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This is an excellent Delius collection, as interesting for the repertoire as for the high quality of the performances. There are some real novelties here,
This oddly chosen program is worth having for Tasmin Little’s excellent account of the Violin Concerto under Mackerras, and for Kars’ appealing solo work in
George Szell certainly merits inclusion in a series devoted to the last century’s great conductors, but this collection tells us little we didn’t already know
Volume six of Naxos’ Benno Moiseiwitsch survey features Delius’ rarely heard piano concerto in a 1946 recording, with the pianist on top form. Moiseiwitsch’s flair
Volume 4 of the continuing Naxos series “English String Miniatures” brings more excellent performances of music that’s uniformly attractive and easy on the ear, most
This 1949 recording (originally on 78s) of North Country Sketches already has appeared on CD in Sony’s British Pageant series. The very start of the
The best thing about this September 16, 1954 concert is Thomas Beecham’s hilarious speech preceding the lovely encore performance of Massenet’s Last Sleep of the
Delians and Beecham fans will rejoice at the reissue on CD of this long awaited, legendary recording. Listeners belonging to either of the groups just
The secret of Beecham’s success with Delius comes down to this: he played it faster than anyone else. In the (rare) quick music or at
Perhaps Thomas Beecham wasn’t a “great” conductor in the cosmic scheme of things, but he could bring certain composers’ music to life in a way
