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magazine, "is clearly designed to provide a large audience with the opportunity to experience all these masterworks on period instruments, at an affordable price. A ridiculous price actually... In sum, these readings deserve to be recognised, primarily for their attractive and well-measured strides,
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Brilliant Classics. By the middle of 2015 the label had released boxed sets dedicated to
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