William Boughton
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Special offer. Philip Cannon; John Addison; Francis Chagrin: British Piano Concertos
RecommendedSimon Callaghan (piano), BBC NOW, William Boughton
Addison’s single-movement Conversation Piece returns us to the carefree and unpretentious mood with which we began. I love the way Callaghan and his colleagues capture the witty, knowing character... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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Special offer. 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... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2020, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Finzi, Bridge & Parry: Works for Strings
Martin Jones (piano)
English String Orchestra, William Boughton
Nimbus's warm-toned, typically resonant sonics capture everything with merciless fidelity ... Sturdy, straight-down-the-line music-making from Boughton and his assembled colleagues. No complaints,... —
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Orchestral Favourites Volume II - Respighi's Ancient Airs & Dances No. 3
English Symphony Orchestra, William Boughton
William Boughton's ... hand-picked players are very good players indeed, lovely in sound and terrific in ensemble. Nimbus provides lush, sweet sonics —
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Special offer. John Metcalf
Catrin Finch (harp), Raphael Wallfisch (cello)
Bulgarian Chamber Orchestra, Orpheus, Cardiff Ardwyn Singers, English Symphony Orchestra, Raicho Christov, Helena Braithwaite, William Boughton
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One only has to sample the excitingly animated account of Holst's 'St. Paul's Suite' (which also has much delicay of feeling), or the ideally paced Warlock 'Capriol Suite' ... to discover the... —
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Special offer. Walton: Symphony No. 2 & Viola Concerto
Roberto Diaz (viola)
New Haven Symphony Orchestra, William Boughton
The Second Symphony is a wonderfully crafted work in which Waltonian electricity is not of such a high voltage as in the First. Nonetheless, William Boughton draws from the New Haven orchestra... —
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Spirit of England II
Martin Jones (piano)
English String Orchestra, English Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, William Boughton
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Special offer. A Portrait of Vaughan Williams
Michael Bochmann (violin), Margaret Campbell (flute), Colin Lilley (flute), Audrey Douglas (harp), Maurice Bourgue (oboe), Susan Lynn (violin), Pierre Joubert (violin), Helen Roberts (viola), Thomas Waddington (cello), Timothy Mirfin, Peter Gritton, Ian Barratt, David Le Monnier, Paul Martin, Jonathan...
