Dec 24, 2024 | CD reviews
Rowan Atkinson narratorChoir of The Queen’s College, OxfordBritten Sinfonia SIGNUM CLASSICS SIGCD917 I imagine that for a lot of our members this issue, with its headline title That Sweet City, will be self-recommending. The fact that it is also an outstanding...
Dec 24, 2024 | CD reviews
Royal Welsh Chamber Players James Gilchrist tenorAlice Neary cello Jâms Coleman piano RESONUS 10351 This is now the second disc to come my way, from the enterprising Resonus label, of chamber music by Pamela Harrison (1915-1990.) The first was RES10313. This time...
Dec 24, 2024 | CD reviews
Hurlstone, Swinstead, Carwithen, Bridge Lionel Handy celloJennifer Walsh piano LYRITA SRCD 441 This is actually the fourth Lyrita disc from these artists and it brings us a sheaf of recorded premières and one ‘near-staple’. Hurlstone’s 1899 Sonata steps out with...
