Chandos
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Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70
Willard White (bass), Rosalind Plowright (soprano), Linda Finnie (contralto) & Arthur Davies (tenor)
London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox
A full-blooded account with a particularly stirring contribution from the LSO Chorus. White's commanding presence as Elijah is slightly marred by some passages with wobbly vibrato. —
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Schubert: Symphonies, Vol. 2 – Nos. 2 & 6 & Italian Overtures
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner
This recording is perhaps more valuable for the two overtures, both written around the same time as the Sixth Symphony, than for the symphonies themselves. Not that Edward Gardner and the CBSO... —
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The Grainger Edition Volume 11
Works for Chorus and Orchestra 4
Pamela Helen Stephen (mezzo-soprano), Johan Reuter (baritone)
Danish National Radio Choir & Symphony Orchestra, Jesper Grove Jorgensen, Richard Hickox
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Hyde's exciting voice has a consistently warm, unfussy tone over a wide range. She sings without vibrato, strain on the high notes or contrived embellishments. Diction is mostly perfect...The... —
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As the work of a 24-year-old seeking to make his mark, Kabalevsky's First Piano Concerto is unsurprisingly replete with references to the Russian concerto tradition. Yet just as one notes the... —
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Nielsen: Saul & David
Susse Lillesoe (soprano), Aage Haugland (bass), Christian Christiansen (bass), Tina Kiberg (soprano), Peter Lindroos (tenor), Jorgen Klint (bass), Anne Gjevang (alto), Kurt Westi (tenor), Hanna Hjort (soprano)
Danish National Radio Choir, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi
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Parry: Invocation To Music
Anne Dawson, Arthur Davies (tenor), Brian Rayner Cook, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir, Matthias Bamert
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Handel: Chandos Anthems, Vol. 1
The Sixteen Orchestra, Ian Partridge (tenor), Lynne Dawson (soprano), Michael George (bass), The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
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