CD, Sullivan, A (composer)
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This latest recording once again showcases his singers' effortless versatility both as choristers and soloists...One of Tenebrae's great strengths is to bring both dignity and panache to these... —
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2025, August 2025
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2026, Shortlisted - Choral
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Special offer. Overtures from the British Isles, Vol. 1
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Rumon Gamba
Half-forgotten overtures show the vigour of Britain's musical revivial throughout the Victorian and Edwardian eras. —
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[Tenebrae's] account of Parry's Songs of Farewell abounds in subtleties of phrasing and telling distinctions of dynamic, yet flows beautifully, the textual narrative unfolding with a rare continuity... —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2012, Choral Finalist
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Gilbert & Sullivan: Utopia, Limited Or the Flowers of Progress
RecommendedNeal Davies (King Paramount), Ellie Laugharne (Princess Zara), Yvonne Howard (Lady Sophy), William Morgan (Captain Fitzbattleaxe), Richard Suart (Scaphio), Arthur Bruce (Phantis)
The Orchestra of Scottish Opera & Chorus, Derek Clark
Clark has an easy, affectionate touch in this repertoire, and the cast includes some of the finest Savoyards of both the older (Richard Suart, Yvonne Howard) and younger (Ellie Laugharne, William... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 27th June 2025
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Plaudits all round to Richard Hickox and his excellent Manchester band (and the Chandos production team) for at last granting Sullivan's Irish symphony the first wholly recommendable digital... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2001, Editor's Choice
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This set gives an invaluable historical cross-section of Antipodean singers in both commercial and rare archive recordings. —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2017, Re-issue of the Month
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At the heart of the album is the cycle Huit Chansons de Fleurs, by Ricky Ian Gordon. He’s no slouch when it comes to picturing words in his music – so we have drunken bees teetering along the... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024, Shortlisted - Debut Solo Album
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Best of British Brass Bands
Massed Brass Bands of Fodens, Fairy Aviations and Morris Motors and Harry Mortimer, Fairy Aviations and Morris Motors, Jim Shepherd (soloist), Fairy Aviation And Morris Motors, Harry Mortimer & His All Star Brass, Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Black Dyke Band, Harry Mortimer, George Thompson, Geoffrey...
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Sullivan: The Light of the World
Natalya Romaniw, Eleanor Dennis, Kitty Whately, Robert Murray, Ben McAteer, Neal Davies; Kinder Children's Choir, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Concert Orchestra, John Andrews
This performance is close to ideal. All the soloists make their mark, and conductor John Andrews does an excellent job, bringing constant motion to the score and drawing refined playing from... —
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2019, Choral & Song Choice
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The Times Records of the Year, 2019
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