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Alsop and her Bournemouth band capture [On the Waterfront] as surely and atmospherically as they do the glitzy exuberance of On the Town...it reeks of adrenaline, and brutal oppression...It... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2003, Disc of the Month
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Bernstein: Symphony No. 3 ‘Kaddish’
Claire Bloom (narrator), Kelley Nassief (soprano 1), Paulo Mestre (countertenor)
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, The Maryland State Boychoir, The Washington Chorus, The São Paulo Symphony Choir, Members of The São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop
Claire Bloom delivers [Kaddish] in a calm, inward manner, as if at prayer, without the fierce anger generated on Bernstein's first recording…despite assured, purposeful contributions by the... — More…
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Weinberg: Symphony No. 6
St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Glinka Choral College Boys’ Choir, Vladimir Lande
No possible reason to hesitate...you will find much to reward you here — More…
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Weinberg: Symphony No. 8 ‘Polish Flowers’, Op. 83
Rafał Bartmiński (tenor), Magdalena Dobrowolska (soprano) & Ewa Marciniec (alto)
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, Antoni Wit
Inevitably the mood of much of the music is oppressive and troubled...Weinberg deploys his large forces sparingly and with great textural variety...It was a masterstroke on the part of Naxos... — More…
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Poston: Carols & Anthems
Ciaran Yeo, Oliver Morrell, Roger Mullis (narrator), Alisha Ardeshna (narrator), Oliver Martin-Smith, Nina Vinther, Isabelle Blain, Alexandra McPhee, Selma Klemming, Tom Winpenny (organ)
St. Albans Cathedral Girls Choir, Lay Clerks of St. Albans Cathedral Choir, Tom Winpenny
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Leighton - Sacred Choral Music
Christopher Whitton (organ), Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet), James Oxley (tenor)
Choir of St. John’s College Cambridge, Christopher Robinson
Our reviewer summed up: 'In this business of record-reviewing I find, on the positive side, music and performances I like, more that I admire, some that I love, but not much that evokes affirmation... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2004, Editor's Choice
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Mathias: Choral Music - A May Magnificat; Learsongs; Riddles
St John's Voices, The Gentlemen of St John's, Graham Walker
Everything here is sung with freshness, security and rhythmic energy, and only at the biggest climaxes does one miss an ideal fullness of sound…the soloists [in Riddles] are from the main Choir... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2020
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A musically worthy representation of a score that certainly does not deserve the total lack of recognition it has achieved thus far — More…
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Georgy Sviridov: Russia Adrift - Song Cycle
Mila Shkirtil (mezzo-soprano), Nikolay Mazhara (piano), Sergey Voloshchuk (french horn)
St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Rimsky-Korsakov Music College Female Choir & St Petersburg Radio & Television Boys’ Choir, Yuri Serov
I am delighted to come across this recording of an arrangement by Leonid Rezetdinov for mezzo-soprano and orchestra. It’s just as powerful as the original version: Mila Shkirtil has an expressive... — More…
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The First Nowell - Christmas Carols Through the Ages
The Edison Singers, Matthew Larkin, Noel Edison
Plenty of old favourites here (Tomorrow Shall Be MyDancing Day) plus more recent big-hitters such as Eric Whitacre’s Lux Aurumque, a masterclass in steadily building atmosphere. Crisp, clear... — More…
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