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Offer, Vaughan Williams & James Macmillan: Oboe Concertos
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Nicholas Daniel (oboe & conductor), Nicholas Daniel (oboe), Nicholas Daniel (cor anglais)
Britten Sinfonia, James MacMillan
[Daniel] tends to let the tempo slacken when the harmonic pulse slows down [on the Vaughan Williams]...it's hard to complain when that leaves more space for his consistently golden tone...MacMillan... — More…
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New, Nocturnal
Jakob Lindberg (lute)
Throughout the SACD Lindberg proves (as if he needed to!) that he is a sympathetic and perceptive interpreter of the lute music of the Renaissance. This is an outstanding, treasure of an album.... — More…
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Britten & Hindemith: Violin Concertos
Arabella Steinbacher (violin)
Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin, Vladimir Jurowski
Steinbacher’s lithe playing, alive to both concertos’ volatilities, is matched by orchestral playing of depth and heart. — More…
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Offer, Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
LSO String Ensemble, Roman Simovic
Clean-heeled athleticism and rhythmic spring — More…
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Weinberg & Britten: Violin Concertos
Linus Roth (violin)
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Mihkel Kütson
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Britten: Serenade for tenor, horn & strings
Mark Padmore (tenor), Stephen Bell (horn)
Britten Sinfonia, Jacqueline Shave (director)
Padmore's singing is very loving indeed, but in places I can't help feeling that it's a case of 'less is more'. The Britten Sinfonia and instrumental soloists are admirably attuned to Padmore's... — More…
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Offer, Britten: The Turn of the Screw
Andrew Kennedy (Prologue, Peter Quint), Sally Matthews (Governess), Michael Clayton-Jolly (Miles), Lucy Hall (Flora), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (Mrs Grose) & Katherine Broderick (Miss Jessel)
London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Farnes
Britten's opera makes its usual harrowing impact...Broderick's darker-toned Miss Jessel contrasts well with [Matthews]...while Catherine Wyn-Rogers's Mrs Grose is faultlessly secure and vivid.... — More…
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Offer, Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66
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Sabina Cvilak (soprano), Ian Bostridge (tenor), Simon Keenlyside (baritone)
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Choir of Eltham College, Gianandrea Noseda
[Noseda] delivers it afresh as a scintillating achievement...Sabina Cvilak's soprano has the focus, though not always the required gravitas, while tenor Ian Bostridge brings a piercing sincerity... — More…
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Offer, Britten: War Requiem
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Heather Harper (soprano). Philip Langridge (tenor), Martyn Hill (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone), Roderick Elms (organ)
London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Choristers of St Paul's Cathedral, Richard Hickox
'Drawing on a disciplined and dedicated response from his London Symphony forces, Hickox masterminds a stirring display (ideally balanced by the Couzens production team) that scales genuine heights... — More…
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66
Christine Brewer (soprano), Anthony Dean Griffey (tenor) & Gerald Finley (baritone)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir & Tiffin Boys’ Choir, Kurt Masur & Neville Creed (conductor chamber orchestra)