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John France
Ronald Stevenson: Piano Music Vol. 6 (Toccata Classics)
Volume 6 of a remarkable cycle [JF]
Lane: Sleighbell Serenade (Naxos)
Craftsmanship, orchestral finesse and an obvious love of light music [JF]
Lipkin: Piano Music (Lyrita)
A well-balanced introduction to Malcolm Lipkin’s piano music [JF]
Lynch: Light Darkness (Pilfink Records)
An immensely satisfying exploration of dream, darkness and light [JF]
Schubert: Lieder (Danacord)
Splendidly captures the mood of these songs, with all their varied emotions [JF]
Dukas: Complete Piano Music (Piano Classics)
Maltempo captures the romantic sweep of the music and its nuances wonderfully well [JF]
Franck: Trois pièces pour grand orgue (RecArt)
Powerful, exciting, dramatic and sometimes introspective music played on a remarkable organ [JF]
Gál: Works for viola & piano (RecArt)
An ideal balance of humour, warmth, lyricism and introspection in these appealing works [JF]
Poulenc: Piano Works (Danacord Records)
Affectionate, elegant and sophisticated performances [JF]
Havergal Brian: Symphonies No. 8, 9, 22, 24 (Heritage)
Brilliant re-masterings of superb, and possibly definitive, recordings [JF]
Macfarren: The Soldier’s Legacy (Retrospect Opera)
A highly melodic Victorian opera – good tunes, vivacious duets, trio and quartets [JF]
Der wilde Sound der 20er – 1923 (BR Klassik)
Four works reflect the time between modernity and tradition, revolution and republic, jazz and dance music [JF]
Widor: Organ Symphonies 9 & 10 (Solstice)
A satisfying, inspiring and moving recital [JF]
One Hundred Years of British Song Vol. 3 (SOMM)
Exemplary singing and sensitive accompaniment in a fascinating song recital [JF]
The Whistling Book (Divine Art)
An absorbing smorgasbord of music, from grade pieces for tyros to major recital works [JF]
Gál: Music for Voices Vol. 2 (Toccata)
An absorbing cross-section of vocal works composed over a period of four decades [JF]
Musique lyrique pour cor et piano (Danacord)
A rewarding exploration of a variety of virtuosic works – technical wizardry and sheer lyricism [JF]
Cooke: Organ Music (Toccata)
An absorbing exploration of most of Arnold Cooke’s organ music [JF]
Ravel: Piano Music Vol. 2 (Danacord)
The second of three volumes, of great interest to all Ravelians [JF]
Gregson: Music Vol. 7 (Doyen)
Another volume of Edward Gregson’s brass band music, rewarding and engaging [JF]
Schulhoff: Shapeshifter (Delos)
A great introduction to the achievement of an unjustifiably less well-known composer [JF]
Fanny Mendelssohn: Das Jahr (Danacord)
A powerful work of considerable creative strength and technical proficiency [JF]
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