Concertos, MacMillan (composer)
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MacMillan: Symphony No. 4 & Viola Concerto
Lawrence Power (viola), BBC Philharmonic, Martyn Brabbins
MacMillan’s Fourth is notable for its curious use of colour and texture…In some ways, the Viola concerto is similar in character and style to the Fourth Symphony and the pairing works well here.... —
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Vaughan Williams & James Macmillan: Oboe Concertos
RecommendedNicholas Daniel (oboe & conductor), Nicholas Daniel (oboe), Nicholas Daniel (cor anglais)
Britten Sinfonia, James MacMillan
[Daniel] tends to let the tempo slacken when the harmonic pulse slows down [on the Vaughan Williams]...it's hard to complain when that leaves more space for his consistently golden tone...MacMillan... —
Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2015, Concerto Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2015, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2016, Contemporary Winner
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Marin Alsop conducts MacMillan, Adès and Higdon
RecommendedColin Currie (percussion)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Marin Alsop
…a moving, compelling performance, and coupled with strong accounts of the phenomenal Adès Chamber Symphony… and Jennifer Higdon's essentially old-fashioned but well-wrought Percussion Concerto,... —
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Grammy Awards, 52nd Awards (2009), Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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Alison Balsom: Seraph
RecommendedAlison Balsom (trumpet)
Scottish Ensemble, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Renes
Seraph may not quite be another Veni, Veni Emmanuel...But it's still very enjoyable, from the Haydn-tinged jollity of the first movement, through a mysterious and lyrical slow movement to the... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th February 2012
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2012, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. MacMillan: Violin Concerto & Symphony No. 4
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Vadim Repin (violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles
Donald Runnicles and his BBC forces navigate the arresting work’s excitement and beauties with fearless panache. —
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Special offer. James MacMillan - Concertos
John Wallace (trumpet), John Cushing (clarinet)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Alexander Lazarev
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Special offer. Macmillan: The World's Ransoming
Christine Pendrill (cor anglais)
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis
Sir Colin Davis and the LSO bring out the mainstream qualities of James MacMillan's orchestral music. With such assured playing, you're more conscious than ever of the ways in which both these... —
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Special offer. MacMillan: Piano Concerto No. 2 & A Scotch Bestiary
Wayne Marshall (piano, organ)
BBC Philharmonic
James MacMillan's A Scotch Bestiary is 'motivated by the great American cartoon makers who represented human characters in animal form,' says the composer, and is 'inspired by human archetypes... —
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50 Minimalist Classics
Joby Burgess, Lara James, Daniella Ganeva, Ulrich Heinen, Soumik Datta, Claire Jones, Llŷr Williams, Sally Pryce, Tamsin Waley-Cohen, Iain Burnside, Ailish Tynan, Jeremy Young, Julian Bliss, Christoph Denoth, The Zoo Duet, The Smith Quartet, Gareth Lubbe, Matthew Barley, City of Birmingham Symphony...
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Nicola Benedetti plays Mendelssohn, MacMillan & Mozart
Nicola Benedetti (violin)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields, James MacMillan
Sparkling, poetic playing that confirms Benedetti's formidable talent. From Ayrshire, written for her by MacMillan… prompts Benedetti to some passionate playing, inspired by melodic lines geared... —
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