Nov 27, 2024 | CD reviews
BBC Philharmonic OrchestraJohn Andrews conductor Resonus Classics RES10349Grace Williams, born in Barry, south Wales, was a Welsh composer through and through and felt most comfortable in her homeland. But she spent many years away, studying notably in London with...
Nov 27, 2024 | CD reviews
Leora Cohen violinDuncan Honeybourne piano PRIMA FACIE HERITAGE PFCD231 Jessy Reason, always known professionally by her initials, was evidently a devoted and gifted writer; yet apart from one song premièred at Wigmore Hall in 1924, no performances outside the family...
Nov 27, 2024 | CD reviews
The Choir of St John’s College, Oxford David Bannister Director Resonus RES 10348 This recording is not typical of the CDs which are released at this time of year under similar titles. The choir of St John’s College, Oxford and their director David Bannister have...
Nov 26, 2024 | CD reviews
Members of the Piatti Quartet ...
Oct 28, 2024 | CD reviews
Tasmin Little / Ruth Rogers violinMartin Roscoe / Simon Callaghan piano LYRITA SRCD 424 For those who associated the composer George Lloyd with his output of symphonies, it will probably be refreshing to hear music that he wrote for his own instrument, the violin....
Oct 28, 2024 | CD reviews
Martin Jones piano LYRITA SRCD 436 The Australian composer Graham Hair has had a distinguished academic career which culminated in his holding the Gardiner Chair in Music at Glasgow University until his retirement in 2001. In his note on the music the composer says...
