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John Sheppard
Dvořák, Mendelssohn & E Hartmann: Wind Serenades (MDG)
(Déjà Review) A programme of thoroughly enjoyable music [JS]
Yun Kyong Kim (organ): Of Another Time (MSR Classics)
(Déjà Review) A programme lovingly compiled and played, excellently recorded [JS]
Come to the River: An Early American Gathering (Avie)
(Déjà Review) A very enjoyable disc which can be played as a whole – repeatedly – with great pleasure [JS]
Weber: Overtures (BIS)
(Déjà Review) A very distinguished collection which avoids any hint of the routine [JS]
Handel, Blow and Boyce: Choral Music (Hyperion)
Déjà Review) Certainly worth hearing for the music itself, especially the Blow and Boyce [JS]
Leoncavallo: I Medici (Deutsche Grammophon)
An idiomatic, well focused and vigorous performance [JS]
Berlioz: Les Troyens (SOMM Beecham)
(Déjà Review) No enthusiast for Les Troyens should be without this set [JS]
The 18th Century American Overture (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A recording that generates a contented smile [JS]
Monteverdi: Vespers of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Signum Classics)
(Déjà Review) In a word: magnificent [JS]
Bach: The Art of Fugue (Divine Art)
(Déjà Review) At the right time and in the right mood you may find this irresistible [JS]
JS Bach: Sonatas for viola da gamba (Lyrichord)
The sheer musicality and joy of the performances makes them my first choice [JS]
Chapí: Fantasía Morisca, Symphony in D minor (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Two very worthwhile pieces which clearly ought to be better known [JS]
Haydn: The Complete Masses (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) The highlight of my anniversary year listening [JS]
Mendelssohn: Organ Sonatas (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) One of the most important issues of this anniversary year [JS]
Handel: Alexander’s Feast & Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day (Carus)
Very good reasons to add this set to your collection [JS]
Bach JS: Toccata and Fugue & Organ Works (MSR Classics)
(Déjà Review) A very satisfying collection [JS]
Puccini: Turandot (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) The pleasure that Caballé’s beautiful tone and imaginative approach gives is enormous [JS]































