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Mr Jerry Hadley Golden Days
Herbert, Friml and Romberg composed melodies that are always worth hearing. And who better to do them justice, one might...
Reviewed by Andrew Lamb in issue: 12/1995
'Mr Henry Purcell's Most Admirable Composure's'
(The) King's Consort | James Bowman | Robert King
James Bowman must surely be the finest vocal interpreter of Purcell today. His grasp of sentiment, his sense of timing...
Reviewed in issue 7/1989
Tombeau pour Mr de Ste Colombe
Claire Antonini | Ensemble Spirale | Marianne Muller
The title only hints at the disc’s riches: it is a veritable “art gallery” in sound. Marianne Muller and her...
Reviewed by Julie Anne Sadie in issue: 9/2008
Mr Tomkins his Lessons of Worth
This selection, culled from Thomas Tomkins’s ‘lessons of worthe’, is an exciting foray into some of the darker corners of...
Reviewed by Philip Kennicott in issue: 02/2012
George Dyson: Choral music
Sir George Dyson (1883-1964) hasn't survived so well as he might have done. His music is not easily forgotten, but...
Reviewed in issue 9/1985
Arnold Wind Concertos
Alan Civil | Bournemouth Sinfonietta | Gordon Hunt | Janet Hilton | John Wallace | Norman Del Mar
Unless he is Berlioz, a composer with a taste for the individuality of his instruments (and thus a good orchestral...
Reviewed in issue 8/1985
Brian Kay's British Light Music Discoveries
Gavin Sutherland | Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Though Brian Kay’s name and portrait are used to promote this splendid collection, I suspect the driving force may have...
Reviewed by Andrew Lamb in issue: 4/1999
Eclogue: British Chamber Music
All but three of the dozen items for solo instruments and string orchestra that make up this diverting programme from...
Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 09/2022
English Recorder Music - John Turner
Edward Gregson | Gavin Sutherland | John Turner | Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Here is more evidence of the wealth of fine ‘traditional’ music being written by contemporary English composers, with hardly a...
Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 7/2000
Ravel Piano Music, Vol.2
With this recital Gordon Fergus-Thompson completes his Ravel cycle and confirms his calibre and status as a distinguished, most individual...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 10/1993
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