Rumon Gamba
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New. Mel Bonis: Orchestral Works
RecommendedElizabeth Watts (soprano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Rumon Gamba
Gamba and the BBCSSO perform everything wonderfully well. Trois femmes is gorgeous in its heady immediacy and kaleidoscopic detail...It's an album that adds much to our understanding of Bonis's... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 12th June 2026
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Special offer. Ruth Gipps: Orchestral Works
RecommendedBBC National Orchestra of Wales, Rumon Gamba
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Rumon Gamba give warm- hearted, energetic, well-paced accounts, and their oboist deserves a special accolade. —
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Presto Editor's Choice, September 2018
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Each of this foursome, the bulk from the 1940s, offers pungent and individual delights...Throughout the album the BBC Philharmonic plays with bright colours, a sharp attack and swaggering energy... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2022
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
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Special offer. Gipps: Orchestral Works Vol. 3
RecommendedMartin Owen (horn), BBC Philharmonic, Rumon Gamba
The 1968 Horn Concerto might only last 17 minutes, but the majority of them are action-packed, and Martin Owen’s horn playing, nimble and characterful, is a pleasure in itself. The major piece... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd January 2025
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2025, Orchestral Choice
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Gamba is adept at remaining alert to the changing moods of each piece, whether it be ensuring that things are kept fizzing along nicely in Leevi Madetoja's Comedy Overture, Op. 53, or bringing... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 11th August 2023
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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Casta Diva - Operatic arias transcribed for trumpet
RecommendedMatilda Lloyd (trumpet), Britten Sinfonia, Rumon Gamba
The flawless tone, purity of line and dynamic subtlety she coaxes from her instrument are shown off to particularly impressive effect in Arban's set of variations from Norma...Overall, this... —
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2023, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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Special offer. Malcolm Arnold Overtures
RecommendedKathy Jones (principal vacuum cleaner), Helena Miles (sub principal vacuum cleaner), Chris Hoyle (section vacuum cleaner), Fiona Macintosh (principal floor polisher)
BBC Philharmonic, Rumon Gamba
Arnold's genius was particularly suited to smallscale orchestral works, and every one of these examples shows his orchestral personality at its exuberant best. Beckus the Dandipratt came first,... —
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Special offer. Ruth Gipps: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4 - Violin Concerto; Symphony No. 5; Leviathan
RecommendedCharlie Lovell-Jones (violin), Bill Anderson (double-bassoon), BBC Philharmonic Rumon Gamba
The BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Rumon Gamba, easily tap into the music’s vigour, colour and lyricism. —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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The name may not be so familiar and neither are some of the film titles, but the music speaks volumes for the talent of composer Gerard Schurmann…The orchestral flavours here – wild, romantic,... —
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2019, Screen Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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