Orchestral, Overtures, Ireland (composer)
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John Wilson’s expertise in this repertoire secures crisp, mint-condition performances whenever the music allows. —
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2022
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Lovely playing. A classic performance of Tintagel (unlikely ever to be surpassed) and a deeply moving interpretation of A Song of Summer. —
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Assembled from three of Boult's four Lyrita LPs devoted to Ireland, this generous programme launches with the red-blooded symphonic prelude Tritons (a student offering from 1899). Boult and... —
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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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Elgar - The Fringes of the Fleet
RecommendedRoderick Williams (solo baritone), Nicholas Lester, Duncan Rock, Laurence Meikle (baritones)
Guildford Philharmonic, Tom Higgins
The admirable Roderick Williams is entrusted with the lion's share of duties and he is ably abetted by his three vocal colleagues; the Guildford PO, too, is on its toes under Tom Higgins's watchful... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 9th November 2009
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Special offer. Boult conducts Ireland
Eric Parkin (piano) & John Carol Case (baritone)
London Philharmonic Orchestra & London Philharmonic Choir, Sir Adrian Boult
it is well sung and played and a good deal of the impact of the writing comes through. The music itself is melodic, spacious in phrase and reaily enjoyable at its face value. The performance... —
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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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John Ireland 70th Birthday Concert
Recorded by the BBC live at the Royal Albert Hall, London on 10 September 1949
Eileen Joyce (piano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult
At times the sound calls for a fair degree of tolerance but the ear quickly adjusts - and the actual music-making is a delight. A London Overture in particular evinces an entrancing flexibility,... —
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Restored to Glory
Released to celebrate the re-opening of Birmingham Town Hall and the restoration of its historic William Hill organ, international virtuoso and Birmingham City Organist Thomas Trotter presents a new recording of dazzling organ showpieces
Thomas Trotter (organ)
After some deliciously un-PC Handel, Trotter displays the kind of footwork that would have made Fred Astaire envious in Thalben-Ball's virtuoso Paganini Variations for pedals alone. …in GT-B's... —
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Moeran: Sketches for Symphony No. 2
Recorded at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 21-22 June & 2 August 2011
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Martin Yates
If this is not quite a resurrection like Anthony Payne's of Elgar's Third Symphony, it was still worth doing, and adds to our knowledge of the struggle against adversity that's enshrined in... —
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