Hallé
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Sir Mark Elder's new recordings, one in studio, the other live from the Bridgewater Hall, are still very much in the British Sibelius vein established by Barbirolli, Anthony Collins and Alexander... —
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Special offer. Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale
Richard Katz (Narrator), Martins Imhangbe (Soldier), Mark Lockyer (Devil)
Hallé Orchestra, Mark Elder
Taken altogether, the dramatis personae in this production work at a high level of British theater acting..the ensemble performance here is outstanding. The recorded sound is excellent, perfectly... —
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Debussy’s atmospheric piano pieces have been not so much orchestrated as re-imagined by Colin Matthews...much has been gained...in shimmering effects —
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the inner movements, almost wherever you sample them, show Elder with his finger...surely on the pulse and his orchestra...resourceful in its colours and sheer heft. —
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…supremely well executed by the Hallé, in even finer form that we have learned to expect in the last few years. The playing is of fierce precision and immense power. —
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John Wilson directs to the manner born and draws a crisply disciplined response from the Hallé, who seem to be enjoying the experience enormously. —
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…Elder… and the Hallé… make the prelude to Mastersingers Act III and the Parsifal music splendidly burnished, glowing affairs, while the Flying Dutchman's storm swirls with Klemperer-like impact. —
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Special offer. Elgar: Symphony No. 2
Lyn Fletcher, Ann Lawes (violins), Timothy Pooley (viola), David Watkin (cello)
Hallé Orchestra, Mark Elder
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A reading [of No. 4] in which tempos in general are on the ample side so that the first and third movements fail quite to sustain tension…This is a pity since the greatest care has evidently... —
