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A Christmas Fantasia (Albion Records)

This disc will delight you if you should find it under the tree on Christmas morning [JQ]

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A Christmas Fantasia (Albion Records)

A well-planned and beautifully executed programme sure to summon some Christmas cheer [NB]

Arnold, Horovitz, Stanford, Finzi: Music for Clarinet and Piano (BIS)

Michael Collins revisits his British repertoire for BIS [JW]

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A Christmas Fantasia (Albion Records)

Rare repertoire and a few old favourites for good measure [JF]

Brindley Sherratt (bass): Fear No More (Delphian)

A splendid operatic bass in a new and satisfying context [WH]

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Vaughan Williams – A Birthday Garland (SOMM Recordings)

A fine representative collection; no more rustic accents, please [JW]

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Vaughan Williams: A Birthday Garland (SOMM Recordings)

Lovers of English song should not hesitate: acquire this disc and gatecrash Uncle Ralph’s musical party [JQ]

A Year at Newcastle Regent REGCD582

A Year at Newcastle (Regent)

An absorbing exploration of 20th-century church music, and a few recent compositions [JF]

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Our Indifferent Century (Delphian)

A fascinating programme, four works in search of a theme [WH]

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The English Tenor (Divine Art)

An enjoyable recital by a newcomer to the field of English Art Song [EJW]

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English Orchestral Anthems (Delphian)

I will be returning to this disc often [WK]

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Fallen to Dust (BIS)

An outstanding recital of English song [JQ]

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English Orchestral Anthems (Delphian)

A terrific disc [JQ]

Finzi: Clarinet Concerto (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) A fabulous collection recommended unreservedly [IL]