CD, Walton (composer)
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Special offer. Walton: Cello Concerto; Symphony No. 1
RecommendedJonathan Aasgaard (cello), Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
Wilson is supreme in shading the orchestra to complement the cello line, both clear and expressive. In both cadenzas, Aasgaard draws a dramatically compelling narrative, again coupling precision... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 7th November 2025
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2025, Concerto Choice
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The Guardian Classical Albums of the Year, 2025
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2026, Shortlisted - Concerto
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2025, Recording of the Month
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Special offer. Walton: Symphony No. 1 & Violin Concerto
RecommendedTasmin Little (violin)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner
Little's way with the virtuoso passages is a notch less headlong than [on her earlier recording], allowing the ear to savour her phenomenal accuracy, yet with no loss of fire...Gardner and the... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 21st April 2014
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2014, Disc of the month
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2014, Disc of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2014
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Building A Library, July 2022, Also Recommended
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Walton: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2; Orb and Sceptre
RecommendedCity of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Kazuki Yamada
A thrilling performance, in short, of a powerful work [No. 2] that needs to get off the shelf and into our ears more often. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th March 2026
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2026, Editor's Choice
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Shibe performs with superb artistry some of the now classics that Bream inspired...Prime in any such catalogue is Britten's 1963 Nocturnal after John Dowland, and Shibe gathers the listener... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2017, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2017, Instrumental Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2018, Finalist - Instrumental
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An English Coronation, 1902-1953
RecommendedEdward VII, George V, George VI, Elizabeth II
Gabrieli, Paul McCreesh
Some may find the extensive spoken liturgy excessive but such is Simon Russell Beale’s compelling delivery that the sheer beauty of the words offers a musical diversion of a different kind.... —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2019, Editor's Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2019
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Diapason d’Or, September 2019, Nouveauté
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2019
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Limelight Magazine Recordings of the Year, 2019, Nominated - Vocal
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Choral
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2019, Critics' Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2020, Finalist - Choral
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Elgar & Walton: Cello Concertos
RecommendedSteven Isserlis (cello)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Paavo Järvi
This mesmerising meditation couldn't be in better hands —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 19th February 2016
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2016, Instrumental Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2016, Disc of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Special offer. Walton: Violin Concerto, Symphonic Suite from 'Troilus and Cressida', Portsmouth Point
RecommendedCharlie Lovell-Jones (violin), Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
Wilson was made for Walton and the orchestral writing has rarely been captured with such razor-sharp edge cheek-by-jowl with transparent radiance. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 28th February 2025
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2025, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2025 Shortlist, Concerto
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Special offer. Walton: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2
RecommendedBournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Karabits
One notoriously tricky passage after another…is brought off with top-flight panache and accuracy…Brilliant precision in the Scherzo, successful avoidance of over-emotive juice-extraction in... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Building A Library, July 2022, Also Recommended
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Devos’s genuine affection for this repertoire shines through…With Britten’s cycle On this Island, Devos’s sheer accuracy and panache outshines many sopranos on record. —
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2021, Editor's Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, February 2021
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Song
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Elgar & Walton: Cello Concertos
RecommendedGautier Capuçon (cello), London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano
A dream team in the making, I suspect. Capuçon and Pappano may be collaborating here for the first time but it’s a meeting of musical minds and sensibilities for sure. —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2024, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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Gramophone Awards, 2025 Shortlist, Concerto
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