Lambert, C
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What a joy to welcome on CD, a major British ballet score (comparable in appeal to Walton's Façade with which, happily, it's coupled). Constant Lambert's Horoscope is a highly individual score... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Constant Lambert: Piano Concerto
Jonathan Plowright (piano)
English Northern Philharmonia, David Lloyd-Jones
A sparkling centenary showcase for the youthful genius of Constant Lambert. Jonathan Plowright cuts a dash with his scintillating technique, opalescent tone and beguiling range of colour, and... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2005, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Lambert: Pomona, Music for Orchestra, Romeo & Juliet, King Pest
English Chamber Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Norman Del Mar, Barry Wordsworth, Simon Joly
Norman Del Mar's effervescent pairing of Romeoand Juliet (1924-25) and Pomona (1926) ranked high on many an enthusiast's Lyrita wish-list and the first thing to say is that the 30-year-old Kingsway... —
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It's the synchronicity in the playing of the Czech Philharmonic Wind Ensemble that's particularly apparent across the entire collection. In an album named Frisson, you expect lightness and excitement... —
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Mark Bebbington's 85th-birthday tribute to the late Sir Malcolm Arnold starts with his first substantial piano composition, the Piano Sonata in B minor from 1942. After a concise opening movement,... —
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2007, Editor's Choice
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Constant Lambert's Tiresias was commissioned for the Festival of Britain in 1951 and the subject had been preoccupying the composer for over 20 years. In the event, the ailing Lambert struggled... —
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Lambert: Summer’s Last Will and Testament
Sally Burgess (mezzo-soprano) & William Shimell (baritone)
English Northern Philharmonia, David Lloyd-Jones
Nothing short of a triumph. With the bittersweet Aubade héroïque as makeweight, no disc makes a better case for Lambert’s importance —
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Lambert: Piano Concerto & other works
Ian Brown (piano), Philip Langridge (tenor), Nigel Hawthorne (narrator)
The Nash Ensemble, Lionel Friend
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