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[a] deeply felt Requiem, still high-voltage despite mono sound. — BBC Music Magazine, September 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

this is a stirring performance verging on greatness. — classicalsource.com, February 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…

[In] Karajan’s supple, seductive version of Ravel’s Rhapsodie espagnole, the Philharmonia strings ideally responsive. A lean, driven Tchaikovsky 4 is phenomenally exciting; opening with a really... — The Arts Desk, 10th March 2018 More…

The present disc has indisputable documentary significance. With Soviet bloc tanks newly arrived on the streets of Prague on August 21, 1968, the Shostakovich...risked being seen as 'oppressor's... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2011 More…

The singers here are vocally pre-eminent and the performance is alert, theatrically motivated and (at times) moving…Despite Böhm’s efforts there is sometimes a struggle between the old portentous... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2018, 3 out of 5 stars More…

[Svetlanov's] right on top of his game in this performance and so too are the Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra.The music leaps out of the loudspeakers right from the start...This is a tremendous,... — MusicWeb International, August 2012 More…

Cziffra's potent combination of gypsy-like abandon with absolute control of rubato and cumulative build-up makes for very exciting listening. — BBC Music Magazine, June 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…