Apr 23, 2024 | CD reviews
Brighton Festival Chorus Laszlo Heltay choir conductorBournemouth Symphony OrchestraGuildford Choral Society Philharmonia Orchestra George Lloyd conductor LYRITA SRCD 2419, 2CDs This latest release of choral music continues the excellent partnership between the...
Apr 22, 2024 | CD reviews
Soloists from the London Mozart Players LYRITA SRCD 4342 The long-lived Kenneth V. Jones was an all-rounder; conductor, teacher, and film/TV composer, he also wrote a number of concert works, here recorded for the first time. The Quintet for Piano and Strings from...
Apr 22, 2024 | CD reviews
Stephen Farr organIndira Grier cello RESONUS CLASSICS RES10332 Francis Grier may be considered fortunate in that this is the second very fine recording of his works for organ to appear, with only one instance of duplication. This is the short Chorale Prelude on...
Apr 22, 2024 | CD reviews
Sinfonia da Requiem Spring Symphony Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra. London Symphony Chorus Sir Simon Rattle conductorLondon Symphony Orchestra LSO LIVE LSO00830 The disc gets off to a tremendous start with the pounding Ds of the Sinfonia da...
Mar 22, 2024 | CD reviews
BBC Philharmonic Philharmonia Orchestra BBC Philharmonic Brass Albany Symphony Orchestra George Lloyd conductor LYRITA SRCD 2418 It is an extraordinary journey to hear the whole of George Lloyd’s symphonies over a single period of time, a...
Mar 22, 2024 | CD reviews
Roderick Williams baritoneSusie Allan piano SOMM 0683 It seems that Roderick Williams is never out of the recording studio, but this disc is more special as he has conceived it both as a CD and as a complete recital. He explains in the excellent booklet notes (also...
