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Gwyn Parry-Jones
Weigl: Symphony No 5 (BIS)
(Déjà Review) Music in Brucknerian manner; a symphony that includes a mighty adagio to treasure [RB]
The detailed orchestration has a French brilliance to it [GPJ]
Pacific Quintet: United (Fuga Libera)
The playing on this outstanding issue is nothing short of spectacularly good [GPJ]
Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms, Mass, Babel (Hänssler Classic)
Performances meticulously prepared but somewhat lacking in urgency and acoustic beauty [GPJ]
Barber: Concertos (RCA)
Seventy-nine minutes’ worth of pure musical pleasure [GPJ]
Poulenc: Stabat Mater and Litanies à la Vierge Noire (Opus Arte)
(Déjà Review) A moving, compelling document regarding some of this unique composer’s finest music [GPJ]
Britten: Spring Symphony, Sinfonia da Requiem (LSO Live)
Three superb Britten readings, including possibly the finest Spring Symphony on disc [GPJ]
R Strauss & Hindemith: Horn Concertos (EMI Classics)
(Déjà Review) One of the greatest instrumentalists of the 20th century in some of its juiciest music – it’s a disc you can’t really afford to miss [GPJ]
Vivaldi: Music for the Chapel of the Pietà (Avie)
(Déjà Review) Exuberant and often full of élan and humour [GPJ]
Poulenc, Duruflé & Alain: Organ Works (Apex)
An imaginatively planned programme, performed with dedication and total accomplishment [GPJ]
amrwd (Tŷ Cerdd)
Delightful traditional numbers, performed with skill and imagination by these two fine Welsh musicians [GPJ]
Red Maple – Music for Bassoon & Strings (Bridge Records)
A collection of fine works for the unusual combination of bassoon and strings [GPJ]
Toscanini: The 1948 Brahms Cycle Vol. 1 (Pristine Audio)
Toscanini at his best in these great live concert recordings from 1948, lovingly remastered [GPJ]
Rebecca & Louise – Chamber Works (Alba)
Two fine chamber works given passionately committed performances by this outstanding Finnish ensemble [GPJ]
Poulenc, Milhaud, Debussy: Music for two pianos (Orchid Classics)
Great music, wonderfully played, in perfect recording [GPJ]
Bach & MacMillan: Motets & Sacred Songs (Signum)
Imaginative and technically stunning singing from this outstanding chamber choir [GPJ]
Bernstein: Chichester Psalms (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Wonderful playing and singing, and a recording which is crystal clear and atmospheric [GPJ]
Grieg: Piano Concerto & Peer Gynt (Deutsch Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) This issue is going to be very hard to beat and it brings the bonus of the less familiar music [GPJ]
Echoes of Bohemia: Czech Music for Wind (Chandos)
The Orsini Ensemble rises superbly to all the challenges of this colourful and attractive music [GPJ]
Elgar: Cello Concerto (Hallé)
(Déjà Review) A masterly reading of a great score … Elder draws stunning playing from the Hallé [GPJ]
Sarah Willis (Horn) Mozart y Mambo (Alpha Classics)
A riotously enjoyable disc, the third in the amazing Sarah Willis’s series featuring Mozart Cuban-style [GPJ]
Shostakovich: Symphonies 13-15 (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) Not comfortable listening but some of the greatest written in the 20th century [GPJ]
American Choral Classics (Divine Art)
An enjoyable performance of Copland’s fine In the Beginning; otherwise of variable quality [GPJ]
Telemann: String Concertos (Archiv Produktion)
(Déjà Review) Treat yourself to this – you’ll be very glad you did! [GPJ]
Messiaen : Organ works (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) A celebration of one of the significant major bodies of music of the 20th century [GPJ]
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