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John France
Beethoven: Late piano sonatas (Danacord)
Moving, inspirational recordings of late masterpieces [JF]
A Child’s Christmas: Orchestral Music for Christmas (Heritage)
Enjoyable, approachable, interesting pieces [JF]
Hartmann: Piano Works Vol. 5 (Danacord)
Danish romantic piano music, full of interest, gives much pleasure [JF]
Monteverdi: Stage Works (Apex)
(Déjà Review) Essential listening for all Monteverdi enthusiasts [JF]
Bendix: Symphonies Nos 1-4 (Danacord)
(Déjà Review) Bendix wrote some extremely beautiful and moving music [JF]
Parry: Piano Music Vol. 1 (Da Vinci Classics)
Highly-successful performances of Parry’s largely forgotten piano music [JF]
Dallapiccola : Orchestral Works (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Masterpieces of lyrical serial music that just demand to be discovered [JF]
Siegfried & Rued Langgaard: Piano concertos (Danacord)
The Siegfried Langgaard concerto is one of the very best of romantic works [JF]
Parry: Piano music (Heritage Records)
The pianist assimilates Parry’s earlier influences with his personal skill to create a satisfying whole [JF]
Cooke: Complete String Quartets Vol. 1 (Toccata Classics)
Committed and enthusiastic performances [JF]
A Year at Llandaff (Regent)
A splendidly eclectic church music mainly from the past two centuries [JF]
Bernstein: Music for String Quartet (Navona Records)
An important addition to Bernstein’s catalogue [JF]
William Wordsworth: Complete Music for Solo Piano (Toccata Classics)
Christopher Guild brings clarity, enthusiasm and commitment to this music [JF]
Cowie: Where the Wood Thrush Forever Sings (Métier)
A committed performance of Cowie’s visionary, numinous new composition [JF]
Schultz: Efterklange (Echoes) (Danacord)
Well-wrought and ultimately charming repertoire [JF]
Rarities of Piano Music at Schloss vor Husum – August 2022 Festival (Danacord)
Well-chosen, interesting repertoire, and many discoveries [JF]
Falla: El corregidor y la molinera (IBS Classical)
Spanish wit, musical clichés and sunshine [JF]
Ek-Stasis (Divine Art)
A splendid exploration of music set against the background of Classical mythology [JF]
Thomas Trotter (organ): Symphony Hall Sorcery (Regent)
Thomas Trotter’s technique and irrepressible enthusiasm shine in every bar [JF]
Liszt: Piano Works Vol. 2 (Prima Facie)
Hamilton appears very clearly passionate about this music [JF]
Maconchy & Vaughan Williams: Songs Vol. 2 (Resonus)
Another great opportunity to explore fine vocal music [JF]
Vaughan Williams & Maconchy: Songs – Vol 1 (Resonus)
A wonderful opportunity to explore fine vocal music [JF]
Ronald Stevenson and Friends (Prima Facie)
A fitting tribute to one of the greatest, but sadly underrated, British composers of the last hundred years [JF]
Aylish Kerrigan sings Kurt Weill (Métier)
The singer really understands this repertoire [JF]