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Michael Tippett: A Child of Our Time RecommendedPumeza Matshikiza (soprano), Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo), Joshua Stewart (tenor), Ashley Riches (bass-baritone)
BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Andrew Davis
Its greatest glory is perhaps the powerfully galvanised singing of the well-focused BBC Symphony Chorus – a broad spectrum of visceral expression across a huge dynamic range with every word... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd May 2024
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Rubbra: Symphony No. 9, Op. 140 'Sinfonia Sacra', etc.
RecommendedLynne Dawson (soprano), Della Jones (contralto), Stephen Roberts (bass)
BBC National Chorus & Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox
The Ninth (1973) is Rubbra's most visionary utterance, and its stature has so far gone unrecognised.
(This is its only recording.) Its subtitle, Sinfoniasacra, gives a good idea of its character.... — More…Awards:
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Despite its monumental aspect the Sinfonia mistica is essentially a personal, intimate work, and it gets a moving performance here, Richard Hickox judging to a nicety the various movements'... — More…
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Bernard Herrmann: Moby Dick & Sinfonietta for Strings
Richard Edgar-Wilson (tenor) & David Wilson-Johnson (baritone)
Danish National Symphony Orchestra and Choir, Michael Schønwandt
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2011, Editor's Choice
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Golden Oldies – More Favourite Encores
Brodsky Quartet (string quartet), Laura van der Heijden, Julian Jacobson
The result – lovingly presented and played with consummate finesse – is like a selection box of handmade musical confectionery. What strikes you first is the seriousness and craft with which... — More…
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Reich: Three Movements & The Desert Music
Chorus sine nomine & Tonkünstler-Orchester, Niederösterreich, Kristjan Järvi
Järvi sets a new benchmark. These powerful readings infuse Reich's New York vigour with loose-limbed elegance, yet give a menacing edge to the pulsating rhythms and dynamics. Järvi does full... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2012, Choral Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2011, Choral & Song Choice
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Petrassi: Magnificat & Psalm IX
Sabina Cvilak (soprano)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Regio, Torino, Gianandrea Noseda
[Cvilak] sounds sweet, warm and electrifying when required, and Noseda directs his Turin forces with authority and understanding of these powerful works. I hope Chandos will give us more Petrassi... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2014, Choral Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2013, Choral & Song Choice
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Rubbra: Inscape, Op. 122, etc.
RecommendedStephen Varcoe (baritone)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox
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On Christmas Night
RecommendedCarols from St John’s College, Cambridge
John Challenger (organ)
The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha
The collective vocal heft of the ensemble's young choral scholars remains a potent weapon under Andrew Nethsinga's direction. He's a man of musical refinement, however, one ready and able to... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 5th December 2011
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