McCabe, J
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New. John McCabe: Symphonies 2 & 3 and Cello Concerto
Raphael Wallfisch (cello), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Woods
This timely new collection will hopefully draw attention again to [McCabe's] sterling qualities as a composer. No praise can be too high for these splendid performances. —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2026, Editor's Choice
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John McCabe's Fourth Symphony, some half an hour in duration, has something Sibelian about its utterly inevitable, ever-evolving progress. Behind the frequently prodigal surface activity, one... —
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The NMC Songbook
RecommendedSopranos - Claire Booth, Ailish Tynan, Elizabeth Atherton
Mezzo-sopranos - Susan Bickley, Loré Lixenberg, Jean Rigby
Countertenors - James Bowman, Michael Chance, Andrew Watts
Tenors - Andrew Kennedy, Daniel Norman, Benjamin Hulett
Baritones - Stefan Loges, Roderick Williams,...
…anyone listening to these discs will find many things to savour… It is, inevitably an eclectic mix, but, as in any well-planned song recital, the progressions and juxtapositions are continually... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th April 2009
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Gramophone Awards, 2009, Winner - Contemporary
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John McCabe: Composer, Pianist, Conductor
John McCabe (piano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, National Youth Orchestra of Scotland, John Snashall
The late John McCabe's superbly articulated piano-playing in his Liszt Fantasy makes the strongest impression. His maverick streak is evident in Tuning, a wry take on the tuning-up process. —
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Special offer. Fauvel’s Rondeaux - Chamber Music by John McCabe
Linda Merrick (clarinet), Peter Sheppard Skaerved (violin), Neil Heyde (cello), Aaron Shorr (piano), Kreutzer Quartet: Peter Sheppard Skaerved (violin), Mihailo Trandafilovski (violin), Morgan Goff (viola)
It's always a pleasure to listen to John McCabe's music. Its elegant craftsmanship and expressional invitation unfailingly take hold, bidding that we listen and become involved...an impressive... —
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This British composer-pianist was both admired and promoted by John Ogdon, and here we see why: his music was intriguing, intricately-woven and, though, largely atonal, easy on the ear. —
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Sunday Times, 2015, Albums of the Year
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John McCabe: Silver Nocturnes
John McCabe (piano), Roderick Williams (baritone), David Pyatt (horn)
Sacconi Quartet
Silver Nocturnes blurs the boundary between string quartet and quintet…Williams has the necessary strength and intensity for the music’s bleak dramaticism. The Horn Quintet (2010-11) confirms... —
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The Times Records of the Year, 2017
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