Since you are interested in Alwyn: Concerti Grossi Nos. 2 and 3, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
WILLIAM ALWYN
Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Sonata alla toccata Peter Donohoe (piano) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / James Judd, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Aug/2005 ] "Peter Donohoe, born-again champion of the British piano concerto, gives tremendous performances of two works he can rarely if ever have played live. This is music well worth discovering: and nestling between the two concerti is the splendid Derby... |
WILLIAM ALWYN
Alwyn: Concerto for Oboe, Harp and Strings / Elizabethan Dances / The Innumerable Dance Jonathan Small (oboe) / Eleanor Hudson (harp) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / David Lloyd-Jones [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Jan/2007 ] "Recording is natural without being distanced and performances evince commitment and sympathy. The unique experience of hearing more than sixteen minutes of previously unrecorded Alwyn" (Recording of the Month MusicWeb Dec 2006) |
WILLIAM ALWYN
Violin Concerto / Miss Julie Suite / etc Lorraine McAslan (violin) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Jun/2011 ] "Lloyd-Jones and McAslan give admirable shape to the long, rhapsodic first movement...[the] technically demanding finale is performed with agile warmth by McAslan whose attractive tone and expressive style seem entirely in tune with this distinctive... |
WILLIAM ALWYN
Alwyn: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 3 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / David Lloyd-Jones (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Jan/2006 ] "A most rewarding issue, which I recommend strongly.' (MusicWeb April 2006) |
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Piano Music, Vol. 2 (Incls 12 Preludes) Ashley Wass (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Oct/2008 ] "Wass gives outstandingly sympathetic performances throughout and he has been granted eminently ripe and realistic sound. All in all, a most enjoyable CD." --Review by Andrew Achenbach, Gramophone |
WILLIAM ALWYN
Alwyn: Piano Music, Vol. 1 (Incls Sonata alla toccata & Fantasy Waltzes) Ashley Wass (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Jan/2008 ] Piano music featured prominently for the most part of Alwyn's career. The composer himself was no mean pianist, as evidenced in the varying technical demands made on the pianist in the works included here. The major work on this recording, Fantasy... |
WILLIAM ALWYN
Chamber Music and Songs Madeleine Mitchell / Roger Chase / Andrew Ball / Jeremy Huw-Williams [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Aug/2007 ] "The performances on this CD are - as usual from Naxos - of a very high standard and the various performers sound as if they have been playing this music all of their lives" (MusicWeb Sept 2007) |
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String Quartets Nos. 1-3 Maggini Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] "The Maggini plays this music convincingly, the technique sounds superb and the balance of the formal structures and the varying harmonic language are handled competently. Altogether, a thoroughly enjoyable recording. Additionally the programme notes... |
WILLIAM ALWYN
Concerto grosso No. 1 / Pastoral Fantasia / 5 Preludes / Autumn Legend Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / David Lloyd-Jones (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Aug/2008 ] William Alwyn composed some fifty works for the orchestra, including five symphonies, a sinfonietta, concertos for flute, oboe, violin, piano, harp, three concerti grossi, and many other descriptive shorter pieces. The seven works on this recording... |
WILLIAM ALWYN
Symphony No. 4 / Sinfonietta Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / David Lloyd-Jones (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Mar/2006 ] "Lloyd-Jones has shown on disc before that he favours a direct approach as indeed he does here. He's a clear-sighted guide and is aided by fine orchestral playing and a particularly good recording spectrum." (MusicWeb March 2006) |
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Chamber Music Sarah-Jane Bradley (viola) / Lucy Gould (violin) / Robert Plane (clarinet) / Sophia Rahman (piano) / Sarah Francis (oboe) / Lucy Wakeford (harp) [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Oct/2010 ] "Throughout the disc some of the UK's best known chamber musicians play with that innate feel for the music. Add a first class recording, and this is readily my Naxos disc of the month." (David's Review Corner) |
WILLIAM ALWYN
Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5 / Harp Concerto, 'Lyra Angelica' Suzanne Willison (harp) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / David Lloyd-Jones, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 19/Sep/2005 ] "This disk can be placed alongside those of the composer and Richard Hickox and its price as well as its performance quality make it a valuable contribution to the Alwyn discography." |