Oct 21, 2021 | CD reviews
Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital ChelseaWilliam Vann directorJoshua Ryan organ ALBION RECORDS ALBCD050 The booklet accompanying this CD begins with an in-depth history of The Oxford Book of Carols. Percy Dearmer, Martin Shaw and most importantly Ralph Vaughan...
Oct 19, 2021 | CD reviews
Emmanuel Lawler tenorRTÉ Concert OrchestraAndrew Penny conductor NAXOS 8 555181 This CD continues to fill in a useful gap in the repertoire. Penny and his RTE players remain reliable guides to what has proved to be a most enjoyable journey. In this case it...
Oct 18, 2021 | CD reviews
Grand Concerto Gastronomique Op. 76Symphony No. 9 Op. 128 Anna Gorbachyova-Ogilvie sopranoLiepāja Symphony Orchestra John Gibbons conductor TOCCATA CLASSICS Tocc 0613 Fifty plus opus numbers and 25 years separate these two works and it shows. Arnold’s...
Oct 18, 2021 | Book reviews
An Autobiography The Boydell Press This splendidly produced, generously proportioned tome gives the reader valuable insights into the life and times of Humphrey Burton, surely one of the 20th century’s most influential figures in the field of classical music. The text...
