VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Symphonies 5 & 9

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Symphonies 5 & 9

Sep 24, 2025 | CD reviews

London Symphony OrchestraSir Antonio Pappano Conductor LSO0900 This is hardly unfamiliar territory, I would think, for most BMS members, so there is not much point in indulging in too much description. Since stepping down as Music Director of the Royal Opera House Sir...
TIPPETT, BRITTEN & WALTON

TIPPETT, BRITTEN & WALTON

Sep 24, 2025 | CD reviews

BBC Symphony OrchestraGeorge Vass conductorClare Hammond piano BIS-2604 In 1943 Walton revised his 1927 Sinfonia Concertante, reducing the orchestra and simplifying the piano part. I must confess to preferring the original which seems to have more meat on its bones....
London choir marks 10th year with new Christmas CD

London choir marks 10th year with new Christmas CD

Sep 23, 2025 | News

One of the UK’s foremost recording choirs, The London Choral Sinfonia marks its 10th anniversary – and a decade of album recordings – with On Christmas Night, a festive collection of classic carols in vivid new orchestrations to be launched on 21...
Malcolm Arnold Festival celebrates 20th year

Malcolm Arnold Festival celebrates 20th year

Sep 23, 2025 | News

’20 for 20’ is the theme of the 20th Malcolm Arnold Festival this year when performances of all 20 of the composer’s Concertos for solo instruments take place in the composer’s hometown of Northampton over the course of the weekend 18-19 October 2025. Directed by Paul...
EDWARD COWIE: Because They Have Songs

EDWARD COWIE: Because They Have Songs

Sep 23, 2025 | CD reviews

Gerard McChrystal saxophonesRichard Shaw piano métier     mex 77122  ‘Why do birds sing? – Because They Have Songs.’ Edward Cowie (b. 1943) takes that answer from an African text as the title for the fourth in his series of compositions inspired...