Lyrita
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Boult conducts ...
Herbert Downes (viola), Desmond Bradley & Gillian Eastwood (violins), Albert Cayzer (viola) & Norman Jones (cello)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult
…sympathetic accounts… Butterworth's Two English Idylls, The Banks of Freen Willow and the sublime Shropshire Lad rhapsody. Tension levels rise markedly for exceptionally insightful readings... —
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Vaughan Williams: The Sons of Light (Cantata for Chorus and Orchestra), etc.
Sheila Armstrong (soprano), Teresa Cahill (soprano)
The Bach Choir, Royal College of Music Chorus & London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir David Willcocks, David Atherton
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George Lloyd: The Piano Concertos
Martin Roscoe (piano), Kathryn Stott (piano), BBC Philharmonic, London Symphony Orchestra, George Lloyd
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William Sterndale Bennett: Complete Piano Concertos
Malcolm Binns (piano), Simon Callaghan (piano), Hiroaki Takenouchi (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia, Nicholas Braithwaite, Martin Yates
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3 CDs
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Bennett: Piano Concerto, Commedia IV, Five Studies, Capriccio
Stephen Kovacevich, Richard Rodney Bennett & Thea Musgrave (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra & Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Sir Alexander Gibson
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Malcolm Williamson: Organ Concerto & Piano Concerto No. 3
Malcolm Williamson (organ), Malcolm Williamson (piano), Malcolm Williamson and Richard Rodney Bennett (pianos)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult, Leonard Dommett
There are few more immediately rewarding couplings of post-war keyboard concertos than this...The performance [of the Organ Concerto] is definitive. —
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Gerald Finzi - Songs
John Carol Case (baritone), Robert Tear (tenor), Neil Jenkins (tenor) & Howard Ferguson (piano)
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Maw’s Sinfonia (1966) is a superb half-hour essay, scored for small orchestra but big in every other way. Its inspiration seems to be the gently rocking motif used by Britten to link movements... —
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Howells: Piano Quartet in A minor, Op. 21, etc.
Thea King (clarinet)
Richards Piano Quartet, Richards Ensemble
Three precociously brilliant, warmly Romantic works from Howell's very early 20s. The vigorous, astonishingly assure Piano Quartet is outstanding - as are the performances in general. Beautifully-toned... —
