CHARLES WOOD: String Quartets
To those who only know Wood’s church music, this CD is likely to be a revelation. His quartets are big-boned and closely argued essays in four movements, heavily influenced by Brahms…
ADAM SAUNDERS: Orchestral Music
To tackle this feast of upbeat effervescent showpieces without a break would be the equivalent of consuming a whole box of chocolates in one sitting…
QUIET SUMMER EVENING: British Light Classics
Light music has enjoyed something of a renaissance in the last 30 years or so, beginning with the very successful series of recordings made by the New London Orchestra under the late Ronald Corp…
PHILIP MOORE: Cathedral Music
As a demonstration of Philip Moore’s expressive range as a composer, this could hardly be bettered. Andrew Lucas shapes the performances expertly and the recording can be enjoyed at one sitting…
JOHN McCABE: Orchestral works
This is a major release. McCabe’s cello concerto, a work of extraordinary construction and beauty, is one of his most important and compelling works…
HOMMAGE: Tributes to Handel and Purcell
The connection between Handel and British football may not be immediately apparent. Singing goes on at football matches, but rarely of the Handelian kind…