Divine Art
Naftel: Orchestral, chamber and instrumental works (Divine Art)
A variety of compositional styles, interesting and evocative music, and a great selection of pieces [KT]
Thomas Pitfield, His Friends and Contemporaries (Divine Art)
An appropriately inspired selection of works that illustrate brilliant compositional skills [SA]
Pitfield: String Chamber Music (Divine Art)
Warm and understanding performances [WK]
Highways and Byways, Rarities for Recorder (Divine Art)
A wonderful treasure chest of rare, interesting music [JF]
Johnson: Preludes & Fugues (Divine Art)
Anything but desiccated; technically highly skilled and in places very moving [JPu]
Leach: Diary of the Bee – Chamber Works (Divine Art)
Lyrical music largely inspired by the wildlife and countryside of the Scottish Lowlands [EJW]
Thomas Pitfield • His Friends & Contemporaries (Divine Art)
A rewarding exploration [JF]
Pitfield: String Chamber Music (Divine Art)
Performances with brilliance, technical competence and a sympathetic understanding [JF]
A Waltz Through the Woods (Divine Art)
Light music at its best, entertaining, melodic, charming – and performed with the utmost professionalism [GF]
Mendelssohn: Elijah (Divine Art)
(Déjà Review) And above all else, above even Baillie, you’ll have a double dose of Williams, a magnificent colossus of an Elijah [JW]
Highways and Byways, Rarities for Recorder (Divine Art)
Rare and attractive British music for recorder [GH]
Bach: (RE)inventio (Divine Art)
An interesting exercise, with mostly winning results [DJB]
D Johnson: Preludes & Fugues (Divine Art)
Another major contribution to Scottish classical music [JF]
Parallels (Divine Art)
This impressive recital ‘parallels’ old and new favourites [JF]
Dreams Desires Desolation – English Song (Divine Art)
An interesting disc of English Parlour Songs suffers from a lack of personality and variety [PT]
Dreams, Desires, Desolation (Divine Art)
A substantial exploration of English song [JF]
The English Tenor (Divine Art)
An enjoyable recital by a newcomer to the field of English Art Song [EJW]
American Choral Classics (Divine Art)
An enjoyable performance of Copland’s fine In the Beginning; otherwise of variable quality [GPJ]
Ek-Stasis (Divine Art)
A splendid exploration of music set against the background of Classical mythology [JF]
JS Bach: Tranquillity (Divine Art)
A calming collection of Bach’s keyboard music, played with great skill and finesse [MSt]
Stevens: Chasing Shadows (Divine Art)
Variegated moods: lyricism and awkward edges [RB]
Piano Music for Children (Divine Art)
(Déjà Review) I don’t know whose idea this CD was, but it was a brilliant one [GPJ]
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