Warner Classics

Perlman’s 70th Birthday Box reissued in miniaturised form but with the addition of an extra disc, in time to celebrate his 80th birthday [JW]

(Déjà Review) Made doubly tempting by Baker’s wonderful Cléopâtre [RH]

(Déjà Review) An important set of the Brahms symphonies [JQ]

(Déjà Review) Essential Messiaen [DC]

A must-hear experience [CC]

Beecham’s stereo discography in a sturdy box albeit largely in pre-existing remasterings [JW]

A swings-and-roundabouts recording of the Dresden version of Tannhäuser – stick with Konwitschny and Solti [RMo]

(Déjà Review) Outstanding portrayals from Domingo and Bruson to compensate for an over-parted Freni [RJF]

A Beecham stereo treasury from the 1950s in wonderful sound [LM]

(Déjà Review) Classic performances in sound that is still demonstration-worthy [TH]

(Déjà Review) Committed playing from Menuhin’s Indian Summer, excellently partnered by son Jeremy [GF]

Wonderful Bach from Beatrice Rana accompanied by some highly skilled, like-minded, Dutch string players [PH]

A delicate, subtle, very Gallic account, beautifully engineered [RMo]

Christoff is delightfully over the top, hugely enjoyable and making more straight-laced versions sound boring [TH]

Spectacularly virtuosic playing of some of Bach’s most joyously inventive music [RMo]

This wonderful disc of Lieder for soprano and different forces held me spellbound [PT]

Lieder recitals just don’t get much better than this [MC]

A decent Brahms quintet, a first-class St. Anne [SV]

Cortot’s playing almost always convinces one that his is the true way [CC]

(Déjà Review) I have never heard textures with such cloud-like softness and insubstantiality [GPJ]

Quite similar recordings, both with many but different strengths, so difficult to choose between [RMo]

Rana again shows her affinity for Bach in these most wonderfully joyous performances [DJB]

An outstanding account of Clara’s concerto, but Robert’s is less convincing [DJB]

A justly famous collection of performances; this latest remastering serves it well [JQ]