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Jim Westhead
Stöhr: Orchestral Music Vol. 4 (Toccata Classics)
A wonderful blend of flowing melody and an early 20th-century harmonic tinge [EJW]
Stöhr: Orchestral Music Vol 1 (Toccata Classics)
An interesting collection of concertante and string works by an unjustly neglected composer [EJW]
Foerster: Symphony No. 2 (Naxos)
A fine performance of two orchestral works by a neglected friend of Mahler, firmly in the Central-European tradition [EJW]
MacDowell: Orchestral Works Vol 2 (Chandos)
A splendid selection of MacDowell’s concertante and orchestral music [EJW]
Vaughan Williams: Mantegna – Hymnody and Beyond (Albion Records)
This enterprising, scholarly release of Vaughan Williams’s Hymn Tunes and their arrangements should reveal new byways into his œuvre [EJW]
Vaughan Williams: Symphonies 5 & 9 (LSO Live)
The notorious Barbican acoustic has been noticeably tamed in this compelling disc of two iconic symphonies in superb performances [EJW]
Papandopulo: Hrvatska Misa (Croatian Mass) (BR Klassik)
An interesting religious work from Croatia allows one to delve into rarely recorded territory [EJW]
American Dream: Suesse, Beach & Babin (Alpha Classics)
An interesting programme of out-of-the way American works for two pianos and orchestra [EJW]
Rimsky-Korsakov; Scheherazade; Glinka: Symphony on Two Russian Themes (ICA Classics)
A powerful Scheherazade and two rarities of historical musicological significance [EJW]
Puts: Orchestral works (Delos)
An introduction to this Pulitzer Prize winner’s orchestral music, lyrical and listenable yet not “light” [EJW]
Osgood: English Folksongs (Convivium Records)
English folksong arrangements, beautifully recorded and performed [EJW]
Kennedy-Fraser/Bantock: The Seal Woman (Retrospect Opera)
Neglected Hebridean songs fused into a folk opera [EJW]
Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 2, short orchestral works (Chandos)
A splendidly recorded disc of rare Tchaikovsky, performed with spirit and commitment [EJW]
Flury: Orchestral Music Vol. 4 (Toccata Classics)
Flury’s mature orchestral works, well performed, recorded and documented [EJW]
Walton: Violin Concerto and other orchestral works (Chandos)
A fine choice if one seeks the Violin Concerto and is intrigued by the Suite from Troilus and Cressida [EJW]
Folk Trails: Anya Alexeyev (Toccata Next)
Works from three continents, inspired by folk music, played on a concert grand [EJW]
Flury: Casanova e l’Albertolli (Toccata Classics)
An opera from the byways of Flury’s lighter output, to be enjoyed as a communal experience [EJW]
Rachmaninov: Orchestral Works (Linn)
Some very fine performances here [EJW]
Barvinsky & Kosenko: Ukrainian Piano Concertos (Ars Produktion)
First recordings of two attractive Ukrainian piano concertos with a depressing history [EJW]
Osgood: Stabat Mater (Convivium)
This pleasant setting may interest choirs looking for a new(ish) work [EJW]
Weigl: Symphony No 3, Symphonic Prelude (Capriccio)
This may appeal to those interested in the byways of Germanic composition in the early 20th century [EJW]
Lehár: Symphonic Works, Piano Sonatas & 39 Lieder (cpo)
This very well-produced collection will appeal to those who enjoy Lehár’s operettas [EJW]
MacDowell: Orchestral Works Volume 1 (Chandos)
A finely played piano concerto and orchestral works by a most highly regarded North American composer of his generation [EJW]
Puccini: Turandot (Pristine Audio)
A most worthwhile remastering of this classic Turandot, with sonic improvements throughout [EJW]
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