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John Quinn
Allegri & Palestrina: Choral works (Gimell)
This is a disc which has attained something approaching classic status over the years, and rightly so [JQ]
Adams: Shaker Loops (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) An ideal very inexpensive introduction to one of the most stimulating composers currently before the public [JQ]
Sheppard: Choral Works (Gimell)
Magnificent examples of Tudor polyphony, superbly performed [JQ]
Parry: Prometheus Unbound (Chandos)
This release will be self-recommending – and rightly so – to admirers of Parry [JQ]
Bach, MacMillan: Motets & Sacred Songs (Signum Classics)
A very rewarding disc [JQ]
Dvořák: Symphonies 8 & 9 (Philips)
(Déjà Review) Fischer and his colleagues enter a very competitive field and offer extremely fine versions of both symphonies which must now be counted among the best available [JQ]
Schubert: Winterreise (SOMM Recordings)
A fine centenary tribute to a distinguished British singer [JQ]
Coleridge-Taylor: Choral Works (Orchid Classics)
This collection of pieces, expertly performed, expands our knowledge of this short-lived composer [JQ]
Wagner: Götterdämmerung (Decca)
A recording for the ages, revealed in full splendour in a new re-mastering [JQ]
Barber: Orchestral Works Vol 5 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Very fine indeed – Knoxville is a particularly conspicuous success [JQ]
Sounds and Sweet Air – A Shakespeare Songbook ( BIS)
This fine, imaginative album will entertain and enlighten [JQ]
Beethoven: Symphony No.3 & Overtures (DG)
A disc of distinguished Beethoven performances [JQ]
The First Songs of Travel (Albion)
Despite reservations, Standen’s Songs of Travel merits a place in the VW discography [JQ]
Mahler: Symphony No 1 (Pentatone)
A recording in which those who have been following the Bychkov cycle can invest with confidence [JQ]
Bridge: Orchestral Works (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) An authoritative introduction to Bridge’s orchestral music … an ideal place to start [JQ]
Respighi: Gli uccelli, Antiche danze ed arie (BIS)
A stylish, entertaining conclusion to John Neschling’s excellent Respighi series [JQ]
Roth: The Traveller, Earth and Sky (Signum Classics)
A welcome addition to the representation on disc of Alec Roth’s music [JQ]
Anthems Vol. 1 (Hyperion)
A superb album [JQ]
Mahler: Lieder (Signum Classics)
An exceptionally fine Mahler recital [JQ]
Listening Studio Report
by John Quinn
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerti (Deutsche Grammophon)
A fine contribution to the Rachmaninoff 150 celebrations [JQ]
Glazunov: Symphony No.1 & 6 (BIS)
(Déjà Review) Very enjoyable and well served by this release [JQ]
Noel Mewton-Wood (piano) 20th Century Piano Concertos (British Music Society)
(Déjà Review) Buy this and sample the phenomenon that was Noel Mewton-Wood [JQ]
Sir Arthur Bliss – Standing out from the Crowd (Robert Hale/The Crowood Press)
A comprehensive and vivid picture of Sir Arthur Bliss [JQ]
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