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Concertos, Bax (composer)
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Special offer. Sir Arnold Bax: Four Orchestral Pieces & Phantasy
RecommendedPhilip Dukes (viola)
BBC Philharmonic, Sir Andrew Davis
Dukes deliver the Phantasy's solo part with a forthright energy that seems to thwart loveliness of tone. In every other department these performances could hardly be finer. The orchestral playing... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 1st September 2014
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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The Romantic Piano Concerto 81 - Rubbra & Bliss
Piers Lane (piano), The Orchestra Now, Leon Botstein
Rubbra’s Piano Concerto in G major is something special…Piers Lane’s solo playing throughout is a phenomenon of tireless technical strength, always beautifully aligned to each work’s different... —
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Special offer. British Violin Concertos
Lydia Mordkovitch (violin)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, City of London Sinfonia, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Bryden Thomson, Richard Hickox
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Voyage of a sea-god
Laurence Perkins (bassoon), Michael Hancock (piano), Amy Thompson (bassoon), Matthew Kitteringham (bassoon), Catriona McDermid (bassoon), Eira Lynn Jones (harp), Susie Mészáros (viola), Michael Escreet (double bass), Carducci Quartet, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, William Goodchild
It’s an extensive programme, encompassing a variety of styles and forces ranging from bassoon solo to small orchestral ensembles. There are some real treats, such as Bantock’s splendidly imaginative... —
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Special offer. British Cello Concertos
Raphael Wallfisch (cello)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Vernon Handley, Bryden Thomson, Norman Del Mar
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Special offer. Bax - Orchestral Works Volume 1
Lydia Mordkovitch (violin), Elizabeth Wallfisch (cello), Margaret Fingerhut (piano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bryden Thomson
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Special offer. Bax: In Memoriam
Margaret Fingerhut (piano), Jean Rigby (mezzo)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley
The glorious tune that dominates the 1916 tone-poem In Memoriam will be familiar to many Bax enthusiasts from its use in his 1948 film score for David Lean's Oliver Twist, and to hear it in... —
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Vaughan Williams, Finzi & Holst
RecommendedCecil Aronowitz (viola), Ian Partridge (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), John Westbrook (speaker), John Eaton (treble), Nigel Perrin (alto), Robin Doveton (tenor), David van Asch (bass), Wilfred Brown (tenor), Philip Langridge (tenor), Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano), Philip Fowke (piano),...
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Building a Library, June 2018, Also Recommended
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Harriet Cohen: Complete Solo Studio Recordings
The Matthay School Volume 2
Harriet Cohen (piano)
Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Henry Wood, Walter Susskind, Muir Mathieson, Hubert Bath
