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John Quinn
Berlioz: Te Deum (Profil)
Sir Colin’s performance of the Te Deum is a hugely impressive account of a great pièce d’occasion [JQ]
HOLST 150 (SOMM Recordings)
A worthy 150th anniversary tribute to Gustav Holst [JQ]
de Hartmann: Violin Concerto & Cello Concerto (Pentatone)
I enjoyed and admired the Cello Concerto, but I count the Violin Concerto as a major discovery [JQ]
Splendid Tears: Settings of Alfred, Lord Tennyson (EM Records)
If you are interested in English song, you should certainly investigate this disc [JQ]
Adams: Girls of the Golden West (Nonesuch)
An uneven opera but it’s presented in a performance that crackles with electricity [JQ]
Sander: Liturgy of St John Chrysostom (Orthodox Recordings)
A second excellent recording of Kurt Sander’s eloquent and beautiful score [JQ]
Reicha: Wind Quintets Vol. 6 (Crystal Records)
(Déjà Review) Fresh and appealing works [JQ]
Bruckner: Symphony No 7 (Reference Recordings)
A very distinguished account of Bruckner’s Seventh symphony [JQ]
Shostakovich: Symphonies 4-6 (Decca)
Terrific performances of three very contrasting Shostakovich symphonies [JQ]
Karłowicz: Three Symphonic Poems (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Passionate, intense, vivid, powerful and highly charged. This is the product of a fertile musical imagination [JQ]
Three Choirs Festival in Ten Concerts (Logaston Press)
A lively and perceptive introduction to the world’s oldest music festival [JQ]
Sibelius & Prokofiev: Violin Concerti (Decca)
Terrific performances of two key works in the violin concerto repertoire [JQ]
Beethoven: Symphony No 9 (Naxos)
A splendid achievement that transcends occasional lapses of orchestral technique and sonic limitations [JQ]
Mahler: Symphony No 2 (Colorado MahlerFest)
This Mahler performance is well worth the attention of all devotees; the exciting coupling adds considerable value [JQ]
Pierre Monteux (conductor): Live (SOMM Recordings)
A handsome tribute to ‘Le Maître’ sixty years after his death [JQ]
Byrd: Anthems, Motets, Services (Alto)
A most enjoyable and nicely varied selection of pieces by Byrd [JQ]
Mahler: Symphony No.3 (BIS)
If you have been collecting Vänskä’s cycle, you will want this fine account of the Third [JQ]
Quilter: Go, Lovely Rose (Chandos)
A thoroughly enjoyable recital [JQ]
Saint Louis Reflections (Regent)
Another stimulating and rewarding programme from Saint Louis [JQ]
Mahler: Symphony 3 (Sony Classical)
In many ways this is an admirable Mahler Third [JQ]
Hanson: Organ Concerto (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) An attractive disc which fills some useful gaps in the Hanson discography [JQ]
Lloyd: A Symphonic Mass, A Litany (Lyrita)
If you like the music of George Lloyd, get these fine recordings, especially if you only know his orchestral music [JQ]
Bach: The Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, Volume 23 (Soli Deo Gloria)
(Déjà Review) This is another absorbing and splendidly performed release in this very important series [JQ]
Stanford: Cushendall, Irish Song Cycles (SOMM)
Containing a number of recorded premieres, this is an attractive selection of some of Stanford’s many Irish songs [JQ]
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