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Parry: Judith RecommendedSarah Fox (soprano), Kathryn Rudge (mezzo-soprano), Toby Spence (tenor), Henry Waddington (bass-baritone)
Crouch End Festival Chorus, London Mozart Players, William Vann
On the evidence of these CDs, conductor William Vann totally believes in this piece; he offers a compelling reading, drawing from the excellent Crouch End Festival Chorus and LMP (all of whom... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 21st February 2020
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Record Review, 7th March 2020, Record of the Week
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2020, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2020, Shortlisted - Choral
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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Offer, Parry: Scenes from Shelley's 'Prometheus Unbound' Sarah Fox (soprano), Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), David Butt Philip (tenor), Neal Davies (baritone), Crouch End Festival Chorus, London Mozart Players, William Vann
Worthy and welcome as earlier recordings are, they pale in energy, in precision and conviction beside the performances here. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2023, Recording of the Month
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Sounds and Sweet Airs - A Shakespeare Songbook Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Roderick Williams (baritone), Joseph Middleton (piano)
These are first-rate performances, but perhaps what’s most appealing about the programme is that not all the music is...Setting masterpieces alongside also-rans makes for a fascinating dialogue,... — More…
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If IKEA were to make a cello, this would be it…Sow how does it sound? In Steven Isserlis’s hands, remarkably fine – though he only uses it for a handful of evocative miniatures…On Isserlis’s... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2018, Chamber Choice
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English Hymn Anthems
Alison Balsom (trumpet)
The Choir Of King’s College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
The King's performance [of the Parry] is predictably idiomatic, if a touch carefully preened and respectful...[Ireland's] is a more explicitly dramatic setting, and the singers seem to relish... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2015, Editor's Choice
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If not the slickest of ensembles, the Argovia Philharmonic is never less than characterful and engaging here under its former principal conductor Douglas Bostock. Perhaps surprisingly, Parry’s... — More…
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Hear My Words: Choral Classics from St John’s Timothy Ravalde (organ), Timothy Ravalde (organ) & Helen Scarbrough (cor anglais), Timothy Ravalde (organ) & Graham Walker (cello)
Choir of St John’s College, Andrew Nethsingha
the poised, sentient performance of Allegri's famous Miserere opening the disc bespeaks dedicated preparation, both technical and spiritual. I like the spatial variegations drawn by [Andrew Nethsinga]...and... — More…
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