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Iruzun’s sensitive interpretations take Mompou’s stark introspection at face value…she unravels the two little gems based on ‘Au claire de la lune’, the exquisite Trios Variations and the elusive... —
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Try to ignore the dire, murky sound quality, and relish instead the ultra-vivid music-making conjured by Beecham from the then newly formed RPO. The D'Indy is a fine and substantial work. —
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The Beecham Collection - Orchestral & Operatic Excerpts
Margherita Grandi (soprano), Vera Terry (mezzo), Ernest Frank (bass), Edith Furmedge (soprano), Margaret Field-Hyde (soprano), Gwladys Garside (mezzo soprano), Nancy Evans (contralto), Parry Jones (tenor), George Chitty (tenor), Paul Schöffler (baritone)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal...
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The Beecham Collection - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
RPO - The early days
Moura Lympany (piano)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham
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The Concertino's piano part, rather sparer than that of a fully fledged concerto, suits Mark Bebbington's flair for lucid sonority (always beautifully judged) and the quality contribution of... —
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The Beecham Collection
Sir Thomas Beecham (piano), Roy Henderson (baritone), Olga Haley (soprano), Dora Labbette (soprano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Select Choir
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Vaughan Williams: Fantasy for Piano & Orchestra
Mark Bebbington (piano)
Ulster Orchestra, George Vass
The First Concerto was written when Mathias was only 20 and reveals a fascinatingly wiry, acerbic mindset which the composer largely jettisoned in his later style. With a greater sense of direction,... —
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Stanford: String Quintets & Intermezzi
Members of the Dante and Endellion Quartets, Benjamin Frith (piano)
Their performances of the quintets are exemplary; executed with the utmost precision, impeccably balanced voices, lush in tone, and phrased with great care and affection. Jenkinson partners... —
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Mozart - Piano Concertos Nos. 11, 12 & 13
Mark Bebbington (piano)
Orchestra of the Swan, David Curtis
With this delectably performed and well engineered recording he (Bebbington) is well set to enter the mainstream CD market. —
