Lyrita

Lloyd: The Works for Brass (Lyrita)

George Lloyd in bandsman mode in the latest volume of his ‘Signature Edition’ [JW]

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Elgar: Symphonies Nos 1 & 2 (Lyrita)

(Déjà Review) Rarely, rarely comes an opportunity like this [SHa]

Lloyd: A Symphonic Mass, A Litany (Lyrita)

If you like the music of George Lloyd, get these fine recordings, especially if you only know his orchestral music [JQ]

Berkeley: Symphonies Nos 1 & 2 (Lyrita)

(Déjà Review) Great to have this landmark recording issued on CD [JF]

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Lloyd: Requiem and Psalm 130 (Lyrita)

Highly attractive choral music in a conservative idiom, splendidly performed and recorded [WH]

Stanford: Te Deum & Elegiac Ode (Lyrita)

An outstanding CD which is likely to be the most important contribution on disc to the Stanford centenary [JQ]

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Blackford: La Sagrada Familia (Lyrita)

Two very different, attractive recent works by Richard Blackford in excellent performances [JQ]

Lloyd: Piano Concertos (Lyrita)

Communicative and lyrical piano concertos reissued in the ‘Signature Edition’ [JW]

Danza Gaya – Music for Two Pianos (Lyrita)

Delightful from start to finish [WK]

Jones: Chamber Music (Lyrita)

Neo-classical music creates a bittersweet harmonic and melodic sound world [JF]

Lloyd: The Symphonies No 7-12 (Lyrita)

The second tranche of reissues of Lloyd conducting Lloyd [JW]

Brown: 24 Preludes & Fugues (Lyrita)

Ample rewards for a serious piano music lover [SA]

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Scott: Piano Sonata No 1 (Lyrita)

Cyril Scott’s 1930s revision of his Piano Sonata, Op.66 heard in a strange disc [JW]

Benjamin: Symphony, Cotilion, North American Square Dance Suite  (Lyrita)

(Déjà Review) Benjamin’s light and serious sides generously represented in vivid performances and with recording to match [RB]

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Danza Gaya: Music for Two Pianos (Lyrita)

Attractive and entertaining, but unfamiliar music, beautifully performed [NB]

Lloyd: Symphonies (Lyrita)

George Lloyd conducts his first six symphonies in Lyrita’s reissues [JW]

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Parry: Ode on the Nativity (Lyrita)

(Déjà Review) The reappearance on CD of these performances is a cause for great celebration [JQ]

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British Piano Concertos (Lyrita)

Premiere recordings of three neglected but attractive piano concertos [JW

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British Piano Concertos (Lyrita)

Five-star performances and recordings of second tier works [NB]

Jacob, Addison, Rubbra: Piano Concerti (Lyrita Recorded Edition)

Otherwise unheard, these works are neither rugged nor rebarbative but beckon and reward [RB]

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Moorland Symphonies (Lyrita)

A successful and informative introduction to this appealing composer’s work [NB]

Alberga: Violin Concertos (Lyrita)

A dizzying mercury-high landmark in little known music – enjoyable in its own right [RB]

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Moorland Symphonies (Lyrita)

Does extremely well in introducing the reader to the man and his music [RB]

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Jones: Piano Music (Lyrita)

Martin Jones proves a strong advocate for this intriguing repertoire [PBW]