Chandos

Well played and well engineered but lacking character [NB]

A highly diverting selection of lighter pieces to celebrate the Brodsky Quartet’s fifty-year anniversary [RMo]

Rare works in very fine performances, and a superb warm recording [HC]

The first opportunity to find on one disc Rubbra’s complete songs from a period of over fifty years [GH]

Beautiful playing compromised by excessive restraint in the final two movements [RMo]

An absolutely outstanding disc containing some of the best of English string music [EJW]

A very rewarding album, including songs by two unjustly neglected composers [JQ]

Lively interpretations that steer well clear of the routine [RB]

For the conductor’s fans only [SV]

(Déjà Review) A most impressive album [IL]

Rubbra’s overlooked songs recorded in sympathetic performances [JW]

(Déjà Review) An unexpectedly wide range of memorable repertoire in colourful and personally characterised performances [LF]

A great way to fill the gaps in one’s Malcolm Arnold collection with these superb performances and sound LW]

(Déjà Review) Bax’s discomfort with the medium of film music shows through [IL]

Superb playing and engineering; any reservations will centre upon the desirability of the programme [RMo]

A valuable recording of neglected repertoire [DC]

A superb overview of Arnold’s music from light to dark with a definitive concerto performance [NB]

Superb new recordings of the Stravinsky symphonies with worthwhile extras [SB]

Superb performances of two major works by Berg and two worthwhile rarities [SB]

Two very highly accomplished sets, either of which any listener would be happy with, but ultimately my heart belongs to the Chandos box [ST]