Orchestral, McCabe, J (composer)
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New. John McCabe: Symphonies 2 & 3 and Cello Concerto
Raphael Wallfisch (cello), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Woods
This timely new collection will hopefully draw attention again to [McCabe's] sterling qualities as a composer. No praise can be too high for these splendid performances. —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2026, Editor's Choice
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John McCabe's Fourth Symphony, some half an hour in duration, has something Sibelian about its utterly inevitable, ever-evolving progress. Behind the frequently prodigal surface activity, one... —
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John McCabe: Composer, Pianist, Conductor
John McCabe (piano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, National Youth Orchestra of Scotland, John Snashall
The late John McCabe's superbly articulated piano-playing in his Liszt Fantasy makes the strongest impression. His maverick streak is evident in Tuning, a wry take on the tuning-up process. —
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Organs of Edinburgh
Usher Hall – John Kitchen, St Cuthbert’s Parish Church – Thomas Laing-Reilly, Palmerston Place Church – Andrew Caskie, St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral- Duncan Ferguson, Freemasons’ Hall – Timothy Byram-Wigfield, St Andrew’s & St George’s West Parish Church – Michael Harris, Broughton St Mary’s...
This is a magnificent package, fully befitting its subject...The entire collection is a veritable treasure-trove, a feast for lovers of organ music...Just 2,000 copies of this will ever be published... —
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Commissioned by the Stuttgart Ballet, choreographed by David Bintley, Edward II is McCabe's third ballet score, and draws its story-line from Christopher Marlowe's eponymous drama and the medieval... —
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Singing of rare distinction, outstanding in its vocal tone. —
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Naxos December 2014 New Release Sampler
Andrea Lauren Brown (soprano), Cornel Frey (tenor), Cesare Chiacchiaretta (bandoneon), Yoori Choi (keyboards), Jin Hyung Lim (keyboards), Voytek Proniewicz (violin), Wojciech Waleczek (piano), Kazunori Seo (flute), Makoto Ueno (piano), Junhong Kuang (guitar), Sang Woo Kang (piano), Tom Winpenny (organ),...
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War Memorials: Music for Brass Band
Tredegar Town Band, Cory Band, Ian Porthouse, Philip Harper, Robert Childs
The Tredegar Town Band revels [the Occasional Overture’s] winning combination of nonchalance and bustling virtuosity, its optimistic vision of post-war reconstruction complementing the often... —
