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Elgar: The Longed-for Light
RecommendedElgar's Music in Wartime
Simon Callow (speaker), Simon Callow (speaker) & Susan Gritton (soprano)
BBC Concert Orchestra, John Wilson
Here's a supremely enjoyable Elgar survey centred around a clutch of works composed during the Great War...Throughout, the BBC Concerto Orchestra respond with bright-eyed conviction and commendable... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 5th November 2012
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2013, Editor's Choice
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George Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra: The Forgotten Recordings
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
Szell later re-recorded almost all the repertoire, but it’s fascinating to hear the partnership when their much-vaunted precision was well in progress, if not immaculate...Best of all are Schumann’s... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2021, Historical Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2021, Reissue/Archive Issue of the Month
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Historical
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Ernest Ansermet Conducts Ballet Music
RecommendedLondon Symphony Orchestra, Suisse Romande Orchestra, Ernest Ansermet
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Stravinsky: Music for Solo Piano and Piano and Orchestra
Peter Donohoe (piano)
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, David Atherton
All are superbly crisp and clean, and David Atherton has his Hong Kong orchestra on its toes. Both the Concerto and the Capriccio demonstrate extra energy just when interest might be in danger... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, December 2017
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Vaughan Williams Live, Vol. 2
Bbc Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult
[Job] There is without question an energy and dramatic presence here that is not as evident in the studio recordings. Part of the attraction is the quality of the playing: The BSO strings have... — More…
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Prokofiev Milestones, Volume 1
Lana Trotovšek (violin), Boris Bizjak (violin/flute), Maria Canyigueral (piano)
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Sutherland’s grasp of the musical qualities of each score is impressive. Most notable is the symphonic suite On the Waterfront, which receives a performance of genuine insight. This is worth... — More…
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A delightful showcase of Malcolm Arnold’s many faces, from nimble, childlike joy to intense darkness. The arrangements, many recorded here for the first time, offer plenty to chew on and enjoy... — More…
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Dance!
Igor Stravinsky; Richard Birchall; Caroline Shaw; Cheryl Frances-Hoad; Maurice Ravel
Minerva Piano Trio
This curious programme springs some pleasant surprises. The best is saved till last: David Knotts’s remarkably inventive arrangement of three episodes from Ravel’s ballet Daphnis et Chloé...Bringing... — More…
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The Beecham Collection Volume 22
Alan Civil (horn), Rosina Raisbeck (soprano)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham
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