Michael Seal
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Adrian Sutton: Violin Concerto and other works
Fenella Humphreys (violin), BBC Philharmonic, Michael Seal
Sutton’s natural métier is the theatre, and even the Violin Concerto has an external programme which concerns a seagull and its appearance around various coastlines...Sutton was himself a violinist,... —
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2024, Orchestral Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2025, Winner - Premiere
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Special offer. Dani Howard: Orchestral Works
RecommendedPeter Moore (trombone), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Seal, Pablo Urbina
A confident, often brilliant command of the orchestra animates all the works selected for her debut album...From the outset, each piece seizes the initiative and does not let go. —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024, Shortlisted - New Work (Trombone Concerto)
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Special offer. Bliss: Miracle in the Gorbals & Metamorphic Variations
RecommendedBBC Philharmonic, Michael Seal
Seal is strong on atmosphere, distilling an unmistakable air of lurking menace in the shadowy Overture, where the dockside tenements of the Gorbals area in Glasgow are depicted. —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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Nino Rota: War and Peace; Castel Del Monte; Orchestra Rehearsal; Harp Concerto; Concerto For Strings
Esther Peristerakis (harp), Marcel Sobol (horn), WDR Funkhausorchester Köln, Felix Bender, Michael Seal
From the big-boned War and Peace suite to the refinement of the lyrical Harp Concerto, this makes an excellent introduction to Rota’s various talents as a composer. His 1967 Concerto for Strings,... —
