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Birtwistle: Punch and Judy
RecommendedStephen Roberts, Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Jan DeGaetani, Philip Langridge, David Wilson- Johnson & John Tomlinson
London Sinfonietta, David Atherton
It's almost 40 years since the 1968 premiere of Punch and Judy, celebrated in legend as a rude gesture in the face of Aldeburgh primness, and with hindsight as one of the finest achievements... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1980, Winner - Contemporary
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This is, finally, the memorial that all of us who were admirers of Steve Martland’s music have been waiting for…Anyone interested in the variety of British music of the 20th century should explore... — More…
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Sunday Times, 2015, Albums of the Year
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2015, Re-issue of the Month
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Birtwistle: Gawain
RecommendedMarie Angel (Morgan le Fay), Anne Howells (Lady de Hautdesert), Francois Le Roux (Gawain), John Tomlinson (The Green Knight/Bertilak de Hautdesert), Penelope Walmsley-Clark (Guinevere), Richard Greager (Arthur), Omar Ebrahim (The Fool), Alan Ewing (Agravain), John Marsden (Ywain), Kevin Smith (Bishop...
Tomlinson pulls off the feat magnificently. There's a deep, grainy quality to his voice that catches the sorrow and cynicism of the Green Knight perfectly...Another strength of this recording... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1996, Winner - Contemporary
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Birtwistle: The Mask of Orpheus
RecommendedBBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Singers, Andrew Davis and Martyn Brabbins
Birtwistle's opera is about the Orpheus myth, but the familiar story has been fragmented. Each of the principal characters is represented by two singers and a (silent) dancer, and much of what... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1998, Winner - Contemporary
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Ferneyhough: Shadowtime
Nicolas Hodges (narrator), Mats Scheidegger (guitar)
Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart, Nieuw Ensemble, Jurjen Hempel
Bernstein's text makes oblique manoeuvres round the themes of Benjamin's work, and Ferneyhough sets them to complex yet frequently beautiful music, a mixture of tough and tender modernism — More…
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Roger Smalley - Poles Apart & other chamber works
Douglas Finch (piano)
Continuum Ensemble, Philip Headlam
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Britten on Film
Simon Russell Beale (narrator) & Mary Carewe (soprano)
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus & Choir of King
Edwards’ Boys School, Birmingham, Martyn Brabbins
Britten's short period with the GPO Film Unit and other similar organisations proved to be key training for his musico-dramatic skills. The performances, by the BCMG and assorted choirs and... — More…
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Tansy Davies: Spine
Simon Haram (saxophone), Samuel Boden (tenor) & Huw Watkins (piano), Joby Burgess (percussion), Darragh Morgan (violin), Huw Watkins (piano)
BCMG, Concordia, Azalea, Christopher Austin
The performances are as authoritative as expected from the calibre of soloists and ensembles involved, not least Samuel Boden and Huw Watkins in the two songs after Nick Drake. — More…
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Helen Grime: Night Songs
Lynsey Marsh (clarinet)
Hallé & Hallé Soloists, Sir Mark Elder & Jamie Phillips
The performances are a tribute to the dedication of Hallé players, whether in orchestral or ensemble guise, and have all been recorded with the spaciousness and immediacy which this music needs. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2014, Editor's Choice
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