Apr 24, 2021 | CD reviews
The Choir of Trinity College CambridgeAlexander Hamilton organStephen Layton conductor HYPERION CDA 68251 With this CD the discerning collector is once again in debt to Hyperion’s stimulating catalogue of contemporary choral repertoire, one enhanced by performances...
Apr 24, 2021 | CD reviews
William Byrd Singers director Stephen WilkinsonNorthern Chamber Orchestra director Nicholas WardJohn McCabe piano PrimaFACIE PFCD044 John McCabe (1939-2015) composer, virtuoso pianist and, from 1983 to 1990, director of the London College of Music, worked at a...
Apr 24, 2021 | CD reviews
London Symphony OrchestraSir Antonio Pappano conductor LSO Live LSO 0867 Sir Antonio has been Music Director of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden since 2002 and has a glowing reputation. He also has a burgeoning career as guest conductor of many of the...
Apr 24, 2021 | CD reviews
RTE Concert OrchestraAndrew Penny conductor NAXOS 8.555180 This intriguing CD allows the interested listener some insights into what might be termed ‘the lost Sullivan’ comprising as it does material from what is a little known, and still less frequently performed,...
Apr 24, 2021 | CD reviews
Jane Ford Lever Clarsach PRIMA FACIE PFCD139 This CD is specifically issued as a ‘balm for this troubled (Covid) era’ – or, the notes say – to send ‘a message of hope and comfort, and to be a light in the darkness during a difficult time’. Ronald Stevenson (1928-2015)...
Apr 24, 2021 | CD reviews
Geoffrey Poole composer and pianist PrimaFACIE PFCD150/151/152 I Ching is the most ancient of the classical Chinese texts, thought to be 3,000 years old. It contains the writings of many authors. It is intended to help individuals and...
