Jun 13, 2024 | CD reviews
Martin Roscoe pianoKathryn Stott pianoBBC Philharmonic OrchestraLondon Symphony OrchestraGeorge Lloyd conductor LYRITA SRCD 2421 3 The piano was not George Lloyd’s instrument and thus he came to writing piano concertos later in his life. The composition of the four...
May 28, 2024 | CD reviews
Plus Songs and Folk song arrangements Mary Lewis, Tudor Davies, etcBritish National Opera CompanyMalcolm Sargent conductor Albion Records ALBCD060 The operas of Vaughan Williams have never gained a permanent place in the repertory, which is a pity. Hugh the Drover,...
May 28, 2024 | CD reviews
Plus Variations for Strings and Double Concerto for Violin and Viola Sara Trickey violinSarah-Jane Bradley violaEnglish Symphony OrchestraEnglish String OrchestraKenneth Woods conductor Nimbus Alliance NI 6382 Kenneth Woods, conductor of the English Symphony...
May 28, 2024 | CD reviews
Rarities for Recorder (two CDs) John Turner recorderStephen Bettaney pianoLaura Robinson recorderCatherine Yates violaAlex Mitchell viola DIVINE ART ddx 21245 John Turner is the doyen of British recorder players, having premièred some 600 works. He continues to...
May 27, 2024 | CD reviews
Symphony No 3, Songs of Loss and Regret, Fanfare April Fredrick sopranoEnglish Symphony OrchestraEnglish String OrchestraKenneth Woods conductor Philip Sawyers’ Third Symphony of (so far) six symphonies was completed in 2016, and it is a muscular work rooted in tonal...
May 27, 2024 | CD reviews
Two CDs, First Recordings Matthew Owens organ RESONANCE CLASSICS RES10336 The composer’s note to this recording of Howard Skempton’s ‘50 Preludes and Fugues for Organ’ begins by expressing the likely reaction of many people when first encountering this project....
