A CHRISTMAS FANTASIA

A CHRISTMAS FANTASIA

Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital ChelseaWilliam Vann director ALBION RECORDS ALBCD 063 From the inexhaustible well of Christmas fare, here is welcome refreshment for the most sated. Although crowned by a fine rendering of Vaughan Williams’ familiar Fantasia on...
JOANNA FORBES L’ESTRANGE: Winter Light

JOANNA FORBES L’ESTRANGE: Winter Light

London VoicesBen Parry conductor Signum Classics         SIGCD873  Joanna Forbes L’Estrange is the granddaughter of the celebrated Scottish viola player Watson Forbes, who was a member of the Aeolian String Quartet and for some years Head of...
ROMANCE AND REVERIE: Holst and his contemporaries

ROMANCE AND REVERIE: Holst and his contemporaries

ALBION RECORDS ALBCD 065 A well-conceived and finely-executed release of intriguing rarities. Holst’s Invocation, in an idiomatic arrangement by Hannah Roper, showcases the violinist’s arresting line, and the music’s soaring tessitura immediately succeeds in banishing...
THOMAS HEWITT JONES: Regards from Rochester

THOMAS HEWITT JONES: Regards from Rochester

The BBC SingersRoyal Ballet SinfoniaRochester Choral SocietyJohn Mountford conductor VIVUM MUSIC 701224 This work, Regards from Rochester, was commissioned by the Rochester Choral Society to celebrate their 150th anniversary.  Comparatively few composers also...
GEORGE LLOYD: The Piano Works Solo & Duo

GEORGE LLOYD: The Piano Works Solo & Duo

Anthony Goldstone and Caroline ClemmowKathryn Stott Martin Roscoe LYRITA SRCD.2423  To those unfamiliar with George Lloyd’s music or biography, the difficulties and reverses that he suffered, both personal and professional, recall another composer of the...