Bliss
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English Music For Strings
RecommendedBritten, Bliss, Bridge, Berkeley
Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
Here in [the Bridge Lament] is a prime example of the heartfelt precision and beauty of tone that typifies John Wilson’s Sinfonia of London. There’s plenty of heart, too, in their superlative... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Critics' Choice 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2021, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th January 2021
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Orchestral
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2021
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Sunday Times, 10 Best Classical Albums of 2021
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Bliss: Morning Heroes & Hymn to Apollo
RecommendedSamuel West (orator)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus, Sir Andrew Davis
Sir Andrew Davis's performance with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus surpasses Sir Charles Groves's fine 1974 EMI Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra account with urgent tempos, choral... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 25th September 2015
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Finalist - Choral
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Bliss: The Beatitudes, Introduction and Allegro & God save the Queen
RecommendedEmily Birsan (soprano), Ben Johnson (tenor)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus, Sir Andrew Davis
There is no doubting Sir Andrew Davis’s grasp of The Beatitudes, and he steers a broadly authoritative performance, with incisive, committed playing from the BBC Symphony Orchestra…Davis’s punchy,... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Sir Arthur Bliss: The Composer Conducts
John Ogdon (piano), Cyril Smith, Phyllis Sellick, Donald Douglas, BBC Chorus and Choral Society, Alexandra Choir, Croydon Philharmonic Society, Bbc Symphony Orchestra, BBC Northern Orchestra, Sir Arthur Bliss
London Symphony Orchestra
Here’s a splendid tribute to Arthur Bliss (1891-1975) marking the 50th anniversary of his death. It also serves as a most welcome reminder of his considerable interpretative acumen on the podium. —
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2025, Reissue/Archive Issue of the Month
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Seal is strong on atmosphere, distilling an unmistakable air of lurking menace in the shadowy Overture, where the dockside tenements of the Gorbals area in Glasgow are depicted. —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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Daniel’s immaculate playing is the main attraction here. —
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Presto Editor's Choice, September 2021
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Warm, confident interpretations from the Royal Holloway singers. —
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Special offer. Sir Arthur Bliss: the Decca Originals
Eileen Joyce (piano), Alfredo Campoli (violin), Griller Quartet (string quartet), Sidney Griller (violin), Jack O'Brien (violin), Philip Burton (viola), Colin Hampton (cello), London Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Arthur Bliss, Muir Mathieson
This is a convenient, well-transferred compilation of some of the finest performances of music by a still-underrated composer. Bliss’s version of the Colour Symphony is better paced than many... —
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2020, Reissues Choice
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As a collection, the performance here surely go straight to the front of the field. Gamba and his Manchester orchestra launch the Foulds with a glistening, bright-eyed buoyancy…Gamba has an... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, August 2019
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Bliss: Mary of Magdala, The Enchantress & Meditations of a Theme by John Blow
RecommendedDame Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), James Platt (bass)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus, Sir Andrew Davis
There is an immolatory vehemence to her [connolly’s] performance, securely buttressed by Davis and his BBC forces...Bliss adherents will need to add this to their roster of necessary discs. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 8th November 2019
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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