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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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Beecham conducts Wagner
Previously unissued recordings
Kirsten Flagstad (soprano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham
Beecham communicated exceptionally well with both Tristan and Flagstad, a relationship here extended into a sensitive and thrilling reading of the Wesendonck songs. Conductor and orchestra are... — More…
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Chopin - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Transcribed for Piano & String Quartet by Bartlomiez Kominek.
Tamami Honma (piano)
Vilnius String Quartet
Stripped of full orchestral accompaniment, the pieces naturally take on a lighter, less forbidding character; fresh air seems to blow through them, freeing them to be both more carefree but... — More…
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[Williams] has a mellow, refined tone, distinctively poetic delivery, and is keenly sensitive to the words. And with Allan’s lively support, he can unleash sufficient vigour in the emotional... — More…
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Joubert: South of the Line
Nicholas Wearne (organ)
Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Choir, Paul Spicer
Joubert’s disturbing anti-war statement South of the Line (1985) is the major work on this powerfully performed disc of the composer’s choral music. — More…
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Parry: Twelve Sets of English Lyrics Volume II
Sarah Fox (soprano), James Gilchrist (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone), Andrew West (piano)
Those who know Parry mainly from the robustly self-assured ‘Jerusalem’ and ‘I Was Glad’ may find the more sophisticated nuances of these songs surprising…Pianist Andrew West supports the singers... — More…
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The Beecham Collection - Sibelius
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham
Beecham's 1937 Fourth is one of the definitive versions, but this 1951 studio broadcast offers clearer sound, despite infuriating rasps from the acetate master, and very similar intensity.... — More…
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K576 stands at the centre of this enormously satisfying third volume of Donohoe’s Mozart cycle….Donohoe invests this music with a real sense of pathos and world-weariness, extracting a wealth... — More…
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I Vow To Thee, My Country
Choral Music by Gustav Holst
Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, Joshua Ryan, Richard Horne, William Vann
Vann’s talent for eliciting intelligent responses to text, and his use of dynamic nuances to clarify meaning, are splendidly evident in the Nunc Dimittis. The 20 singers of the Royal Hospital... — More…
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On This Shining Night: Music For Voice and String Quartet
Roderick Williams (baritone), James Gilchrist (tenor), Sophie Bevan (soprano), Coull Quartet: Roger Coull, Philip Gallaway, Johnathan Barritt, Nicholas Roberts
By far the most interesting interplay between voice and string quartet in this new recital is in Sally Beamish’s five Tree Carols, of which this is the first recording...All told, a cleverly... — More…
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