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John Quinn
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]
A Prayer for Deliverance (Signum Classics)
An outstanding disc [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]
Howells: Choral Music (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) An outstanding survey of part of Howells’ enormous contribution to the music of the English church [JQ]
Rachmaninov: The Bells, Symphonic Dances (London Philharmonic Orchestra)
A most attractive coupling of two of Rachmaninov’s finest scores in excellent performances [JQ]
Holst: Beni Mora (Somm Recordings)
A very valuable archive issue, which is self-recommending to Holst enthusiasts [JQ]
Wood: Songs for Voice and Piano (Delphian)
This fine disc enables a wider appreciation of the music of Charles Wood [JQ]
Lament & Liberation (Signum Classics)
A challenging, rewarding album [JQ]
Schubert: Schubert’s Four Seasons (BIS)
An outstanding Schubert recital [JQ]
Mahler: Symphony 3 (Pentatone)
A fine addition to Semyon Bychkov’s Mahler cycle [JQ]
