Orchestral, Bennett, R R (composer)
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Sir Richard Rodney Bennett: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1
Colin Currie (marimba)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, John Wilson
Was there anything he couldn’t say musically? No need to answer that, but rejoice in the fact that his friend and champion John Wilson is honouring him in this new series for Chandos…You will... —
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Chandos’s recording is full and rich... The Reflections on a sixteenth century tune is a real discovery that should surely be snapped up by Classic FM audiences. —
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Presto Editor's Choice, March 2019
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Sir Richard Rodney Bennett: Orchestral Works, Vol. 5 - Concerto For Orchestra; Sonnets To Orpheus; Diversions
Jonathan Aasgaard (cello), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, John Wilson
At the heart of the programme sits the major discovery here, a half-hour cello concerto (in all but name) entitled Sonnets to Orpheus..Norwegian cellist Jonathan Aasgaard is a close colleague... —
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Sir Richard Rodney Bennett: Orchestral Works Vol. 4
Michael McHale (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, John Wilson
Part of the success of the concertos performance certainly lies in Michael McHale’s high-energy fingers, confidently shifting between glittering decorations and bravura solo spurts. Meanwhile,... —
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Sir Richard Rodney Bennett: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2
Howard McGill (tenor saxophone), Gordon Rigby (timpani), Scott Dickinson (viola), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, John Wilson
The performances of all these works, under the composer’s friend John Wilson, are exemplary. The players of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra treat Bennett’s melodic lines with just the expressive... —
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Singing of rare distinction, outstanding in its vocal tone. —
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Songbook
Laurence Kilsby (treble), Helen Porter (piano), Carleton Etherington (organ)
The trebles of Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum, Benjamin Nicholas (director)
Throughout, the trebles of the Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum give excellent performances of impressive consistency under the leadership of their director, Benjamin Nicholas. They have an... —
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Love Story: Piano Themes From Cinema’s Golden Age
Valentina Lisitsa (piano)
BBC Concert Orchestra, Christopher Warren-Green, Gavin Sutherland
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