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Hi Res Download, Arnold (composer)
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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... — More…
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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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Special offer. Malcolm Arnold: The Dancing Master
Mark Wilde, Ed Lyon, Fiona Kimm, Graeme Broadbent, Catherine Carby, Eleanor Dennis
BBC Concert Orchestra, John Andrews
This premiere recording from conductor John Andrews, a vivacious cast and BBC Concert Orchestra is dollops of fun, and more besides. Arnold’s inventive, eclectic score is vividly brought to... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2020, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2021, Winner - Opera
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Malcolm Arnold Overtures
RecommendedKathy Jones (principal vacuum cleaner), Helena Miles (sub principal vacuum cleaner), Chris Hoyle (section vacuum cleaner), Fiona Macintosh (principal floor polisher)
BBC Philharmonic, Rumon Gamba
Arnold's genius was particularly suited to smallscale orchestral works, and every one of these examples shows his orchestral personality at its exuberant best. Beckus the Dandipratt came first,... — More…
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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…Arnold… has posthumously found his definitive interpreter in Rumon Gamba: these are performances that mirror the music itself in their ultra-clear verve and colour. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2009, Editor's Choice
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The Music of Malcolm Arnold
London Choral Sinfonia, Jack Liebeck, Alexander Sitkovetsky, James Orford, Michael Waldron
There’s an appealing directness to Arnold’s music, aided in the choral selections here by crystal-clear diction and hearty performances. The non-choral items are a knockout, too, most notably... — More…
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Malcolm Arnold, Christoph Schönberger & Ruth Gipps: Horn Concertos
Ben Goldscheider (horn), Philharmonia Orchestra, Lee Reynolds
You know you’re in safe hands from Goldscheider’s assertive first notes in Malcolm Arnold’s Concerto No. 2, and his richly varied tones, from mellifluous to the almost rude, prove a joy on this... — More…
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Nielsen, Ibert & Arnold: Flute Concertos
Clara Andrada (flute)
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jaime Martín
For fluidity, nimble attack, breath control and range of colours she really takes some beating. Teamed with Spanish conductor Jaime Martin, a past flautist himself, she dazzles most brightly... — More…
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Record Review, 18th January 2020, Record of the Week
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The Dowland is immediately compelling, both intimate and, yes, orchestrally conceived: the range of dynamics in Forlorne Hope Fancy is especially HIP-less…But the highlight by far is Hancher’s... — More…
