Orchestral, Berkeley, L (composer)
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English Music For Strings
RecommendedBritten, Bliss, Bridge, Berkeley
Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
Here in [the Bridge Lament] is a prime example of the heartfelt precision and beauty of tone that typifies John Wilson’s Sinfonia of London. There’s plenty of heart, too, in their superlative... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Critics' Choice 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2021, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th January 2021
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Orchestral
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2021
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Sunday Times, 10 Best Classical Albums of 2021
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Special offer. Ralph Vaughan Williams; Lennox Berkeley; Peter Warlock: Colourise
RecommendedRoderick Williams (baritone), Andrew Staples (tenor), Elena Urioste (violin), London Choral Sinfonia, Michael Waldron
The Songs come in a version for string orchestra and piano, stripped down (by VW himself) from the full orchestral version used at the work’s premiere. The gain in intimacy is palpable in Michael... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, July 2022
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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New. Quiet Summer Evening - British Light Classics
Peter Cigleris (clarinet), Sarah Watts, Alexei Watkins, Michael Mace, Chamber Ensemble of London, Peter Fisher
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Themes & Variations
Three sets of variations - two previously unrecorded - with contributions from 19 British composers ranging from William Walton to Judith Weir
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jac van Steen
This fascinating disc... offers a snapshot of British musical tastes over the last 50 years —
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Special offer. British Symphonies
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Braithwaite, Vernon Handley, Adrian Boult, Myer Fredman, Norman Del Mar, John Pritchard, Lennox Berkeley, William Alwyn, Josef Krips
this is a very significant release which really deserves to be snapped up by everyone, not least those who still cling to the discredited belief that when it comes to composing symphonies, Britain... —
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Special offer. Berkeley - Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Norman Del Mar, Nicholas Braithwaite
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2007, Re-issue of the Month
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British Composers: A Celebration
RecommendedRichard Rodney Bennett (piano), Ian Hare (piano), Robert Tear (vocals), Sir Andrew Davis (piano), Bruce Russell (vocals), Richard Lewis (vocals), Monica Sinclair (vocals), Lewis Thomas (vocals), Geoffrey Walls (baritone), John Hauxwell (bass-baritone), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Wilfred Brown...
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Building a Library, June 2018, Also Recommended
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Dennis Brain: The Horn Player
RecommendedDennis Brain (horn), Colin Horsley (piano), Manoug Parikian (violin), Neill Sanders (horn), Dennis Brain Ensemble, Gerald Moore (piano), Denis Matthews (piano)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Dennis Brain Wind Ensemble, Morley College Symphony Orchestra, London Baroque Ensemble, Herbert von Karajan,...
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Building a Library, December 2020, Recommended Historical Recording
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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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The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings
Yehudi Menuhin (violin, narrator, viola), Abraham Makarov (piano), Stéphane Grappelli (violin, piano), Alan Clare (piano), Chris Karan (drums), Lennie Bush (double bass), Ken Baldock (double bass), Tony Crombie (drums), Ike Issacs (guitar), Ronnie Verrell (drums), Max Harris (piano), Jan Blok (guitar),...
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