SACD, Bennett, R R (composer)
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Special offer. On Christmas Night
RecommendedCarols from St John’s College, Cambridge
John Challenger (organ)
The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha
The collective vocal heft of the ensemble's young choral scholars remains a potent weapon under Andrew Nethsinga's direction. He's a man of musical refinement, however, one ready and able to... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 5th December 2011
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Chandos’s recording is full and rich... The Reflections on a sixteenth century tune is a real discovery that should surely be snapped up by Classic FM audiences. — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, March 2019
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Sir Richard Rodney Bennett: Orchestral Works Vol. 4
Michael McHale (piano)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, John Wilson
Part of the success of the concertos performance certainly lies in Michael McHale’s high-energy fingers, confidently shifting between glittering decorations and bravura solo spurts. Meanwhile,... — More…
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The all-male New York Polyphony sing one-to-a-part, which gives a particular sense of purity and chasteness to their Christmas selection...The vocal blend is consistently velvety, the pitching... — More…
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Bennett, R R: The Mines of Sulphur
Kristopher Irmiter
Beth Clayton, Brandon Jovanovich, James Maddalena, Stewart Robertsona
Stimulating and disturbing: no cause to regret this issue and everything to celebrate. — More…
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Sir Richard Rodney Bennett: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1
Colin Currie (marimba)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, John Wilson
Was there anything he couldn’t say musically? No need to answer that, but rejoice in the fact that his friend and champion John Wilson is honouring him in this new series for Chandos…You will... — More…
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Sir Richard Rodney Bennett: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2
Howard McGill (tenor saxophone), Gordon Rigby (timpani), Scott Dickinson (viola), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, John Wilson
The performances of all these works, under the composer’s friend John Wilson, are exemplary. The players of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra treat Bennett’s melodic lines with just the expressive... — More…
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The ensemble is at its best in the new music, which they sing with a stylish flair, and the more homophonic passages of Tallis, which they unfailingly imbue with direction and purpose. — More…
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