British Composer Series
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Needless to say that all these pieces get sterling performances from John Turner and his colleagues of the Camerata Ensemble. This hugely entertaining release is yet another feather in John’s... —
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Matthew Curtis: Orchestral Works Vol. 3
Jennifer Stinton (flute), Verity Butler (clarinet)
Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Gavin Sutherland
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Celtic Music
Chamber Music and Songs by Peter Crossley-Holland
Lesley-Jane Richards (soprano), John Turner (recorder), Richard Simpson (oboe), Keith Swallow (piano), Richard Howarth (violin)
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Summer was in August
Rachael Smith (flute), Rachel Fryer (piano), Paul Gregory (guitar), Jenny Broome (harp), Esther Ward-Caddle (cello)
The first thing to say about this good CD is that it fills in a few gaps in the repertoire - not only of flute music in particular but of English music in general...
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Sutherland is a conductor who has been pivotal in the blooming British light music scene. This has rubbed off on this three movement composition which is in a patois that is sly, laid-back,... —
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Prison Cycle: Alan Bush and Alan Rawsthorne
and songs and piano music by Rawsthorne and McCabe
Alison Wells (soprano), Martyn Hill (tenor), Judith Buckle (soprano), Martin Hindmarsh (tenor), Alan Cuckston (piano), Keith Swallow (piano), Lucy Wakeford (harp), Nicholas Turner (clarinet)
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The common thread binding this enterprising CD together is not so much the music itself as the relationship between teacher and pupil...The more adventurous language of Reeves is closer to Grange... —
