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JOHN NEPOMUK HUMMEL
Hummel: Missa Solemnis / Te Deum David Griffiths (bass) Zan McKendree-Wright (alto) Patrick Power (tenor) Patricia Wright (sop) / TOWER Voices New Zealand / NZ Symphony / Uwe Grodd [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Apr/2004 ] Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine May 2004 - "This choir has a remarkable level of control, vocal development and musicality. The fact that they are all trained voices means that an effortless power is available to them, with a wide and dramatic... |
MALCOLM ARNOLD
Arnold: Ballet Music (Includes 'Rinaldo & Armida' & 'Sweeney Todd') BBC Philharmonic / Rumon Gamba (conductor) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/Nov/2009 ] "What an absolute winner of a disc! The BBC Philharmonic respond with commendable polish and gusto for Rumon Gamba, and their efforts have been afforded typically ripe and lustrous Chandos sound. A hearty endorsement whichever way you look at it."... |
WITOLD LUTOSLAWSKI
Concerto for Orchestra / Symphony No. 3 / Chain 3 BBC Symphony Orchestra / Edward Gardner [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2010 ] "On this evidence, Edward Gardner and the BBC SO are a dream team, pressing the claims of a composer who has been neglected since his death in 1994...This performance sets a seal on a disc that leaves one eager for its successors" Gramophone Magazine |
WALTON
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra / Sonata for Violin and Orchestra / etc Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Jan Latham-Koenig [ Chandos / CD - released 15/Feb/2003 ] Recorded in: St Jude on the Hill, Hampstead, London |
AARON COPLAND
Appalachian Spring / El Salon Mexico / Billy the Kid / Rodeo (exc) / Fanfare for the Common Man Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Philip Ellis [ Royal Philharmonic / CD - released 20/Oct/2008 ] Founded in 1946 by Sir Thomas Beecham, with his vision of bringing world-class performances of the greatest music written to the length of the country, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra continues to maintain Beecham's legacy by offering audiences in... |
WALTON
Richard III: A Shakespeare Scenario / Major Barbara: A Shavian Sequence Sir John Gielgud (narrator) / Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields / Neville Marriner [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] 'The Chandos series of William Walton Film Music is simply and obviously certain to be a great classic of recording art. It serves all the higher purposes of truly distinguished record-making: not only are all aspects of performance and recording... |