Oct 24, 2023 | CD reviews
Richard Deering piano HERITAGE HTGCD 140-141 Here is only the second recording of Parry’s two Piano Sonatas from 1876. The First Sonata is an immediate delight; straightforwardly winsome, and blithely tuneful. While it would be easy to play ‘Spot the Influence’, it is...
Oct 24, 2023 | CD reviews
Damin Spritzer (on the organ of Albion Church, Ashton-under-Lyne) Raven OAR-177 In the summer of last year, when I was investigating the possibility of using this T. C. Lewis organ for a CD of music by Alec Rowley, I was informed that it had recently been...
Oct 24, 2023 | CD reviews
Ayanna Witter-Johnson composer, vocals, cello & percussionGwilym Simcock composer, pianoLSO Percussion Ensemble:Neil Percy, Sam Walton, David Jackson, Jacob Brown LSO LSO5122 Both as composer and astoundingly as a performer, Ayanna Witter-Johnson is unique. In...
Oct 24, 2023 | CD reviews
University of Birmingham VoicesCity of Birmingham Symphony OrchestraMartyn Brabbins conductor HYPERION CDA68418 The world has never exactly abounded in first-rate Requiem settings, a fact which renders all the more unfortunate the persistent neglect of Stanford’s...
