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BBC Philharmonic

  • Eric Coates Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 continues to entertain

    Jan 13th, 2021 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: BBC Philharmonic, CD Review, Chandos, Classical music, contemporary classical music, Eric Coates, John Wilson, Orchestral music

    This release picks up where the first volume left off. It’s another collection of wonderful music by Eric Coates. Coates’ output was fairly consistent. it’s instantly appealing, modest in scope, and always effective in entertaining the listener. This release includes popular favorites such as “London Bridge,” and “Calling All Workers.” The cornerstones of the program […]

  • BBC Philharmonic give George Antheil its best

    Oct 29th, 2019 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: BBC Philharmonic, CD Review, Chandos, Classical music, contemporary classical music, George Antheil, John Storgards, Orchestral music

    Chandos’ third installment in their George Antheil series features works from a variety of sources. It includes his Symphony No. 1 and several shorter works. To my ears, Antheil’s first symphony, “Zingareska,” is the least successful of his six. John Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic give it their best. Their performance is first-rate. The underlying […]

  • British Tone Poems, Vol. 2 delivers on quality

    Oct 10th, 2019 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: Arthur Bliss, BBC Philharmonic, CD Review, Chandos, Classical music, contemporary classical music, Dorothy Howell, Eric Fogg, Eugene Goossens, Frederic Cowen, John Folds, Orchestral music, Patrick Hadley, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Rumon Gamba

    This volume of British Tone Poems features outstanding works by lesser-known composers and lesser-known works by outstanding composers. Either way, it’s a win-win for the listener, especially with these performances. Rumon Gamba and the BBC Philharmonic deliver beautiful and insightful performances of a mixed bag of music. This round features two world-premiere recordings. And the program […]

  • Light entertainment from new Eric Coates release

    Sep 26th, 2019 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: BBC Philharmonic, CD Review, Chandos, Classical music, Eric Coates, John Wilson

    Eric Coates was the master of light classical music. His compositions were consistently tuneful, appealing, light-hearted and immediately appealing. All without being banal or trite. Now that’s artistry! This release launches a multi-disc recording cycle of Coates’ orchestral music. John Wilson spent several years editing Coates’ orchestral music. These new performing editions are the basis […]

  • George Antheil Symphonies Channel Copland

    Aug 27th, 2019 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: BBC Philharmonic, CD Review, Chandos, contemporary classical music, George Antheil, John Storgards, Orchestral music

    Before I received a copy of this release, I only knew George Antheil through one work: the Ballet Mechanique. But Antheil was about more than scoring sirens and airplane propellors. Antheil’s Symphony No. 3 paints a series of evocative tableaux; Latino California, Creole New Orleans, Promontory Point, Baltimore. In this 1940s work, Antheil uses the […]

  • Chandos Release of Arriaga – Mozart with a smile

    Feb 7th, 2019 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: BBC Philharmonic, Berit Norbakken Solset, CD Review, Chandos, Classical music, Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga, Juanjo Mena, Orchestral music

    If you’re not familiar with Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga, this release is an excellent introduction. Arriaga was dubbed the “Spanish Mozart,” and with good reason. Like Mozart, he had a natural facility for the piano, and for composition. And like Mozart, he died young. Arriaga wrote his opera “Los esclavos felices” when he was fourteen. […]

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