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John France
Noël in the Musiikkitalo (Toccata Next)
Lehtola illuminates seven contrasting Christmas visions [JF]
Potter: Piano Works (Naxos)
Potter’s piano voice: competent, clear, engaging [JF]
British Concertante (Heritage)
Concertante miniatures with character and poise [JF]
d’Albert: Piano Music 1 (Grand Piano)
A neglected Romantic voice revived [JF]
Leighton: Symphony No 1 and Piano Concerto No 3 (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Well done Chandos – I waited for 36 years and you have not disappointed me! [JF]
Mentor and Muse (Albion Records)
Women who shaped RVW’s musical world [JF]
Britten: Complete Scottish Songs (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) An excellent and often moving release [JF]
Vaughan Williams: From Ursula, with Love (Albion Records)
A treasury of Vaughan Williams, preserved with Ursula’s love [JF]
Rarities of Piano Music at Schloss vor Husum 2025 (Danacord)
A treasury of rare pianistic discoveries [JF]
Portsmouth Cathedral Choir: A Year at Portsmouth (Regent)
Portsmouth Cathedral Choir shines through seasons [JF]
Fusions: Kapustin, Gershwin & Wild (SOMM)
Jazz‑charged virtuosity meets classical brilliance [JF]
Duruflé: Messe Cum Jubilo (Psalmus)
Duruflé’s sacred masterpiece, restored in context [JF]
Strange Loops: Clarinet Quintets (Signum Classics)
Lyric rhapsody, looping modernity, dazzling bravura [JF]
Holbrooke: Violin Sonatas, Horn Trio (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Sympathy, sensitivity, skill and enthusiasm in music that will gratify and surprise [JF][RB]
John Shirley-Quirk (baritone) English Song Anthology (Heritage)
John Shirley-Quirk’s definitive English recital [JF]
Elgar: Piano Quintet & String Quartet (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Striking performances of these late masterpieces [JF]
Bridge: Piano Music – Volume 3 (SOMM Recordings)
(Déjà Review) A worthy part of what is a major, important project in British recorded music [JF][RB]
Parry: Piano Music Vol. 2 (Da Vinci Classics)
Parry’s hidden piano riches brought home [JF]
Howells: Partsongs (SOMM)
Premiere recordings unveil Howells’s hidden catalogue [JF]
Quiet Summer Evening: British Light Classics (SOMM Recordings)
Crafted British light music for today [JF]
Bach: Organ Landscapes X (Berlin Classics)
Bach’s legacy: From Romanticism to clarity [JF]
Poulenc: Music for Two Pianos (Divine Art)
Joyous, bittersweet, brilliantly captured Poulenc [JF]
Saunders: Orchestral Music (Heritage)
Light‑music flair with symphonic aspirations [JF]
Czerny: Piano Music Vol 2 (Toccata Classics)
Sparkling performances of Czerny’s brilliant duets [JF]
