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John France
Pitfield: String Chamber Music (Divine Art)
Performances with brilliance, technical competence and a sympathetic understanding [JF]
Schoenberg & Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande (Alpha Classics)
Two wonderfully contrasting explorations of Maeterlinck’s play [JF]
Berkeley: Symphonies Nos 1 & 2 (Lyrita)
(Déjà Review) Great to have this landmark recording issued on CD [JF]
Herz: Piano Concertos (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Once again thanks to Hyperion for introducing us to this lovely, interesting and well-wrought music [JF]
Bloch: America, Suite hébraïque (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) America is fantastic, gorgeous, exciting and brilliant, fun, tuneful and moving [JF]
Nystroem: Sinfonia del Mare (Musica Sveciae)
(Déjà Review) Sea music portrayed in a great fusion of romanticism and modernism [JF]
Louis Glass: Piano Works Volume 2 (Danacord)
Many pleasing moments for the engaged listener [JF]
Javier Laso (piano) New Worlds (Eudora)
Four masterpieces from four distinct strands of twentieth-century music [JF]
Véronique Gens (soprano): Paysage (Alpha Classics)
Delightful lost treasures from French musical history [JF]
Jones: Chamber Music (Lyrita)
Neo-classical music creates a bittersweet harmonic and melodic sound world [JF]
Cowie: The Kreutzer Effect (Métier)
A stimulating exploration of the Kreutzer Quartet’s talents [JF]
Center: Instrumental & Chamber Music Vol 3
The final instalment of Christopher Guild’s imaginative survey of Center’s piano music [JF]
D Johnson: Preludes & Fugues (Divine Art)
Another major contribution to Scottish classical music [JF]
Around the World in 80 Minutes (Orchid Classics)
Well-chosen old favourites and new discoveries [JF]
Lutyens: Piano Music Vol 3 (Resonus)
Another enlightening exploration of a broad range of Elisabeth Lutyens’s piano music [JF]
Adriana von Franqué (piano) Filigrane (Genuin)
Floating, atmospheric, finely crafted Parisian music [JF]
11 Famous Cathedral Organs – recital (Alto)
Thirteen pieces, eleven cathedral organs, nine organists, one excellent concept [JF]
Duruflé & Poulenc: Requiem, Lenten Motets (Hyperion)
The Choir of Trinity College Chapel gives a consoling, inspiring performance [JF]
Poulenc: Piano Music (Piano Classics)
Chiara Cipelli responds vividly to the lyricism, wit and occasional melancholy of these diverse pieces [JF]
Wilder: Music for piano (Albany)
Charming pieces, well stated and beautifully played [JF]
Saint-Saëns: Organ music (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) An excellent opportunity to move beyond the familiar [JF]
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