Bowen

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Bowen: Piano Concertos 3 and 4 (Hyperion)

(Déjà Review) Derivative but delightful. A wonderful romantic wallow [IL]

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Bowen: Music for organ, viola, violin and harp (Dutton)

Four musicians explore York Bowen’s more recherché compositions in some style [JW]

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Bowen: The Piano Sonatas (Hyperion)

(Déjà Review) A major romantic reprise [RB]

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Joseph Moog (piano): Belle Époque (Naïve)

A dizzying array of piano treasures in effortlessly marvellous performances [RCh]

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Bowen: Portraits (Prospero)

An attractive, well-recorded and enjoyable disc, serving Bowen’s piano music very well indeed [SG]

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Bowen & Walton: Viola Concertos (SWR Music)

A near-hit and a miss; a good Bowen Concerto and an ordinary Walton [JW]

Bowen: Piano Concertos Nos 2 & 3 (Dutton)

(Déjà Review) A most enjoyable helping of Bowen’s late-romanticism [RB]

Bowen & Clarke: Viola Sonatas (Alba)

Engineering sabotages decent enough performances of two British viola sonatas [JW]

Clarke, Britten & Bowen: British Music for Viola and Piano (Claves)

An international version of some very British works [SB]

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Bowen: Violin Concerto & Piano Concerto 1 (Dutton)

(Déjà Review) Such lavish extravagance of melody and sentiment [RB]

Shadow Dances – British Works for Flute (Chandos)

A diverse and interesting programme beautifully played and recorded [NB]

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Shadow Dances (Chandos)

A coterie of British composers and the flute [JW]