More By Artist: Lawrence
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NICOLO PAGANINI
Paganini: Violin Concerto No 1 (with Saraste - Carmen Fantasy) Itzhak Perlman (violin) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Lawrence Foster [ Warner Classics / CD - released 30/Oct/2019 ] "There has been no better account of the D major Concerto" (Rosette Penguin Stereo Guide) |
Lawrence
Yoyogi Park Remixed [ Mulemusiq / 12in - released 20/Jan/2017 ] On this EP, Mule Musiq has gathered together a crack team of artists to rework tracks from Lawrence's most recent album, the fine Yoyogi Park. Kettenkarussell serve up two fine reworks of "Illuminated", first heading into deep space, atmospheric... |
SHAKESPEARE
Great Shakespeare Speeches Lawrence Olivier / John Gielgud / Marlon Brando / Alec Guinness / Arnold Moss [ Regis / CD - released 28/Nov/2007 ] He could speak William Shakespeare's lines as naturally as if he were "actually thinking them", said English playwright Charles C. Bennett, who met Laurence Olivier in 1927. One of Olivier's earliest successes as a Shakespearean actor on the London... |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Suite For Viola And Orchestra / Flos Campi (with McEwen - Viola Concerto) Lawrence Power (viola) / BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion / CD - released 25/Nov/2011 ] Editor's Choice: Gramophone Magazine December 2011 |
JAMES MacMILLAN
MacMillan: Symphony No 4 / Viola Concerto Lawrence Power (viola), BBC Philharmonic, Martyn Brabbins (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jun/2020 ] MacMillan's viola concerto was written for Lawrence Power, who brings a unique authority to this, its first recording. The fourth symphony-a major addition to the repertoire-is a generous and appropriate coupling, both works incorporating and... |
WALTON / RUBBRA
Viola Concertos Lawrence Power (viola) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Ilan Volkov [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jul/2007 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD FINALIST 2008 - Concerto - "This is a highly satisfying release, both for the excellent playing of all concerned, Hyperion's gorgeous recording and for the programme." (MusicWeb June 2007) |
HINDEMITH
The Complete Viola Music Volume 3: Concertos Lawrence Power (viola) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, David Atherton [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Feb/2011 ] "All four works receive really excellent performances from violist Lawrence Power, whose consistently attractive tone and on-target intonation leaves no doubt that the sometimes off-kilter harmonies are the composer's and not an accident." (10/10... |
ROZSA / BARTOK / SERLY
Viola Concertos Lawrence Power, viola / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra / Andrew Litton [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Sep/2010 ] "Power's supreme artistry fuels performances of works by composers who are linked...All are energised by the orchestra's vigour." The Telegraph, 13th September 2010 ***** |
HINDEMITH
The Complete Viola Music Volume 1 Lawrence Power (viola) & Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Aug/2009 ] "All Hindemith's hits and more, played with true conviction." Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice - August 2009 |
HINDEMITH
The Complete Viola Music Volume 2: Solo Sonatas Lawrence Power (viola) & Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Feb/2010 ] "Power's warmly rounded tone and searching interpretations cast the most favourable possible light on this wonderful if sometimes astringent music...few players can make this music more compelling than does Power." BBC Music Magazine, May 2010 ***** |
YORK BOWEN
The complete works for viola & piano Lawrence Power (viola) Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2008 ] 'Composers whose rich romanticism was out of favour among 20th-century pundits who favoured angular austerity are finally receiving their due. Bowen believed the viola sounded more attractive than the violin and has a persuasive advocate in Power'... |
HENRI BUSSER / GEROGES HUE / CLAUDE DEBUSSY / LOUIS VIERNE / etc
Fin de siècle: Music for viola and piano Lawrence Power (viola) & Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Sep/2016 ] That the names of Hüe and Büsser are now largely forgotten is no reflection on their ability to write music which cannot fail to delight (and did not fail to win the Prix de Rome). Lawrence Power and Simon Crawford-Phillips present a wonderful... |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Music for viola & piano Lawrence Power (viola) & Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] "Power's performance is particularly engaging in the witty, sardonic middle movement...if not the very last word on the Sonata, this is still a finely played programme that can be recommended with confidence." (Gramophone) |
ARTHUR BENJAMIN
Violin Sonatina / Viola Sonata / etc Lawrence Power (viola & violin) Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Aug/2014 ] "Whether playing his viola or violin, Lawrence Power is in total sympathy with Benjamin's shifting moods, and Simon Crawford-Phillips proves a lithe and responsive piano partner." (BBC Music) |
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Amici e Rivali Michael Spyres (tenor), Lawrence Brownlee (tenor), I Virtuosi Italiani, Corrado Rovaris, with Tara Erraught (mezzo-soprano) [ Erato / CD - released 5/Feb/2021 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Voice & Ensemble |
NOEL COWARD
Noel Coward: His HMV Recordings Noel Coward with Gertrude Lawrence, Yvonne Printemps and various accompaniments [ Warner Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 6/Mar/2016 ] In compiling this Noel Coward Archive from the HMV vaults, we have had two guiding principles: that the recordings, spanning 25 years, should be kept in their chronological order, despite the fact that Noel often recalled earlier scores while in a... |
ACCOLAY / BERIOT / RIEDING / SEITZ / VIOTTI
Concertos From My Childhood Itzhak Perlman (violin) / The Juilliard Orchestra, Lawrence Foster [ Warner Classics Perlman Complete Warner Recordings / CD - released 20/Jan/2016 ] Perlman, always generous in sharing his wisdom with young musicians, here provides model performances of five delightful works that have furthered the development of generations of budding players. The orchestra is from New York's Juilliard School,... |
BEETHOVEN
Complete String Quartets Volume 5 Quartetto Di Cremona, with Lawrence Dutton (viola) [ Audite SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 25/Mar/2016 ] "This is the most exciting new disc of string quartet playing that I have come across for a long time" (BBC Music Chamber Choice of the Month March 2016) |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: String Quartet No 14 & String Quintet No 3 "American" Takacs Quartet, Lawrence Power (viola) [ Hyperion / CD - released 29/Sep/2017 ] "a Bohemian fertility of sound that makes us relish the Takacs' fluid ensemble, which would seem to include how much each of the musicians remains fascinated by his colleagues" AudAud Best of the year 2017 |
HENRY VIII
Henry's Music: Motets from a Royal Choir Book / Songs by Henry VIII Alamire / QuintEssential / Andrew Lawrence-King [ Obsidian / CD - released 20/Apr/2009 ] "I can't emphasize enough how much of the success of this recording is due to Alamire's impeccably balanced, full-bodied, well-tuned sound..and to the scholarship and clearly inspired direction of David Skinner. Don't delay; you'll love this!"... |
