Andrea Bacchetti has given us several oustanding new recordings in the present volume (including an impressive DVD of Bach's Goldberg Variations), but none is more valuable than this set of Cherubini's Six Keyboard Sonatas, published in 1783 but probably written earlier (perhaps 1780). They are most engaging two-movements works, with a strong flavour of early Mozart, but with gallant touches to add charm.
Their invention is consistently diverse and in these captivating performances one is drawn to return to then often. They are beautifully recorded and this is a disc to be snapped up before it disappears.
Highly recommended indeed.

Our evaluation system may be summarized as follows:

Unlike our general evaluations, in which we have tried to be consistent, a Rosette is a quite arbitrary compliment by a member of the reviewing team to a recorded performance which, he finds, shows special illumination, magic, a spiritual quality, or even outstanding production values, that place it in a very special class. ...