Browse: Concertos, MacMillan (composer)
This page lists all classical by James MacMillan (b.1959), in genre: Concertos.
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Vaughan Williams & James Macmillan: Oboe Concertos
RecommendedNicholas 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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BBC Music Magazine, August 2015, Concerto Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2015, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2016, Contemporary Winner
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MacMillan: Symphony No. 4 & Viola Concerto Lawrence Power (viola)
BBC Philharmonic, Martyn Brabbins
MacMillan’s Fourth is notable for its curious use of colour and texture…In some ways, the Viola concerto is similar in character and style to the Fourth Symphony and the pairing works well here.... — More…
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MacMillan: Violin Concerto & Symphony No. 4
World Premiere Recordings
Vadim Repin (violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles
Donald Runnicles and his BBC forces navigate the arresting work’s excitement and beauties with fearless panache. — More…
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Alison Balsom: Seraph
RecommendedAlison Balsom (trumpet)
Scottish Ensemble, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Renes
Seraph may not quite be another Veni, Veni Emmanuel...But it's still very enjoyable, from the Haydn-tinged jollity of the first movement, through a mysterious and lyrical slow movement to the... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th February 2012
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2012, Editor's Choice
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Horizon 8
Jörgen van Rijen (trombone), Félix Dervaux (horn), Evez Abdulla (baritone)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Choir, Iván Fischer, Ryan Wigglesworth, Martyn Brabbins
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Marin Alsop conducts MacMillan, Adès and Higdon
RecommendedColin Currie (percussion)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Marin Alsop
…a moving, compelling performance, and coupled with strong accounts of the phenomenal Adès Chamber Symphony… and Jennifer Higdon's essentially old-fashioned but well-wrought Percussion Concerto,... — More…
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Grammy Awards, 52nd Awards (2009), Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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James MacMillan - Concertos John Wallace (trumpet), John Cushing (clarinet)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Alexander Lazarev
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Caprices and Laments Maximiliano Martín (clarinet), Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife, Lucas Macias Navarro
There are beautiful moments of light and shade in these sparkling performances by the Tenerife musicians. Martín’s expressive virtuosity is the set’s glowing heart. — More…
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Berio, MacMillan, Verbey: Trombone Concertos
Jörgen van Rijen (trombone)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Iván Fischer, Markus Stenz and Ed Spanjaard
Trombonist Jörgen van Rijen is a force to be reckoned with – his scintillating playing brings these three thrilling modern concertos to life. The Royal Concertgebouw is on superb form. — More…
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Nicola Benedetti plays Mendelssohn, MacMillan & Mozart
Nicola Benedetti (violin)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields, James MacMillan
Sparkling, poetic playing that confirms Benedetti's formidable talent. From Ayrshire, written for her by MacMillan… prompts Benedetti to some passionate playing, inspired by melodic lines geared... — More…
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