Maw, N
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Nicholas Maw: Spring Music; Voices of Memory; Sonata for Solo Violin
Harriet Mackenzie (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, William Boughton
If you aren’t stirred by the panache of his half-hour sonata of solo Violin (1997) I’d suggest a visit to the doctor. Harriet Mackenzie is a most fearless and eloquent executant of this wonderfully... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2020, Editor's Choice
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Maw’s Sinfonia (1966) is a superb half-hour essay, scored for small orchestra but big in every other way. Its inspiration seems to be the gently rocking motif used by Britten to link movements... —
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British Composers: A Celebration
RecommendedRichard Rodney Bennett (piano), Ian Hare (piano), Robert Tear (vocals), Sir Andrew Davis (piano), Bruce Russell (vocals), Richard Lewis (vocals), Monica Sinclair (vocals), Lewis Thomas (vocals), Geoffrey Walls (baritone), John Hauxwell (bass-baritone), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Wilfred Brown...
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Building a Library, June 2018, Also Recommended
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Philip Langridge in a beautifully balanced concert programme —
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2005, Choral & Song Choice
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Britten's last quartet has been lucky in its recordings… With the Coull there's a sense of searching and effort, which suits the pain of the music more than the complete technical assurance... —
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2007, Editor's Choice
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…this outstanding issue celebrates 20 years of carols newly commissioned for the annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. The two CDs are stuffed with memorable settings - Jonathan Dove's... —
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2005, Christmas Special Choice
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Nicholas Maw: Sonata Notturna & Life Studies
Raphael Wallfisch (cello)
English String Orchestra, William Boughton
Boughton's new version seems richer in detail and more powerful in its final impact than the old Marriner recording with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields (Argo, 1/80 – nla), and more atmospherically... —
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Maw, N: Violin Concerto
RecommendedJoshua Bell (violin)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Roger Norrington
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Grammy Awards, 43rd Awards (2000), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording
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Themes & Variations
Three sets of variations - two previously unrecorded - with contributions from 19 British composers ranging from William Walton to Judith Weir
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jac van Steen
This fascinating disc... offers a snapshot of British musical tastes over the last 50 years —
