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John Quinn

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Gerald Finley (bass-baritone) Recital (Wigmore Hall Live)

An exceptionally fine recital [JQ]

Beethoven: Piano Concerti, Choral Fantasia (Warner Classics)

A justly famous collection of performances; this latest remastering serves it well [JQ]

Britten: The Prince of the Pagodas (Hallé)

These CDs launch the partnership between the Hallé and Kahchun Wong most impressively [JQ]

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Mahler & Gunning: Symphonies (Colorado MahlerFest)

An excellent Mahler performance and the premiere of an impressive new symphony [JQ]

Weill: The Seven Deadly Sins (LSO Live)

A collection of vivid performances of music by Kurt Weill [JQ]

Bruckner: From the Archives, Vol 6 (SOMM Ariadne)

The conclusion of a most rewarding series of archive Bruckner recordings [JQ]

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Strohl: Musique de chambre (La Boîte à Pépites)

A seriously impressive set in every respect [JQ]

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Bliss conducts Bliss (Pristine Audio)

Bliss conducts excellent recordings of two of his major works, refreshed in fine transfers [JQ]

Grace Williams’s Missa Cambrensis: An interview with conductor Adrian Partington

by John Quinn

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G Williams: Missa Cambrensis (Lyrita)

A compelling and profound work in a very fine premiere recording [JQ]

Palestrina Revealed (Harmonia Mundi)

A most auspicious way to mark the 500th anniversary of Palestrina [JQ]

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Higgins: Horn Concerto, The Faerie Bride (Lyrita)

Excellent recordings of three highly imaginative scores [JQ]

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Praise Him with Trumpets (Delphian)

Bristol Choral Society in fine fettle, rising to the challenges of a varied selection of pieces [JQ]

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Gipps: Orchestral Works Volume 3 (Chandos)

All the music is expertly crafted, highly attractive and, in the best sense of the word, entertaining [JQ]

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The Kurt Weill Album (Deutsche Grammophon)

A stylish, first-class Weill compilation [JQ]

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Williams: Orchestral Works (Resonus)

A programme full of attractive and highly imaginative music which is well worth getting to know [JQ]

Copland and his American Contemporaries (Avie)

(Déjà Review) A very good disc, which nicely rounds off a most stimulating mini-series [JQ]

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Ešenvalds: Mass of the Eternal Flame (Acis)

Admirers of the music of Ēriks Ešenvalds should seek out this disc [JQ]

Bruckner: Symphony No 5 & 6 (SOMM Ariadne)

Collectors who have been following this important Bruckner series can invest with confidence in this penultimate installment [JQ]

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Matthew Martin: Masses, Canticles, Motets (Linn)

This disc shows why Matthew Martin has achieved such a strong reputation in the field of English church music [JQ]

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Sun Forest Lake (Candle Row Press)

A perceptive study of Sibelius and his key orchestral works [JQ]

Brahms: Piano Concertos 1 & 2 (Sony Classical)

The concerto performances are very fine but the late piano pieces should not be missed on any account [JQ]

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Wolcum Yule: Celtic and British Songs and Carols (Harmonia Mundi)

This is a Christmas disc for the connoisseur, I think, and it is strongly recommended as such [JQ]

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Fayrfax: Maria plena virtute (Gimell)

The Tallis Scholars have done Robert Fayrfax proud with this fine CD [JQ]