This font, upon first review, appears to be of the very highest quality from a technical perspective. However, it doesn't initially appeal to me sylistically.
I would like to set a few projects with it to really get a feel for it and see if there are any issues.
I think that's fair for any new font. There's a reason why some fonts stand the test of time, like Garamond, and others don't. That's not to say that this font is not of the highest quality, which you've already mentioned.
Yes. Personally, I don't like the italic fonts. They remind of those vector fonts which came with Windows 3, which appeared to be drawn using lines. I think the v.15 italic looks better than the v.32 final version.
I would like to set a few projects with it to really get a feel for it and see if there are any issues.