Wind & Brass Bands, Brass Bands
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Special offer. Holst: Orchestral Works Volume 4
Guy Johnston (cello)
BBC Philharmonic, Sir Andrew Davis
This latest instalment of Chandos’s survey of Holst’s orchestral works is far more than a predictable beachcomber’s delight. The quality of the performances is a feast in itself, the BBC Philharmonic... —
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2018, Orchestral Choice
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Diapason d’Or, January 2019, Nouveauté
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Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony
Recommended& other works
Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Mary Bevan (soprano), Kitty Whately (mezzo-soprano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Royal College of Music Brass Band, Martyn Brabbins
Brabbins conducts the [Symphony] with a sense of purposeful directness, likeably enhanced by the expressive warmth of the BBC Symphony Orchestra’s response. —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2017, Editor's Choice
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Building A Library, March 2026, Top Choice
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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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And the Bridge is Love
RecommendedEnglish Music for Strings
Julian Lloyd Webber (cello)
English Chamber Orchestra
as a conductor, he evidently has the ability to make a difference to collective performance-level (the English Chamber Orchestra plays characteristically and vividly at every point) while not... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2015, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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Special offer. Vaughan Williams On Brass
Ross Knight (tuba), Tredegar Town Band, Ian Porthouse, Martyn Brabbins
The biggest test for the Tredegar Town Band on this Vaughan Williams recital is the Variations for Brass Band, a technically demanding piece written for the National Brass Band Championships... —
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British Music Collection - Gustav Holst
Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano), Robert Tear (tenor), Thomas Hemsley (baritone), Osian Ellis (harp)
Purcell Singers, English Chamber Orchestra, St Paul Chamber Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Imogen Holst, Christopher Hogwood, Adrian...
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It's hard to imagine more persuasive advocacy for Ireland's Concertino pastorale, The Holy Boy and the Minuet and Elegy from A Downland Suite, with Boult drawing a radiant response from the... —
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The programming works quite beautifully, with Moore’s impressive range and quality of sound exemplifying the best of solo trombone playing. —
