Viola concerto
Edward Elgar
Emneord
Minder om
Årstiderne : 28 danske sange
DR Vokalensemblet
Sea pictures
Edward Elgar
Violin concertos
Pëtr Tjajkovskij
Bluebeard's castle
Béla Bartók
Ein deutsches Requiem
Johannes Brahms
A sea symphony
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Complete wind concertos & serenades
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The golden Renaissance
William Byrd
A midsummer night's dream
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Anmeldelser (5)
MusicWeb international
2018 February
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Dave Billinge
2018 February
"Recording of the month: This is top Elgar, the Funeral March being particularly impressive. I confess I had not even thought about Elgar as a song writer but the selection we have here in orchestral garb are without exception a delight. Full of nostalgia but always with attractive melodies, albeit short-breathed compared to the Elgar of Gerontius and all the other masterly oratorios".
Presto classical
d. 31. okt. 2017
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Katherine Cooper
d. 31. okt. 2017
"Editor's choices - Oktober 2017: In the hands of Andrew Davis, the 'fat knight' springs to life in glorious technicolour. The spirit (and at times the melodies themselves!) of the Pomp and Circumstance Marches are firmly to the fore in the Funeral March from Grania and Diarmid and The King's Way; Roderick Williams (always at his finest in English song) is on characteristically engaging and classy form in the latter".
BBC music magazine
2018 January
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Stephen Johnson (f. 1955)
2018 January
"The performances of the songs are ardent, warm and full of conviction. As ever Roderick Williams sounds completely on the composer's side. But after Falstaff it's all too clear that they really aren't top drawer Elgar. Falstaff may only shine in parts, but when it does shine it's captivating ... A fine effort all round, recording very much included, but perhaps not the ideal present for an Elgar-phobic".
Classical music
2018 January
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Colin Clarke (musikanmelder)
2018 January
"Although this disc has the symphonic study Falstaff as its principal offering, the couplings offer great interest. The performance of Falstaff itself is very idiomatic indeed. Davis finds huge detail ... There is tenderness, too ... The BBC Philharmonic sounding burnished and lush ... Davis has a fervour that confirms Falstaff as first-rank Elgar. Baritone Roderick Williams has just the right voice for the three restrained Op 59 songs, while the two of Op 60 ... burst with power and nobility. All of the vocal contributions are sterling".
The gramophone
2018 January
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Andrew Achenbach
2018 January
"Editor's choice: This is Andrew Davis's third recording of Elgar's Falstaff. It is, not to beat about the bush, a superbly perceptive traversal, evincing a strength of purpose, emotional candour and meticulous attention to detail that give it the edge over its notable predecessors ... All told, a terrific anthology, and absolutely not to missed".