Chandos
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Imai's approach is slightly cool and measured, lacking the last degree of rhythmic excitement. But the lyrical passages are lovely. —
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Elgar: The Kingdom
Roderick Elms (organ), Margaret Marshall (soprano), Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano), Arthur Davies (tenor) & David Wilson-Johnson (bass)
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Richard Hickox
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Bavouzet establishes his credentials immediately with a gripping account of Horowitz’s ‘edition’ of the Third Sonata, which climaxes in a moto perpetuo finale that the Frenchman somehow manages... —
Awards:
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Presto Editor's Choice, February 2019
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The Tannhauser excerpt...really begins to boil in the infamous ballet music, giving the sonorous RSNO brass something they can finally tuck into with relish —
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Smyth: Serenade in D & Concerto for violin, horn & orchestra
Sophie Langdon (violin), Richard Watkins (horn)
BBC Philharmonic, Odaline de la Martinez
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Rubbra: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 8 and Ode to the Queen
Susan Bickley (mezzo-soprano)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox
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Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius & Parry: Blest Pair of Sirens & I was glad
Roderick Elms (organ), Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano), Arthur Davies (tenor), Gwynne Howell (bass)
London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox
Much of [Davies's] singing, especially in Part I, is full-throated, almost Italianate and he has all the vocal heft you could wish for...Howell is an imposing vocal presence...The choral singing... —
