Walker, George
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New. Copland: Symphony No. 3 – Walker: Sinfonia No. 5, 'Visions'
London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano
Pappano and the London Symphony Orchestra do nothing to soften either work's aggressive if contrasting spirit. The LSO sounds, indeed, much like a genuine American orchestra: rhythms are fiercely... —
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Record Review, 6th June 2026, Recording of the Week
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Walker: Antifonys, Lilacs, Sinfonias Nos. 4 & 5
RecommendedLatonia Moore (soprano), Tony F. Silas, Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst
Soprano Latonia Moore imbues the often-atonal melismatic phrases with drama (particularly in the second and final stanza). The balance between soloist and orchestra is impressive throughout. —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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Presto Editor's Choice, November 2022
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Altogether, this is a thoroughly compelling and thoughtprovoking collection of works, delivered with strong emotional commitment and finesse. —
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Grammy Awards, 67th Awards (2025), Nominated - Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
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There are already more transcriptions of Bach’s D minor Toccata and Fugue BWV 565 than you can shake the proverbial stick at, but Humphreys’s version astutely curates more of Bach’s original... —
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2024, Instrumental Choice
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Under the baton of their assistant conductor, Kellen Gray, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra skilfully buckle down to their task. —
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Woods is best known for his advocacy of new and neglected music, so it's a treat to hear him in the familiar territory of the Rachmaninov Sonata. He's joined here by his longtime touring partner... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2026, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. George Walker: Five Sinfonias
RecommendedAaron Goldman, Shana Oshiro, DeMarcus Bolds, Daniel J. Smith, V Savoy McIlwain, Kevin Thompson, National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center, Gianandrea Noseda
Terse exchanges, angular phrasings, fierce dissonances with repeated brass bombardments: these are the Sinfonias’ usual ingredients, speckled with slightly jazzy bass lines and typically tangled... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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Beck’s performances do them proud, bringing together all five pieces in one recording for the first time. Spanning much of the composer’s creative life, from 1953 to 2003, the sonatas offer... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, January 2022
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Uncovered, Vol. 3: Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, William Grant Still & George Walker
RecommendedCatalyst Quartet
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Grammy Awards, 66th Awards (2024), Nominee - Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
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Special offer. Walker: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 2
Alexandre Dossin, University of Oregon Philharmonia, David M. Jacobs
A special highlight is the Piano Concerto, performed with the University of Oregon Philharmonia under David M Jacobs...[Dossin] plays the role of an impassioned storyteller guiding us through... —
