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John Quinn
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]
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]
Strohl: Musique de chambre (La Boîte à Pépites)
A seriously impressive set in every respect [JQ]
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
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]
Higgins: Horn Concerto, The Faerie Bride (Lyrita)
Excellent recordings of three highly imaginative scores [JQ]
Praise Him with Trumpets (Delphian)
Bristol Choral Society in fine fettle, rising to the challenges of a varied selection of pieces [JQ]
Gipps: Orchestral Works Volume 3 (Chandos)
All the music is expertly crafted, highly attractive and, in the best sense of the word, entertaining [JQ]
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]