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Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5 & Dona nobis pacem
RecommendedRenee Flynn and Roy Henderson
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vaughan Williams
…the fervour, radiant warmth and sense of the symphony as a great journey - a 'passionate pilgrimage' - make this a uniquely compelling experience. …Dona Nobis Pacem ('Grant us peace'), It's... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th September 2008
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Record Review, December 2007, Critics Disc of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2008, Winner - Historic Archive
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Ralph Vaughan Williams: Live, Vol. 1
Bbc Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent
Scrubbing up under expert technological ablutions, the RPO under Sargent sounds simply electrifying in this live recording of the 1958 world premiere of Vaughan Williams’s craggy Symphony No... — More…
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Sunday Times, 10 Best Classical Albums of 2022
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It was high time someone blew the interpretive cobwebs off this still under-appreciated repertoire, and Donohue is clearly the person to do it. He appears to take early Beethoven as his interpretive... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2019, Recording of the Month
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I can confirm that Williams is on splendid form, responding with impeccable technique, burnished tone and perceptive observation throughout. — More…
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African Pianism
RecommendedAyo Bankole, J.h. Kwabena Nketia, Christian Onyeji, Fred Onovwerosuoke, David Earl, Nabil Benabdeljalil & Akin Euba
Rebeca Omordia (piano)
Volta Fantasy, otherwise free-flowing and melodic, is enhanced by a percussive undertone. This idea is taken further by Christian Onyeji, who transfers Nigerian drumming patterns to the piano;... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, February 2022
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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Kenneth Leighton: Every Living Creature
Londinium, Finchley Children’s Music Group, Andrew Griffiths
…This recording is a triumph for all involved, not least director Andrew Griffiths, who was no doubt the main force behind this project, and not forgetting composer Kenneth Leighton, whose music... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2023
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[Bebbington] plays with tremendous authority, supported by a vivid recording with a appropriately wide dynamic range…Whatever his passions, private or public, Bax does what all worthwhile composers... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2019, Editor's Choice
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Orchestral Music by Howard Blake
Philharmonia Orchestra, English Northern Philharmonia, Howard Blake, Paul Daniel
Pride of place definitely goes to the eloquent string orchestra suite derived from music written for the 1997 film A Month in the Country...The score’s vintage English stamp (early twentieth... — More…
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George Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra: The Forgotten Recordings
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
Szell later re-recorded almost all the repertoire, but it’s fascinating to hear the partnership when their much-vaunted precision was well in progress, if not immaculate...Best of all are Schumann’s... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2021, Historical Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2021, Reissue/Archive Issue of the Month
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Historical
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