Howard Shelley
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Alice Mary Smith - Symphonies
RecommendedAngela Malsbury (clarinet)
London Mozart Players, Howard Shelley
Mendelssohn is clearly the guiding spirit here. But in movements like the delightfully capricious scherzo of the C minor Symphony, and in some of the striking modulations in the outer movements... — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony
RecommendedHoward Shelley (piano), Valérie Hartmann-Claverie (ondes-martenot)
BBC Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier
a number of excellent accounts exist. For me, the balance tips in favour of Tortelier and the BBC Philharmonic for the light-hearted abandon that they bring to movements 5 and 10. — More…
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Building a Library, May 2002, First Choice
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Cyril Scott - Orchestral Works Volume 1
Howard Shelley (piano)
BBC Philharmonic, Huddersfield Choral Society, Martyn Brabbins
this release represents a remarkable discovery in 20th-century British music: excellent recording, too. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2004, Editor's Choice
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The variety of moods in these miscellanea, lovingly performed by the Ulster Orchestra and Howard Shelley in congenial sound, is one of its most attractive features…And the most winning work?... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 16th August 2019
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Doreen Carwithen: Piano Concerto, Bishop Rock, ODTAA, Suffolk Suite
Howard Shelley (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox
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Balakirev: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2, Piano Concerto & other orchestral works
Howard Shelley (piano)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Vassily Sinaisky
Altogether the Chandos set offers a good introduction to Balakirev's orchestral work… — More…
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Delius's piano writing isn't that of a natural virtuoso, but here Shelley transforms it with some really sensitive phrasing and an ability to make the patterns of the figuration sound idiomatic...Davis... — More…
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Bridge: Orchestral Works, Volumes 1-6
The Collector's Edition
Howard Shelley (piano), Alban Gerhardt (cello), Roderick Williams (baritone), Philip Langridge (tenor), Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC National Chorus of Wales, Richard Hickox
Listening to this comprehensive Chandos set, Bridge’s position as a shadowy transitional figure comes into sharper focus, the early Edwardiana yielding to a much more sharply defined mature... — More…
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Goossens - Orchestral Works Volume 1
Howard Shelley (piano)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox
The performances make a feisty and persuasive case for both works, with Howard Shelley savouring the incisive brilliance of the Concerto's solo part. And in his last recording before his death... — More…
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Howard Shelley and his skilled orchestra are attentive to the music’s lyrical charm and colourful wind scoring — More…
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Building a Library, November 2009, Highly Recommended
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