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Bax: Cello Concerto and other Orchestral Works
Raphael Wallfisch (cello), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bryden Thomson
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Bax: Violin Concerto, A Legend, Romantic Overture & Golden Eagle
Lydia Mordkovitch (violin), Richard Nunn, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bryden Thomson
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Together these pieces, all claimed as first recordings, make for an appealing introduction to a modest but gifted composer, especially in these refined performances by the Royal Conservatoire... —
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The BBC Philharmonic is in cracking form at the moment…and in Juanjo Mena it has a chief conductor capable of leading it through the dance rhythms and moods of the Spanish-speaking world with... —
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CM90, as usual, are gently bright and stylish. The orchestral sound is not the full-bodied one of continental Telemann-frequenters such as the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra or the Akademie fur... —
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The Early Byrd
Early works for voices, viols and virginals
Sophie Yates (virginals)
I Fagiolini, Fretwork
This disc adopts an imaginative approach to programming Byrd's music by presenting works in different genres grouped together to demonstrate a single stage in his development. It includes Latin... —
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Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto Nos. 1 & 3 & Scriabin: Piano Concerto in F sharp minor
Xiayin Wang (piano)
This is one of the freshest and most enjoyable accounts [of Tchaikovsky 1] I have heard for a long time. In Xiayin Wang’s hands and supported superbly by the impressive Scottish players and... —
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Scharwenka: Piano Concertos Nos. 1–4
Alexander Markovich (piano)
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi
Jarvi's watchful support and...control of orchestral dynamics gives Markovich more room to shape phrases effortlessly: his playing is especially fine [in the Scherzo of No. 1], cool-headed,... —