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Adrian Boult brought tremendous authority to any recording he made of 20th century British works, having known the composers and often having conducted the premiere
This Eloquence release contains about half of the program featured on the Mehta/Los Angeles Philharmonic “Double Decca” discs issued about two years ago. That set
This is the last of Adrian Boult’s umpteen recordings of The Planets, and while it isn’t the most disciplined (“Mars” in particular is not always
This release is very good and but a small step below Lyrita’s best. Imogen Holst was a fine musician and good composer, and few were
This set of lovely vocal music by three British masters continues the very welcome re-release on CD of Lyrita Recorded Editions. The Holst work is
In a recent radio interview Colin Matthews said he considered withdrawing his composition Pluto, the Renewer in light of the space body’s planetary demotion. But,
Neville Marriner’s Planets emphasizes color over drama and thus offers us an opportunity to examine Holst’s amazing score in detail. The prominence of the timpani
Oration is a magnificent, brooding work and Raphael Wallfisch brings the same level of passion and commitment to it that characterized his recent, outstanding release
Among the newest entries in this invaluable series of BBC recordings featuring Benjamin Britten as performer, this mixed concert is long on programming interest but
On the whole, David Lloyd-Jones and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra turn in a more satisfying and characterful performance of The Planets plus Pluto than
