Lyrita
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British String Concertos
Lorraine McAslan (violin), Alexander Baillie (cello), Kenneth Sillito (violin), Emanuel Hurwitz (cello), Cecil Aronowitz (viola), Rodney Friend (violin), Raphael Wallfisch (cello), John Georgiadis (violin), Rohan de Saram (cello), Yfrah Neaman (violin), Manoug Parikian (violin), Erich Gruenberg (violin),...
this is an historic collection for all sorts of reasons. These recordings will be listened to for many years to come. The heyday of Lyrita was an extraordinarily rich period for British music... — More…
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There’s a visionary grandeur to [the Rhapsody], a sonata in all but name. In comparison to the restless modality of her Viola Sonata. It’s not only case on a bigger canvas but is also harmonically... — More…
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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... — More…
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Lennox Berkeley: Nelson - Opera in three acts
Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo-soprano), Eiddwen Harrhy (soprano), Brian Rayner Cook (baritone), Philip O'Reilly, David Johnston (tenor), Roger Heath, Mary Thomas (mezzo-soprano), Margaret Kingsley (mezzo-soprano), Richard Angas (bass), Eric Shilling (baritone), Richard Jackson (baritone), Francis Egerton...
Berkeley doesn’t altogether escape [Britten's] musical influence, but there’s an inherent flow to the drama...David Johnston leads a strong British cast, and inhabits the title role with confidence,... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2021, Historical Choice
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Musgrave: Phoenix Rising
Sarah-Jayne Porsmoguer, Tim Thorpe, Daniel Trodden, Simon Callaghan, Hiroaki Takenouchi, Simon Wallfisch, Nathan Vale
William Boughton
At 90, Thea Musgrave is a force of nature, her joy in life and music radiating through her varied, unpredictable works. They share a fresh sense of the dramatic, a quirky way of offsetting unexpected... — More…
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A. Butterworth: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 4
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Butterworth, Christopher Adey, Bryden Thomson
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Holst: The Perfect Fool
Richard Golding, Pamela Bowden, Margaret Neville, John Mitchinson, David Read, BBC Northern Singers, BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra, Charles Groves
Very much a radio adaptation, this 1967 BBC broadcast includes a personable narrator explaining the stage action. Allowing for this and the mono sound, this is a highly engaging production with... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2022, Historical Choice
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Arnold: English & Irish Dances, Scottish & Chamber Dances and Sarabande & Polka
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Malcolm Arnold
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Richard Blackford: Mirror of Perfection; Vision of A Garden
Elizabeth Watts, Roderick Williams, Ilon, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Gadd, the Bach Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra, David Hill
Blackford’s 1996 Mirror of Perfection is a big-boned and breathtaking opener, while the more recent Vision of a Garden – based on Peter Johnstone’s ‘ICU Diaries’ written while in hospital with... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2022, Editor's Choice
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Nicholas Maw: Spring Music; Voices of Memory; Sonata for Solo Violin
Harriet Mackenzie (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, William Boughton
If you aren’t stirred by the panache of his half-hour sonata of solo Violin (1997) I’d suggest a visit to the doctor. Harriet Mackenzie is a most fearless and eloquent executant of this wonderfully... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2020, Editor's Choice
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