WALTON: Orchestral Works

WALTON: Orchestral Works

Charlie Lovell-Jones violinSinfonia of LondonJohn Wilson conductor CHANDOS CHSA 5380 This issue looks like a very attractive offering, so, reluctantly, I have to air some misgivings about several issues. The first one is strange, to say the least. The performers, the...
NARESH SOHAL: Lila; Violin Concerto

NARESH SOHAL: Lila; Violin Concerto

BBC Symphony Orchestra Martyn Brabbins conductor Heritage HTGCD 133 These are brilliantly re-mastered BBC recordings from 1996 (Lila) and 1992 (Concerto) by Paul Arden-Taylor. They are a follow up to the recording which came out last month of Sohal’s ‘The...
SHIFT: Works for Trombone and Brass Band

SHIFT: Works for Trombone and Brass Band

Peter Moore trombone Tredegar Brass BandIan Porthouse conductor Chandos CHSA 5366 Born in Belfast and raised in Greater Manchester, Peter Moore gained international attention at the age of 12 when, in 2008, he became the youngest winner of the BBC Young Musician...
HAVERGAL BRIAN: Symphonies Nos. 29, 30, 31 & 32

HAVERGAL BRIAN: Symphonies Nos. 29, 30, 31 & 32

Myer Fredman, Lionel Friend, Sir Charles Mackerras conductorsPhilharmonia OrchestraBBC Symphony Orchestra Heritage HTGCD 130 Fredman really tears into the tumultuous opening of Symphony 29: if Alexander Walker (Naxos) makes the central melody sing more, this is the...
EDWARD COWIE: Rock Music (Piano Sonatas 1-3)

EDWARD COWIE: Rock Music (Piano Sonatas 1-3)

Roderick Chadwick piano  métier     mex 77123 Born in England in 1943 and having spent 12 years later in life in Australia, Edward Cowie came back to England in 1995. In 2023, he returned to Australia where he now lives. In addition to his work as a...
JUSTIN CONNOLLY: Music for Strings (plus…)

JUSTIN CONNOLLY: Music for Strings (plus…)

Members of the Kreutzer Quartet Royal Academy of Music musicians Metier mex 77209 Justin Connolly was born in 1933 and died in 2020 during the Covid pandemic. This is a double album of nine of his chamber works, amounting to just over two hours of music. It is a...