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John Quinn
Brian & Cooke: Symphonies (Lyrita)
Add this splendid CD to your collection without delay [JQ]
Elgar conducted by Boult (SOMM Ariadne)
An invaluable album which expands our appreciation of Boult’s direction of Elgar’s music [JQ]
Beethoven: Symphony No.5 (Pristine Audio)
(Déjà Review) A rare Toscanini performance in an excellent transfer [JQ]
Mahler: Symphony 9 (HDTT)
A memorable performance of Mahler’s Ninth, commercially released for the first time [JQ]
Stanford: Symphony No 1, Clarinet Concerto (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A fitting culmination to the Naxos cycle of Stanford symphonies [JQ]
Lerner & Loewe: My Fair Lady (Chandos)
A great show, vividly brought to life in this superb recording [JQ]
Howells: Psalms and Psalm Preludes (Regent Recordings)
Admirers of Herbert Howells’ music should consider this a mandatory purchase [JQ]
Lehmann: A Brilliant Destiny (La Boîte à Pépites)
A selection of Liza Lehmann’s songs in excellent performances [JQ]
Poulenc plays Poulenc and Satie (SOMM Ariadne)
Entirely delightful music in engaging, expert performances [JQ]
Pierre Monteux: A 150th Anniversary Tribute (SOMM Ariadne)
A fine anniversary tribute to ‘Le Maître’
Weir & Beach: Choral works (Hyperion)
Fine performances of two highly contrasted choral works [JQ]
Elgar: Symphony No 1, In the South (ESO Records)
Accounts of two of Elgar’s greatest orchestral scores which are well worth hearing [JQ]
Elgar: Violin Concerto (Avie)
(Déjà Review) I’d say that Graffin loves the concerto very much and that comes through [JQ]
Shostakovich: The Piano Concertos & Solo Works (Deutsche Grammophon)
Yuja Wang marks the Shostakovich 50th anniversary [JQ]
Brahms: The Symphonies 1-4 (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) An important set of the Brahms symphonies [JQ]
Mahler: Symphony No 6 (London Philharmonic Orchestra)
(Déjà Review) A splendid testimony to the Tennstedt/LPO partnership at its peak [JQ]
Jackson: Choral works (Resonus Classics)
An excellent disc of choral and organ music by Gabriel Jackson [JQ]
Schmitt: Orchestral Music (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) A most auspicious debut on CD for the partnership of Thierry Fischer and the BBC NOW [JQ]
Bruckner & Mahler: Symphonies (Tahra)
(Déjà Review) These performances repay careful listening and study [JQ]
Bliss: A 50th Anniversary Tribute (SOMM Ariadne)
An indispensable collection for admirers of the music of Sir Arthur Bliss [JQ]
20th Century British Masters Vol 2 (Avie)
(Déjà Review) One of the finest choral discs to have come my way for some time [JQ]
Mahler: Complete Symphonies (RCO Live)
A limited edition set that gives a fine overview of the RCO’s distinguished Mahler tradition [JQ]





































