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This is a thoroughly entertaining, at times enlightening CD. The 11 songs by Satie have been orchestrated–two by Easley Blackwood, the others by Robert Caby–but
This is a reconfiguration of performances that originally appeared on three different CDs in The Sixteen’s Britten Choral Works series for Collins Classics in the
As long as the Pears/Britten recordings of the Serenade are around (especially the more mature, radiant, better-sounding second effort with hornist Barry Tuckwell), all others
This is a terrific opera video, a rare success due not only to excellent performances and fine production courtesy of the BBC, producer Fiona Morris,
These performances of the Frank Bridge Variations and the Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra by Steuart Bedford (taken from the old Collins Classics catalog)
You have several excellent choices in this repertoire, from Peter Pears’ inimitable, referential performances with Britten at the piano to Philip Langridge’s ever-solid, Pears-influenced interpretations
This is an impressive recording of these frequently encountered pieces. The Young Person’s Guide features excellent solo work from all departments, and a clarity of
This is a very exciting and marvelously played performance of The Planets. Where Paavo Järvi really excels is in securing amazingly precise rhythm (critical in
Okay, you’re not going to find the insane intensity of Rostropovich/Vishnevskaya/Reshetin in Ormandy’s Fourteenth symphony, but as you might expect, this Western premiere recording is
Tenor Philip Langridge is today’s most thoughtful and musically adept interpreter of Britten’s songs, and this effort–traversing some of the composer’s most difficult and introspective
