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Rob Barnett
Ropartz: Symphonies Nos 1 & 4 (Timpani)
(Déjà Review) A grand success and a major addition to the catalogue [RB]
Riisager: Ballet Music (Dacapo)
(Déjà Review) Brilliantly orchestrated and balanced – moving forward in a blizzard of detail; the very antithesis of drab [RB]
Englund: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 (Ondine)
Another indispensable addition to the Englund discography from Ondine [RB]
Arambarri: Orchestral works (Claves)
Arambarri has the charm and freshness of Guridi and Canteloube [RB]
Le Flem: Works for Solo Piano (Accord)
(Déjà Review) Melancholy, heroic, sombrely optimistic – I cannot overstate the high quality of this music [RB]
Schumann: Symphonies Nos 1-4 (Sony Classical)
(Déjà Review) Unassuming, confident, middle of the road performances very well recorded [RB]
Phibbs: String Quartets Nos 2-4 (Nimbus Records)
Strikingly lyrical ideas that conspire to batter at the heart and the mind [RB]
van Bree: Orchestral Works (cpo)
Charm and concision from this little known early-Romantic charmer [RB]
Bendix, Simonsen: Piano Concertos (Danacord)
(Déjà Review) Marshev is a capably sympathetic advocate for these neglected romantics [RB]
Guarnieri: Symphonies Nos 2 and 3 (BIS)
(Déjà Review) Likely to appeal strongly to those who are already captivated by Villa-Lobos and by the Latino Copland [RB]
Broadstock: Symphonies Nos 1-5 (Et’cetera)
(Déjà Review) This set represents a magnificent, vividly living and very emotional achievement which I urge you to hear [RB]
Langgaard: Symphonies Nos 9-11 (Dacapo)
(Déjà Review) A rapturous masterpiece flanked by a pugnaciously enigmatic brevity and a euphoric example of Schumann-dominated nostalgia [RB]
Diamond: String Quartets Nos 3 & 8 and Concerto for String Quartet (Albany)
(Déjà Review) The two earlier works are approachable examples of the middle ground between neo-classicism and romantic-impressionism [RB]
Larsson: Concert Overture No 2 & Sinfonietta (Phono Suecia)
(Déjà Review) Good examples of Larsson’s early and late styles [RB]
Braga Santos: Symphony No 4 & Symphonic Variations (Marco Polo)
(Déjà Review) Braga Santos – a nationalistic impressionist with Iberian exoticism. A top recommendation [RB]
Bowen: Piano Concertos Nos 2 & 3 (Dutton)
(Déjà Review) A most enjoyable helping of Bowen’s late-romanticism [RB]
Zandonai: Violin Concerto, Quadri di Segantini (cpo)
Colourful nationalist music atmospherically presented and standing in the lineage of Dvorak and Respighi [RB]
Leifs: Baldr (BIS)
(Déjà Review) Tough, tonal, uncompromising music, rhythmically emphatic, not without melodic softness, hewn out of granite and adversity [RB]
Madetoja: Intimate Garden (Alba)
(Déjà Review) Played by a fine advocate well attuned to the music and its endearingly soft melancholia [RB]
Alwyn: Symphonies Nos 2 & 5 and Harp Concerto (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) The best single CD introduction to the major works of Alwyn [RB]
Baltic Voices 1 (Harmonia Mundi)
Lyrical yet challenging, they welcome the listener with open arms [RB]
Vasks: Symphony No.2, Violin Concerto (Ondine )
(Déjà Review) Two rewarding lyrical works [RB]
Tippett: Orchestral works (Decca)
(Déjà Review) Something special – treasurable and pleasurable, all in excellent sound [RB]
Canteloube: Songs of the Auvergne (Vanguard Classics)
(Déjà Review) These two Davrath discs remain the reference against which all other recordings are measured [RB]
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