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John Quinn
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius (Hyperion)
Another notable contribution from Huddersfield to the Gerontius discography [JQ]
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” (Hallé)
A considerable achievement [JQ]
Ireland: Chamber Music (Chandos)
Distinguished works which receive splendid performances [JQ]
Smyth: Der Wald (Resonus)
A good performance can’t overcome the flaws in this opera [JQ]
Heaton: Discovering Wilfred Heaton (Divine Art)
Wilfred Heaton has been exceptionally well served in this fascinating release [JQ]
Dvořák: Symphonies 2 & 8 (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)
This could well become a notable Dvořák cycle [JQ]
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, La Mort de Cléopâtre (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) A fresh approach to this remarkable symphony [JQ]
Let all the World in Every Corner Sing (Hyperion)
A most rewarding disc [JQ]
Stölzel: 5 Masses (cpo)
Stölzel has been very well served by these musicians [JQ]
Bach: Christmas Oratorio (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) A performance that will give much pleasure [JQ]
A Christmas Caroll from Westminster Abbey (Hyperion)
A first rate Christmas compilation [JQ]
Janáček: The Makropulos Affair (SOMM Recordings)
A very fine and fitting centenary tribute to Sir Charles Mackerras [JQ]
My Other Family. The London Philharmonic Orchestra
A unique, absorbing behind-the-scenes look at a top professional orchestra [JQ]
Shostakovich: Symphony 13 (LSO Live)
Much to admire in Noseda’s reading of this profound symphony [JQ]
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos (Soli Deo Gloria)
(Déjà Review) Marvel afresh at the musical skill, imagination and invention [JQ]
Sibelius: Symphonies No. 6 & No. 7 (ESO Records)
A successful launch for a new Sibelius cycle [JQ]
Hymns by Vaughan Williams and others (Albion Records)
A fascinating album, which sheds light on Vaughan Williams’s association with hymnody [JQ]
Moeran: Symphony, Violin Concerto (SOMM Ariadne)
An exceptional performance: Albert Sammons’s mastery and sensitivity, in excellent sound [JQ]
Brahms: Symphony 1 (Berliner Philharmoniker)
A terrific account of the Brahms First Symphony [JQ]
All the Stars Looked Down: A John Rutter Celebration (King’s College, Cambridge)
Much more than “just another” disc of Christmas music by John Rutter [JQ]
R Clarke: The Complete Songs (Signum Classics)
A revelatory set, superbly performed [JQ]
Coleridge-Taylor: Orchestral Works (SOMM Recordings)
A worthy 150th anniversary tribute to Samuel Coleridge-Taylor [JQ]
Matthews: Orchestral Works (SOMM Recordings)
A distinguished and important addition to the discography of David Matthews [JQ]
Schubert: Winterreise (Harmonia Mundi)
(Déjà Review) This deserves to be ranked alongside the very best [JQ]
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