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John Quinn
The Kurt Weill Album (Deutsche Grammophon)
A stylish, first-class Weill compilation [JQ]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Fayrfax: Maria plena virtute (Gimell)
The Tallis Scholars have done Robert Fayrfax proud with this fine CD [JQ]
Carols from Herefordshire (Albion Records)
Two different – and equally valid – approaches to a collection of fine, traditional carols [JQ]
All is Bright (Avie)
(Déjà Review) A seasonal gift for a musical friend but you may be tempted to keep it instead as a treat for yourself [JQ]
A Christmas Fantasia (Albion Records)
This disc will delight you if you should find it under the tree on Christmas morning [JQ]
Smetana: Orchestral works (SOMM Recordings)
A valuable archive bicentenary tribute to Bedřich Smetana [JQ]
Nesbit: Nativity (Delphian)
Inventive, interesting and accessible music, displaying an original approach to Christmas music [JQ]
News of Great Joy: Christmas from St John’s College, Oxford (Resonus)
An enjoyable, thoughtfully prepared Christmas album [JQ]
Simon: 4 Symphonic Works (National Symphony Orchestra)
A stimulating and enjoyable album [JQ]
Schmitt: La Tragédie de Salomé, Chant Elégiaque (Alpha Classics)
Schmitt’s complete ballet in opulent orchestral dress, marvellously played [JQ]
Beethoven: Piano Concerti 4 & 5 (Hänssler Classic)
(Déjà Review) Admirers of this great German pianist should certainly snap this up [JQ]
Jackson: The Christmas Story (Delphian)
An important, eloquent and compelling addition to the Christmas repertoire in an accomplished first recording [JQ]