Chamber, Holloway, R (composer)
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War Memorials: Music for Brass Band
Tredegar Town Band, Cory Band, Ian Porthouse, Philip Harper, Robert Childs
The Tredegar Town Band revels [the Occasional Overture’s] winning combination of nonchalance and bustling virtuosity, its optimistic vision of post-war reconstruction complementing the often... —
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Holloway paints an engaging picture with this pair of trios and a sonata; the storybook-like trio for clarinet, viola and piano is the charming highlight. —
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Sea Eagle (works for horn)
Richard Watkins (horn), Mark Padmore (tenor) & Huw Watkins (piano), Paul Watkins (cello) & Huw Watkins (piano), Laura Samuel (violin) & Huw Watkins (piano), Paul Watkins (cello)
The Nash Ensemble
The quality of the works on offer here should make this release appeal well beyond the ranks of new music aficionados; and the near-flawless performances provide their own recommendation...[Watkins's]... —
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Robin Holloway: The Lovers' Well
Clare Lloyd-Griffiths (soprano), Kate Symonds-Joy (mezzo-soprano), James Robinson (tenor), Simon Wallfisch (baritone), William Vann (piano), Edward Rushton (piano)
Like Britten, Holloway is an eclectic harvester of texts with a connoisseur’s nose for those where music can ‘add value’. Mezzo Kate Symonds-Joy makes a compelling case for A Medley of Nursery... —
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Vrabec’s detailed and committed performances here do [the composers] proud...In all, an unusual and enjoyable programme. —
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Pastures New - Sampler
William Howard (piano), Alexander Baillie (cello), Andrew Ball (piano), Mary Wiegold (soprano), Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Noriko Kawai (piano), Jane Manning (soprano), Peter Serkin (piano), Martin Robertson (saxophone), Christopher van Kampen (cello), Peter Pears (tenor), BBC Symphony Orchestra,...
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Naxos October 2014 New Release Sampler
Alexander Vinogradov (bass), Jiaxin Lloyd Webber (cello), Julian Lloyd Webber (cello), Orion Weiss (piano), Johannes Möller (guitar), Laura Fraticelli (guitar), Mateusz Borowiak (piano), Alessandro Marangoni (piano), John Lill (piano), Leslie Howard (piano), Mark Bebbington (piano)
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With violinist Isabelle van Keulen and clarinettist Michael Collins spearheading the players, it ’s unsurprising that the performance [of the Ferguson Octet] as a whole is something of a revelation. —
Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2024, Chamber Choice
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