Browse: Howard Shelley Spohr Symphonies (series)

These are clear, beautifully judged performances, and Shelley and his orchestra plead every case for these works, from the portentous opening Adagio of the Eighth Symphony, to its fleet-footed... — Classic FM Magazine, March 2011, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Howard Shelley has a strong feeling for the varieties and subtleties of Spohr's symphonic style...[he] steers the necessary course between parody and genuine appreciation, and as a fill-up includes... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2010 More…

Here is a follow-up to the recording of Louis Spohr’s first two symphonies that I praised last October … Shelley gets both delicacy and passion from the excellent orchestra — Classic FM Magazine More…

The performances, like the pieces themselves, are a shade laid-back, but their lack of urgency never seriously detracts from the attractive qualities of this music. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…