Since you are interested in String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2 / The Holy Boy, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
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Piano Works, Vol. 1 (Incls London Pieces) John Lenehan (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Jul/2007 ] "John Lenehan is a very accomplished performer: not only is his technical address impeccable, but he also possesses a strikingly wide dynamic range and sophisticated variety of tone colour......Lenehan's supremely affectionate and wonderfully... |
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Piano Works, Vol. 2 (Incls Sonatina) John Lenehan (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Jul/2007 ] "John Lenehan, a strong and sympathetic interpreter, time and again makes you wonder at works aptly described as 'some of the most appealing English piano music written this century, too long neglected...Lenehan's playing is of a special integrity... |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
String Quartets Vol.2 (Incls 'Simple Symphony, Op. 4') Maggini String Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Oct/2008 ] "[The Maggini Quartet's] account of the trickily allusive Third Quartet is, and will surely remain, hard to beat." --Review by Arnold Whittall, Gramophone Critics' choice, 1999 |