of Elsa Barraine [JQ]

(Déjà Review) A dramatic and engaging performance [DBe]

(Déjà Review) A starry cast, with a classic performance from Gottlob Frick, achieving not quite the sum of its parts [DBe]