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by Rob Barnett

Offers more than a servant’s entrance to this disregarded composer’s heritage [RB]

Two attractive recent American concertos in excellent performances [RB]

Water-coloured emotions; attractively gentle, outwardly modest music [RB]

An all-sorts mixture including some very moving recordings from six decades ago [RB]

Variegated moods: lyricism and awkward edges [RB]

Stocked with sighs, shimmers and sadness … more Radagast than Mithrandir [RB]

A satisfying recital that is strong on earnest and shining integrity [RB]

Does extremely well in introducing the reader to the man and his music [RB]

Tartly balanced on the edge of the void [RB]

Norwegian variety from a less regarded composer [RB]

Savage … touchingly melodic, melting and romantically inclined [RB]

Speaks directly and pleasurably to the composer’s creative impulse [RB]

Music that fascinates but has no place for ingratiation or meeting the general listener half-way [RB]

Dewy-eyed, romantic and uncloyingly amorous [RB]

A variegated ocean of writing by and for the worlds of deep dive enthusiasts and academics [RB]

Ceaseless change … incessant steps to embrace the heart [RB]

Kindly lyricism … easily assimilated, easily enjoyed [RB]

Impressively virtuosic, but struggles with emotional purchase [RB]

Light of heart yet with substance and a certain misty-eyed nostalgia [RB]

Mesmerising modernisms mixed with tenderness along the way [RB]

(Déjà Review) Lloyd-Jones makes something very special of the concerto, and the other pieces are really very well done [RB]

Resounds in splendour – a souvenir of a historic point in the story of British Isles [RB]

(Déjà Review) Deeply rewarding lyrical statements [RB]