Warner Classics

(Déjà Review) – A second view: Superbly performed by all concerned and expertly recorded [JQ]

(Déjà Review) Lean and direct, intent on clarity and sense of direction, but an apparent lack of some grandeur and sense of occasion [TD]

This old recording still has plenty of rewards to offer [MP]

Anderszewski impressively realizes the character of these folk-inspired pieces [LW]

The most authentically French recording of Carmen from the stereo era [MP]

Fine performances, but do we really need any more? [MBu]

Crossover, yes, but don’t let that deter you from some very enjoyable music [DJB]

Anyone contemplating purchase of this set will be buying it for Maria Callas, and it is worthwhile for this alone [JP]

(Déjà Review) An absolute winner – a delightful sense of collegial give and take [KS]

(Déjà Review) This disc represents the flowering of talent of an ensemble that, if they continue on their present well-chosen path, will achieve great things [CC]

(Déjà Review) Kovacevich’s technique is never in question, but the performances are somewhat mannered and un-spontaneous [SF]

(Déjà Review) A vocally definitive version [RMK]

Deserves wide appreciation among general music lovers [JT]

(Déjà Review) The stuff of legends, but what are legends made of? [CH]

(Déjà Review) The set should be heard for its documentation of an extraordinary musical meeting [CH]

(Déjà Review) Truly one of the ‘Great Recordings of the Century’ [CF]

Slava’s unjustly overlooked early Tchaikovsky symphony cycle reissued in fine sound [LD]

A grand, majestic performance catching all the requisite light and shade of Bruckner’s most popular and accessible symphony [RMo]

(Déjà Review) Bostridge is surely worthy of a position in the same illustrious gallery as Fischer-Dieskau, Janet Baker and a few others [TB]

(Déjà Review) An authoritative introduction to Bridge’s orchestral music … an ideal place to start [JQ]

A ravishing debut album that heralds a great future for this artist [MP]

Klemperer consolidated; his full Warner legacy in best-yet transfers [JW]

(Déjà Review) Anyone who wants this particular coupling need not hesitate [GF]

(Déjà Review) Aimard positively revels in complexities, eating up fistfuls of notes and spitting them out with ease [TH]