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the pick of the present generous collection comprising his thrillingly powerful traversal with the BBC SO from the 1973 Proms of Holst’s The Planets. With Boult at the helm of the orchestra... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2023 More…

this live Fifth Symphony from 1975 is luminous and beautiful in a way that sets it apart. Boult’s ability to evoke a captivating mood is remarkable here, in a work that often feels too placid... — Fanfare, Sep/Oct 2022 More…

what treasure-trove it comprises...Not only do the BBC SO play with heartfelt commitment...but the 88-year-old Boult directs with unerring grip and thrusting vigour...So where's the rub? Well,... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2013 More…

Maddening or enchanting - Cherkassky could veer from one to the other...And here, in performances dating from 1981 and 1983, when Cherkassky was in his seventies, there is a characteristic if... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2013 More…

I detect no lack of feeling or expressiveness in Rosbaud’s reading and he is not afraid to deploy a judicious amount of portamento. It’s good to hear a straightforward approach to this music...The... — MusicWeb International, 26th April 2013 More…

This is a concert, not a theatre performance, and it is highly enjoyable. The BBC recording, in mono of course, is excellently balanced…Master and man are well matched Corena…is a fully rounded... — Gramophone Magazine, August 2019 More…

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

Despite the presence of Karajan and the Philharmonia Orchestra, this recording belongs to Clara Haskil, whose reading of Mozart’s D minor Concerto, familiar from her studio recording with Markevitch,... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

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