Gerald Finzi - Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra Op. 31 • Concerto for Cello and Orchestra Op.40
John Denman, clarinet, New Philharmonia Orchestra
Label: Lyrita
Tracks 1 - 3: Recorded at Walthamstow, 28 August 1975 |
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"Though the LP has long held pride of place on one's shelves how good it is to welcome the CD remastering of Yo-Yo Ma’s Cello Concerto coupled with John Denman’s lissom performance of the Clarinet Concerto. Back in the old days the Cello Concerto stood proudly alone, all forty-one minutes of it ... There have been a number of recommendable performances of this Concerto but in its swiftness and ease this performance still earns the highest accolades ..." Jonathan Woolf, www.musicweb-international.com Click here to read the full review
"Lyrita are making the choice of Recordings of the Year very difficult. If they keep up their present pace we will have had 72 CDs issued by January 2008. They have set themselves a cracking pace. Let’s hope they have the stamina to continue. Meantime celebrate and add this to your collection in pride of place ..." Rob Barnett, www.musicweb-international.com Click here to read the full review
"Lyrita’s analogue recording is, as one might expect, to a very high standard on this release. Potential purchasers need have no qualms about having to compromise with the analogue taping, there being a distinct lack of tape hiss but bags of detail, spacious stereo and oodles of bass wallop. These recordings are to be welcomed most warmly, and should be part of the beating heart of any collection seeking to contain some of the best of British music ..." Dominy Clements, www.musicweb-international.com Click here to read the full review |
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