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Olivier Messiaen’s multi-movement works are carved out of large, sonorous blocks fashioned from material that radiates more than develops. This is especially true of his
Although caught in concert in the BBC studios in 1966 (concerto) and 1963 (sonata), these archives are in mono, a not very good mono in
Finally, the Hallé orchestra’s proprietary label decides to do something useful instead of lousy historical reissues or second-rate Elgar. The complete incidental music to The
EMI’s Grieg two-fer offers a generous sampling of the composer’s orchestral works, with a few piano pieces thrown in for good measure. Paavo Berglund leads
Since conductor Mark Elder had the brilliant idea of enlivening his otherwise dull new recording of Elgar’s Second Symphony with a reading of the Shelley
After the shocking excellence of its recent Svetlanov Scheherazade, BBC Legends returns to form with this next installment in its “Worst Recordings Ever Made by
This new release on the Hallé Orchestra’s own label presents the ensemble in fine form as Mark Elder leads a persuasive account of Elgar’s Symphony
Nielsen’s Fifth symphony was an unfortunate choice for the Hallé Orchestra’s fledgling record label, as Mark Elder’s reading is a definite non-starter. Elder seems out
Composer-led recordings are always historically interesting even if they vary in musical quality. Ralph Vaughan Williams’ 1937 version of his wrathful Fourth Symphony has the
GLORIOUS JOHN AND THE BIG BAD BBC: A CAUTIONARY TALE Once upon a time, in an island nation famous for its literature, theater, jurisprudence, empire
