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Moeran's insistent pastoralism avoids sounding embalmed thanks to Loveridge's incisive, beautifully shaded playing. She also excels in Gordon Jacob's fine Piano Sonata (which reveals an altogether... —
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Malcolm Williamson: Santiago de Espada Overture, Elevamini
Martin Jones (piano), Malcolm Williamson (piano)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves
Four early works by Malcolm Williamson show him bursting with talent in he 1950s. He himself plays the surprisingly austere Piano Sonata No. but it's the exaltation of the Elevamini Symphony... —
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William Busch - Cello & Piano Concerto
Raphael Wallfisch (cello), Piers Lane (piano)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley
Here's another rewarding discovery courtesy of Lyrita, this time two substantial concertos by a composer born in London in 1901 to naturalised German parents. William Busch initially studied... —
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Geoffrey Bush: Yorick Overture, Music for Orchestra, Symphonies 1 & 2
New Philharmonia Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley, Nicholas Braithwaite, Barry Wordsworth
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Special offer. Michael Hurd: The Aspern Papers & The Night of the Wedding
Two Chamber Operas
Owen Gilhooly (Harry Jordan), Pippa Goss (Mrs Prest), Clare McCaldin (Miss Tina/Servant), Louise Winter (Juliana Bordereau), Nicholas Morton (Count Gervaise de Polisson), Garry Humphreys (Antoine, his manservant), Rhian Lois (La Marquise de Belle Poitrine), Matthew Buswell (Le Marquis), Simon Lepper...
The juicy stuff lies in the orchestral writing (beautifully played), often suffused with a wistful melancholy distantly suggesting the moodier film scores of Bernard Herrmann…George Vass's team... —
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Philip Cannon: Lord of Light - A Gloucester Requiem
Iris Dell'Acqua, Kenneth Bowen, Graham Titus, Margaret Price (soprano), Maria Korchinska (piano)
Three Choirs Festival Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Parrenin Quartet, John Sanders
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Rubbra: The Complete Chamber Music & Songs With Harp
Tracey Chadwell (soprano), Danielle Perrett (harp) & Timothy Gill (cello)
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Lambert: Pomona, Music for Orchestra, Romeo & Juliet, King Pest
English Chamber Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Norman Del Mar, Barry Wordsworth, Simon Joly
Norman Del Mar's effervescent pairing of Romeoand Juliet (1924-25) and Pomona (1926) ranked high on many an enthusiast's Lyrita wish-list and the first thing to say is that the 30-year-old Kingsway... —
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Gavin Higgins: Horn Concerto & Fanfare, Air & Flourishes
Ben Goldscheider (horn), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Jaime Martín
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