Unheard Heritage
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Ethel Smyth: Der Wald
RecommendedNatalya Romaniw (Röschen), Claire Barnett-Jones (Iolanthe), Robert Murray (Heinrich), Andrew Shore (A Peddler), Morgan Pearse (Count Rudolf), Matthew Brook (Peter), BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers, John Andrews
Der Wald may not be such an outstanding piece [as The Wreckers], but it is well worth getting to know. While Harry Brewster’s somewhat naïve libretto holds it back, Smyth’s score shows an impressive... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2023, World Premiere Recording (Rediscovery)
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Avril Coleridge-Taylor: Piano Concerto & Orchestral Works
Samantha Ege (piano), BBC Philharmonic, John Andrews
Hearing all her orchestral works in one sweep is an enjoyable experience. ColeridgeTaylor had myriad talents, with a gift for melody and an ear for rich orchestration. To April is, in some ways,... —
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it’s the strikingly dramatic four Ballads, from 1968, and especially the 1939 Four Illustrations for the Legend of Rhiannon, based on an episode from the Mabinogion, and in which Sibelius seems... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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Gramophone Awards, 2025 Shortlist, Orchestral
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