Walton
Bowen & Walton: Viola Concertos (SWR Music)
A near-hit and a miss; a good Bowen Concerto and an ordinary Walton [JW]
Music for Stage and Screen (Albion Records)
A valuable contribution to the recorded legacy of British music [JF]
Bridge, Frances-Hoad, Walton: Music for Cello and Orchestra (Chandos)
Wonderfully lyrical cello playing [PRJ]
British String Miniatures Vol 1 (ASV)
(Déjà Review) Lithe and insightful traversals [JW]
Bridge, Frances-Hoad & Walton: Cello Concertos (Chandos)
A well-planned and brilliantly played programme but the recording lacks bite [NB]
Neville Marriner (conductor): The Complete Warner Classics Recordings (Warner Classics)
An 80-CD centenary salute to Marriner, with (or without) his ASMF [JW]
The Monarch’s Music (CRD)
A timely and enjoyable celebration of music for royal occasions [WH]
English Guitar Concertos (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) The strong personality of dedicatee Julian Bream is ever present, but Ogden more than rises to the task. A fine disc [AD]
Trails of Creativity. Music from Between the Wars (Avie Records)
(Déjà Review) There’s something for everybody in this excellently played between-the-wars anthology of music [JL]
The Monarch’s Music (CRD)
Admirers of music for Military Band and its performing traditions will enjoy this diverse programme [NB]
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor) (ICA Classics)
A previously unissued live Sinfonia antartica heads this 40th anniversary Boult release [JW]
Walton: Violin Concerto, Respighi: Violin Sonata (Mirare)
Violinist Liya Petrova is the perfect advocate for these lush romantic works [DMD]
Walton: Choral works (Naxos)
Some very fine music in absolutely top class performances which are accorded recorded sound of comparable excellence [JQ]
Walton: Concertos (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Performances that sit comfortably with the best [IL]
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