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Special offer. Rubbra: Symphony Nos. 3 & 7
RecommendedBBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox
For some years the Third Symphony was a repertory piece, at least on BBC programmes, but it fell out of favour in the late 1950s. Commentators have noticed a certain Sibelian cut to its opening... — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Special offer. Rubbra: Symphony No. 9, Op. 140 'Sinfonia Sacra', etc.
RecommendedLynne Dawson (soprano), Della Jones (contralto), Stephen Roberts (bass)
BBC National Chorus & Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox
The Ninth (1973) is Rubbra's most visionary utterance, and its stature has so far gone unrecognised.
(This is its only recording.) Its subtitle, Sinfoniasacra, gives a good idea of its character.... — More…Awards:
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Special offer. Maurice Ravel, Lennox Berkeley & Adam Pounds: Orchestral Works
Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
The finale [of the Pounds] projects a mood of hard-won defiance, and the symphony as a whole is certainly worth experiencing – especially in a performance as scrupulously prepared and committed... — More…
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The most stylistically striking piece is Rubbra's Sonata of 1946...The Watkins brothers, true to form, pay close attention to its rhythmic life, though they also know how to soar into beauty...[they]... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2014, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Ginastera: Orchestral Works 2
RecommendedXiayin Wang (piano)
BBC Philharmonic, Ladies of Manchester Chamber Choir, Juanjo Mena
The ambitious score pays homage to Schoenberg, Beethoven and Chopin. — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 1st June 2018
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Special offer. Golden Oldies – More Favourite Encores
Brodsky Quartet (string quartet), Laura van der Heijden, Julian Jacobson
The result – lovingly presented and played with consummate finesse – is like a selection box of handmade musical confectionery. What strikes you first is the seriousness and craft with which... — More…
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Special offer. On Christmas Night
RecommendedCarols from St John’s College, Cambridge
John Challenger (organ)
The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha
The collective vocal heft of the ensemble's young choral scholars remains a potent weapon under Andrew Nethsinga's direction. He's a man of musical refinement, however, one ready and able to... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 5th December 2011
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Special offer. Doreen Carwithen: Piano Concerto, Bishop Rock, ODTAA, Suffolk Suite
Howard Shelley (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox
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…A significant recording of one of Weinberg’s most ambitious symphonies, and anyone interested in settling the issue of the composer’s achievement will be rewarded by taking a listen. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2023, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Weinberg: Cello Concerto & Symphony No. 20
Claes Gunnarsson (cello)
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Thord Svedlund
Chandos's burgeoning Weinberg series goes from strength to strength with this latest stunningly engineered release featuring two works of strikingly different character...it would be difficult... — More…
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