Fuga Libera

A fine performance of this ambitious but uneven work, but note the skimpy documentation [SB]

Olympian choral works of massively varying quality [JW]

There are a few winners here, but no consistency [MP]

This new recording from the Urals is a top recommendation [GT]

Alma Mahler’s songs are utterly attractive, but the singing here may not be to everybody’s taste [GF]

The music of the people, as heard in London in 1651, played with verve and character [GH]

A performance suffused with the Russian spirit, technically and sonically proficient, aesthetically satisfying [RMo]

A fine, live performance of Shostakovich’s Tenth Symphony by a top-class Russian orchestra [GT]

An outstanding release of Prokofiev’s music by a top class Russian orchestra from the Urals [GT]

A very personal and individual approach to these romantic works that would not be for everyone [RCh]