Sir Malcolm Sargent
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Elgar: Cello Concerto & The Dream of Gerontius
RecommendedPaul Tortelier (cello), Heddle Nash, Gladys Ripley, Dennis Noble, Norman Walker
Huddersfield Choral Society, Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Malcolm Sargent
This pioneering set of Gerontius has come up newly minted in these superbly engineered transfers taken from 78rpm masters. That only enhances the incandescence and fervour of the reading itself,... —
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Building a Library, October 2006, Historic Choice
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Building a Library, December 2017, Also Recommended
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Handel: Messiah
RecommendedDame Isobel Baillie, Gladys Ripley, James Johnston, Norman Walker
Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Huddersfield Choral Society, Sir Malcolm Sargent
From the 1940s until the early 1960s one of the greatest of regular British musical events (every bit as important as the Proms) was Malcolm Sargent's Messiah. He conducted it up and down the... —
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Coming soon. Elgar From the Archives, Vol. 5
Joan Hammond, Marjorie Thomas, William Herbert, John Cameron, Owen Brannigan, Richard Standen, BBC Chorus & BBC Choral Society, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Glady Ripley, Sir Malcolm Sargent, George Weldon, Philharmonia Orchestra
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New. Kathleen Ferrier
Kathleen Ferrier (contralto), Jiulius Patzak, Wiener Philharmoniker, London Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Bruno Walter, Clemens Krauss, Sir Adrian Boult, Sir Malcolm Sargent
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Coleridge-Taylor: Symphony in A minor & Hiawatha's Wedding Feast
Aaarhus Symphony Orchestra, Douglas Bostock, Royal Choral Society, Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent
There is no doubting the strength of Coleridge-Taylor’s invention, though, in this generally affable work, especially in this sprightly performance [of the Symphony]…Sargent's exuberant 1962... —
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2022, Reissues Choice
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Bach: Concerto for Two Violins, Mozart: Sinfonia concertante & Brahms: Double Concerto
RecommendedJascha Heifetz (violin), Erick Friedman (violin), Thornton Lofthouse (harpsichord), William Primrose (viola), Gregor Piatigorsky (cello)
New Symphony Orchestra of London, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent, Izler Solomon, Alfred Wallenstein
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Building a Library, October 2022, Also Recommended
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This set, with beautiful restorations and a booklet containing insightful essays and complete documentation, makes clear that the world suffered the loss of an extraordinary talent who abundantly... —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2021, Reissue/Archive Issue of the Month
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Great Violin Concertos
David Oistrakh (violin), Sviatoslav Knushevitsky (cello), Lev Oborin (piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Igor Oistrakh (viola), Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Philharmonia Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker, Scottish National Orchestra, Stockholm Festival...
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British Violin & Cello Concertos
André Gertler (violin), Derek Collier (violin), Alfredo Campoli (violin), Gregor Piatigorsky (cello)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Northern Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent, Stanford Robinson, Rudolf Schwartz
