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Bob Briggs
Brian: Symphonies 17 & 32 (Naxos)
What an important figure Brian was in English music – performances, recording and notes are all that you could want [BBr]
Brahms: Symphony No.2 (High Definition Tape Transfers)
(Déjà Review) So alive, so full of electricity, and there’s a passionate verve in evidence in almost every bar [BBr]
Bach: Stokowski Transcriptions Vol. 2 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) They don’t make them like Stokowski any more! [BBr]
Wagenseil: Symphonies Vol 2 (cpo)
Sprightly and well thought out music played with some brilliance [BBr]
Blake: Orchestral Music (Sony Classics)
(Déjà Review) Once heard, you’ll not want to be without this marvellous music [BBr]
Julian Hellaby (piano): The Russian Piano (Campion Cameo)
(Déjà Review) A fine recital which will give much pleasure [BBr]
Shostakovich: Symphonies 1 & 7 (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) Passion and searing, white hot, insight and intensity [BBr]
Pizzetti: Concerto dell’estate (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A really good introduction to this neglected composer [BBr]
Copland: Orchestral works (Nimbus)
Fine music-making [BBr]
Arnold: Concerto for Two Pianos (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A valuable addition to the growing Arnold catalogue [BBr]
Debussy: Préludes (Hallé)
(Déjà Review) Racy little things, full of fun [BBr]
Jenkins: Concertos (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) Nothing deep or profound, just well crafted and very enjoyable [BBr]
Antheil: Carnegie Hall Concert 1927 (Nimbus)
(Déjà Review) Indispensable to anyone interested in American music and the musical experiments of the 1920s [BBr]
Cello Diverse (Divine Art)
(Déjà Review) Some of the finest, most purposeful, cello playing I’ve heard in a long time [BBr]
Fritz Busch (conductor) (Guild)
(Déjà Review) A welcome addition to Guild’s Fritz Busch series [BBr]
McCabe: Piano Music (British Music Society)
(Déjà Review) A most worthwhile issue of some compelling British music [BBr]
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