Lyrita
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While better recordings may exist of some of the more famous pieces, there is a stellar offering from cellist Raphael Wallfisch, whose playing is lyrical and powerful. —
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No lost masterpieces, but a thoughtful, quietly individual voice does emerge with repeated hearings. Inquisitive readers can rest assured that Callaghan and the admirable Raphael Wallfisch strain... —
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Elizabeth Maconchy: Selected works
Manoug Parikian (violin)
London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley, Barry Wordsworth
These works all testify to the strength of Elizabeth Maconchy's imagination...Handley directs superb, committed performances, vividly recorded, and Barry Wordsworth is equally impressive in... —
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George Lloyd: The Works for Violin & Piano
Tasmin Little (violin), Martin Roscoe (piano), Ruth Rogers (violin), Simon Callaghan (piano)
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There’s a visionary grandeur to [the Rhapsody], a sonata in all but name. In comparison to the restless modality of her Viola Sonata. It’s not only case on a bigger canvas but is also harmonically... —
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The Music of George Lloyd
Marilyn Hill Smith, Cristina Anghelescu, Anthony Ross, Stephen Wallace, Jeffrey Makinson, Tasmin Little (violin), Martin Roscoe (piano), Kathryn Stott (piano), BBC Philharmonic, BBC Concert Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Albany Symphony Orchestra, Black Dyke Band, The Exon Singers, Brighton Festival...
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The Definitive Eric Coates
London Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra Chamber Ensemble, Light Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, New Symphony Orchestra, Concert Orchestra, Eric Coates Orchestra, New Symphony Orchestra of London, New Queen's Hall Orchestra,...
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British String Concertos
Lorraine McAslan (violin), Alexander Baillie (cello), Kenneth Sillito (violin), Emanuel Hurwitz (cello), Cecil Aronowitz (viola), Rodney Friend (violin), Raphael Wallfisch (cello), John Georgiadis (violin), Rohan de Saram (cello), Yfrah Neaman (violin), Manoug Parikian (violin), Erich Gruenberg (violin),...
this is an historic collection for all sorts of reasons. These recordings will be listened to for many years to come. The heyday of Lyrita was an extraordinarily rich period for British music... —
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It is hard to overestimate the importance of this release for British and especially Welsh music, and it is one I will return to often. —
