Jun 17, 2025 | CD reviews
English String OrchestraEnglish Symphony OrchestraBBC National Orchestra of WalesWilliam Boughton conductor NIMBUS RECORDS NI 1712 This is a budget-priced four-disc set in celebration of the conductor’s distinguished career. The tracks were recorded in different...
Jun 17, 2025 | CD reviews
Alexander Baillie celloJohn Thwaites piano SOMM CD 0704 This disc of Bax’s complete music for cello and piano takes its title from the thematic links between that orchestral work and his Cello Sonata. This is a big serious piece; its earnest first movement has...
Jun 17, 2025 | CD reviews
London Choral SinfoniaMichael Waldron conductor Orchid Classics ORC100362 It would be hard to overstate the pleasure that this revelatory disc has afforded, and unfamiliarity with the works in question should hinder no-one from obtaining a copy with alacrity. The...
