
Laura Newell (1900-1981) first came to prominence in the 1930s and ’40s as the Cleveland Orchestra’s principal harpist. She also was a major player on
John Barbirolli was a much more versatile conductor than we
Adrian Boult had a thoroughly admirable career as a devoted
Franziska Lee’s first Capriccio solo CD presented an intelligently curated and capably executed recital of works by 20th century French composers. Her followup release lavishes
This latest release in the BBC’s ongoing series of live
There has been a lot of water flowing under the
When we think of Beecham and “English Music,” we really
APR’s series devoted to pupils of the influential British piano teacher Tobias Matthay continues with a three-disc collection containing the complete studio solo sessions of
Ashley Wass and James Judd turn in a finely wrought and atmospheric performance of Bax’s Winter Legends–a piano concerto in all but name. A Bax
Drawn from David Lloyd-Jones’ excellent set of Bax symphony recordings, this collection competes in four out of five works with Bryden Thomson and the Ulster