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It's hard to imagine more persuasive advocacy for Ireland's Concertino pastorale, The Holy Boy and the Minuet and Elegy from A Downland Suite, with Boult drawing a radiant response from the... —
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There is more to Holst than just The Planets and, from the 1970s, Lyrita led the way in showing us his orchestral range...As with other records in this Lyrita series, the first-class analogue... —
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William Sterndale Bennett: Complete Piano Concertos
Malcolm Binns (piano), Simon Callaghan (piano), Hiroaki Takenouchi (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia, Nicholas Braithwaite, Martin Yates
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The present two symphonies make for a pointed contrast in all respects. The Sixth (1956) is the shortest of the cycle…the much larger Seventh could hardly be more different…The work gave rise... —
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Stanford: Te Deum & Elegiac Ode
BBC National Chorus of Wales, Rhian Lois, Adrian Partington, Alessandro Fisher (tenor), Morgan Pearse, Samantha Price, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
The Welsh forces here give us a majestic, highly charged account of Stanford’s celebratory score which, over its span of three-quarters of an hour, encapsulates the self-confidence of the Victorian... —
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This enterprising programme of British cello sonatas encompasses a mixed bag of styles from the tonal writing of Armstrong Gibbs, which hints at Fauré, to the ethereal, impressionistic style... —
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Musgrave: Mary, Queen of Scots
Carlos Serrano, Jake Gardner, Ashley Putnam, Francesco Sorianello, Robert Randolph, Pietro Pozzo, Barry Busse, Gloria Capone, Nancy Boling, Ann Scholten, Pamela Scott, Jon Garrison, Kenneth Bell, Ashely Putnam
Peter Mark
Mary is a role fit for any prima donna. Ashley Putnam is magnetically convincing, maintaining strength throughout, yet never missing the Queen’s vulnerability, and soaring through the devastating... —
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Grace Williams: Missa Cambrensis
April Fredrick (soprano), Angharad Lyddon (mezzo-soprano), Robert Murray (tenor), Paul Carey Jones (bass-baritone), Dr Rowan Willliams (narrator),
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC National Chorus of Wales, Côr Heol y March, Adrian Partington
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Chamber Music of William Busch
Simon Callaghan (piano), Michael Trainor (violin), Zahra Benyounes (viola), Jessie Ann Richardson (cello), Ashok Klouda (cello)
Cellist Ashok Klouda with his warm tone is the biggest beneficiary here, though the contributions of every musician – certainly including pianist Simon Callaghan, the album’s producer – help... —
