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(Déjà Review) Good sound, excellent playing and glorious singing [GF]

I enjoyed some unhackneyed repertoire and the marvellous singing [GF]

(Déjà Review) This organ produces some of the loveliest sounds I have heard for a very long time [GF]

An interesting rarity, well worth investigating. [GF]

No one who loves this opera can afford to be without this recording for Callas’ unique insight into the title role [GF]

This 35-year-old recording is still a worthy competitor in a crowded field and the sound comes up as fresh as new paint [GF]

Not my cup of tea – in spite of some sensitive, nuanced singing, Gheorghiu’s vibrato is now too much to stomach [GF]

A disc that no Puccini admirer can dispense with [GF]

There are better choices on CD and on video [GF]

Restraint is the key-word here. Joanna Gill’s mottos: love, peace, reconciliation are whispered, not shouted. Smile governs over tears. Light over darkness [GF]

A fascinating new voice in a programme tied to her cultural heritage but with universal appeal [GF]

Some of Handel’s most beautiful arias in instrumental versions, performed with vitality, sensitivity and rhythmical precision [GF]

A lovely recital with several rarely heard Tosti songs [GF]

Impeccably performed easy-listening entertainment in the best sense of those words, but the playing time could have been more generous [GF]

Callas’ stereo remake is a more mature and inward reading of the role – now in even fresher sound [GF]

Lovers of guitar music should invest in this disc [GF]

Seasoned collectors will derive much pleasure from this unusual arrangement [GF]

(Déjà Review) A refreshing Christmas disc, off the beaten track [GF]

A highly interesting collection of rare baroque arias [GF]

(Déjà Review) I suspect that many listeners will make attractive ‘finds’ among these 24 songs and the execution of them leaves little extra to be desired [GF]

A fresh and stimulating alternative reading of Schubert’s masterwork that I urge readers to give a try [GF]

The choral singing is first class, but the soloists are disappointing; the two old Gardelli recordings are better [GF]

A disk for all lovers of melodious music with substance; a happy mix, superbly played [GF]

This recording is an established classic, and should be in every decent opera collection, especially in this newest incarnation [GF]