Hi Res Download, Alwyn (composer)
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A highly enjoyable wander away from the familiar British path, including some rare youthful Vaughan Williams. The playing is suitably characterful throughout. —
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Special offer. British Violin Sonatas Vol. 3
Bowen, Ireland, Alwyn, Brown, Coates
Tasmin Little (violin), Piers Lane (piano)
The performers respond to both aspects of [Bowen's] music with muscular virtuosity and affection. Especially in the high tessitura of the slow movement, Tasmin Little’s tonal variety and rhythmic... —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2021, Winner - Chamber
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Special offer. Alwyn: Miss Julie
RecommendedAnna Patalong (Miss Julie), Benedict Nelson (Jean), Rosie Aldridge (Kristin), Samuel Sakker (Ulrik), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo
Though not all the musical ideas are equally strong, the finely-crafted result possesses undeniable tension and dramatic potency…The performance itself conveys clear conviction. Anna Patalong... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd July 2020
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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Howick and her pianist Simon Callaghan knit [the first movement of the Walton] cogently together, neatly negotiating a myriad of mood switches which could easily seem juddering. Howick’s vibrato... —
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Alwyn: Violin Concerto
Lorraine McAslan (violin)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones
Lorraince McAslan makes a convincing case for the work: fearsome weight of tone is not her style, but she has bravura and accuracy to spare, and her musicianship's brand of thoughtful loveliness... —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2011, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2005, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Dionysus & Apollo: Music for Flute and Harp
Claudio Ortensi (flute), Anna Pasetti (harp)
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Special offer. The Film Music of William Alwyn, Volume 2
Susan Bullock (soprano)
Canzonetta, BBC Philharmonic, Rumon Gamba
With vintage British films of the 1940s and '50s you expected a major orchestral film score. William Alwyn, alongside Malcolm Arnold, supplied some of the finest examples. His orchestral flair... —
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Special offer. Royal Air Force 100th Anniversary
The Central Band of the RAF, The Band of the RAF College & The Band of the RAF Regiment, WG CDR Duncan Stubbs
It brings to an end a confident but also, at times, suitably sensitive salute to the service in courageous and highly accomplished performances. —