Concertos, Bliss (composer)
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Special offer. Sir Arthur Bliss: The Composer Conducts
John Ogdon (piano), Cyril Smith, Phyllis Sellick, Donald Douglas, BBC Chorus and Choral Society, Alexandra Choir, Croydon Philharmonic Society, Bbc Symphony Orchestra, BBC Northern Orchestra, Sir Arthur Bliss
London Symphony Orchestra
Here’s a splendid tribute to Arthur Bliss (1891-1975) marking the 50th anniversary of his death. It also serves as a most welcome reminder of his considerable interpretative acumen on the podium. —
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2025, Reissue/Archive Issue of the Month
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The Romantic Piano Concerto 81 - Rubbra & Bliss
Piers Lane (piano), The Orchestra Now, Leon Botstein
Rubbra’s Piano Concerto in G major is something special…Piers Lane’s solo playing throughout is a phenomenon of tireless technical strength, always beautifully aligned to each work’s different... —
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Special offer. Sir Arthur Bliss: the Decca Originals
Eileen Joyce (piano), Alfredo Campoli (violin), Griller Quartet (string quartet), Sidney Griller (violin), Jack O'Brien (violin), Philip Burton (viola), Colin Hampton (cello), London Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Arthur Bliss, Muir Mathieson
This is a convenient, well-transferred compilation of some of the finest performances of music by a still-underrated composer. Bliss’s version of the Colour Symphony is better paced than many... —
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2020, Reissues Choice
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Mewton-Wood plays Twentieth Century Piano Concertos
RecommendedNoel Mewton-Wood (piano), with Harry Sevenstern (trumpet)
Utrecht Symphony Orchestra, Residentie Orchestra, The Hague, Concert Hall Symphony Orchestra, Walter Goehr
…Mewton-Wood's hell-raising display is in a class of its own, elevating Bliss's extrovert rhetoric to new levels of musical excitement. So too is the Stravinsky Concerto for Piano and Winds,... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Special offer. Bliss: Piano Concerto
Peter Donohoe & Martin Roscoe (pianos)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones
Concerto for Two pianos is the most lively, attractive work on the disc, full of quick, spiky wit and delight on colour, all well brought out by Donohoe and Roscoe —
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2004, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. British Violin Concertos
Lydia Mordkovitch (violin)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, City of London Sinfonia, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Bryden Thomson, Richard Hickox
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This set, with beautiful restorations and a booklet containing insightful essays and complete documentation, makes clear that the world suffered the loss of an extraordinary talent who abundantly... —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2021, Reissue/Archive Issue of the Month
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Special offer. Bliss - Christopher Columbus
Silvia Cápová (piano)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Slovak Philharmonic Male Choir, Adriano
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Bliss: Cello Concerto, F. 120
Guy Johnston (cello), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze
A recording of [the] premiere shows how well Rostropovich's essentially muscular style suited the piece, and the jagged opening dotted rhy thms are caught as energetically by Johnston. He may... —
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2025, Editor's Choice
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