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John France
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]
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]
Alwyn: Violin Concerto (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Some very impressive and often very romantic music [JF]
Cowie: Darkness into Light (Métier)
Evocative, iridescent, masterfully performed chamber music [JF]
Behzod Abduraimov (piano): Inferno (Alpha Classics)
Hellish virtuosity meets refined musical grace [JF]
Stevenson: Piano Music Vol. 8 (Toccata Classics)
Brilliant premiere recordings of masterly originals and transcriptions [JF]
Joplin: King of Ragtime (Danacord)
Refined classical interpretations of ragtime’s king [JF]
Easdale: Film Music (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) This present excellent CD must surely act as a catalyst for a deeper exploration of Easdale’s music [JF]
English Choral Music (Signum Classics)
Unearthing twentieth‑century choral treasures anew [JF]
Vaughan Williams: Rise, Heart (Albion Records)
A deeply moving exploration of Vaughan Williams’s more intimate side [JF]








































