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Classical Editor: Rob Barnett
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| COLLECTIVE REVIEWS | ||
 A Survey of the Mahler Symphonies
Tony Duggan continues his series of
comparative reviews of recordings of the Mahler symphonies: |
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WILLIAM ALWYN
(1905-1985)
The complete symphonies on CHANDOS by Rob Barnett with further reviews by Hubert Culot and a biography by Ian Carmalt |
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VAGN HOLMBOE (1909-1996)
A compact biography and survey of the BIS recored cycle of the Symphonies by Rob Barnett |
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FERNANDO
LOPES-GRAÇA (1906-1994)
20TH CENTURY PORTUGUESE COMPOSER REVIEW OF FOUR PORTUGALSOM CDs |
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The RUBBRA Recorded Cycle on CHANDOS
A major review by Rob Barnett with Gary Higginson, Hubert Culot, Michael Freeman and Paul Conway |
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SERGEI BORTKIEWICZ
THE FORGOTTEN ROMANTIC by Bhagwan N. Thadani |
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George ANTHEIL
(1900-1959) Concert Music: Symphony No. 4
('1942'); Symphony No. 6 McKonkey's Ferry (Washington
at Trenton); A Concert Overture
 Theodore
Kuchar conducts the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine.
NAXOS 8.559033
[67:43] [IL] |
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ARNE: ALFRED
An English Masque
Jennifer Smith,
Christine Brandis, David Daniels, Jamie MacDougall, Philharmonis Baroque
Orchestra and chorale cond. Nicholas McGegan
Deutsche
Harmonia Mundi 75 605 51314 2 [PS] |
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EDGAR BAINTON
Symphony No. 2 in D minor
HUBERT
CLIFFORD Symphony 1940
JOHN GOUGH Serenade for small Orchestra
BBCPO/Vernon
Handley
CHANDOS CHAN 9757 [73 min] [HC] |
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BARTOK: Duke Bluebeard's Castle
Op. 11, Cantata profana Sz 94.
Hertha Topper,
Dietrich Fischer Dieskau, Helmut Krebs. RIAS Kammerchor, Chor der St.
Hedwigs-Kathedrale, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin Ferenc
Fricsay
DG Originals Mono/Stereo 457-756-2 73m ADD (Recorded 1951/58) [GF] |
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Bernstein
West Side Story
symphonic dances; Gershwin
Cuban Overture & Rhapsody in Blue;
Grainger Fantasy on Porgy & Bess
Jocelyn Abbott & Laura O'Gorman (piano duet)
Cubitt Music
( A Quatre Mains) AOGCD 1. 64' 56" [PW] |
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SIR ARTHUR
BLISS A Knot of Riddles, Angels of
the Mind and other songs.
Geraldine McGreevy
(sop); Toby Spence (ten); Henry Hurford (bar); Kathron Sturrock (pf); Nash
Ensemble conducted by Martyn
Brabbins
Hyperion CDA 67188/9 (2 CD set) 122' 31" [LF] |
rating not applied |
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SERGEI BORTKIEWICZ
(1877-1952) Symphony No. 1 in D Aus Meiner
Heimat (1935-36) [36.11] Symphony No. 2 in E flat (1937) [32.10]
orchestrated and
played on the electronic SYNTHESISER by Daniel
Oke The
Bhagwan Thadani Bortkiewicz project. Bortkiewicz Vol. 11 - CD-23
[68.21] |
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BRUCH:
Symphony No. 2 op. 36. Concerto No. 3 for Violin and
Orchestra.
Andreas Krecher:
violin. Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra Gernot Schmalfuss
MDG Gold MDG335
0868-2 76m DDD. [GF] |
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BUSONI
24 Preludes Op 37
BLISS Piano Sonata
Trevor Barnard (piano )
Divine
Art 2.5011 [DDD] [72' 58"]. [DW] |
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Frederic
DEVREESE Gemini: Orchestral & Piano Works
BRTN Philharmonic Orchestra - Brussels, various conductors including the
composer Daniel Blumenthal - piano (and Robert Groslot on Gemini: suite for
two pianos)
CYPRES CYP1619 [2CDs: disc one - orchestral works: 58:10 / disc two -
piano works: 56:19] [GD] |
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ELGAR
- The Sketches for Symphony no 3 elaborated
by Anthony Payne.
Bournemouth Symphony
Orchestra/Paul Daniel.
NAXOS
8.554719 [54' 59''] [PC] |
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THE SONGS OF
EDWARD
ELGAR
Catherine Wyn-Rogers
(Mezzo-soprano), Neil Mackie (tenor), Christopher Maltman (baritone), Malcolm
Martineau (piano)
Somm SOMMCD
220 [PS] |
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JENNIFER BATE plays British
organ music ELGAR AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES
Jennifer Bate
(organ)
ASV Quicksilva CD ASV 6160 [AS] [RB] |
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AN IMAGE OF TRUTH The music of
DAVID
ELLIS
Alison Wells, soprano
- John Turner, recorder - Joanna Patton, clarinet - Peter Lawson and Keith
Swallow, pianos - Jonathan Price, cello - Keith Elcombe, harpsichord - Coull
String Quartet William Byrd Singers conducted by Stephen Wilkinson
ASC RECORDS
ASC CS CD6 [HC] |
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