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WILLIAM WALLACE
Symphonic Poems BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Jan/2014 ] William Wallace was a classical scholar, a doctor and eye surgeon, a poet and dramatist, a writer on music and musicians, and the man described by Shaw as 'a young Scotch composer with a very tender and sympathetic talent'. His orchestral... |
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FREDERIC LAMOND / EUGEN d'ALBERT
Symphony in A major; Overture 'From the Scottish Highlands' / Overture to 'Esther', Op. 8 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 14/Apr/2004 ] 'Martyn Brabbins and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra do offer vivid accounts that are inspired, insightful, and invigorating and that succeed in capturing the music's strengths. The brass are potent, the strings sumptuous, the winds rich in tone,... |
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SIR MICHAEL TIPPETT
Tippett: Symphonies Nos 1 & 2 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins, conductor [ Hyperion / CD - released 16/Mar/2018 ] Tippett's first two published symphonies are mature and confident works dating from the middle of the last century. Coruscating accounts from Martyn Brabbins and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra are sure to win new friends for this marvellous music. |
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SIR EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Enigma Variations & other orchestral works BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins, with Kate Royal (soprano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Nov/2016 ] Two much-loved orchestral favourites representing the summit of Elgar's maturity are coupled with three of the lesser-known wartime works, here receiving their rst recordings with the original French texts. Kate Royal is the soprano soloist in 'Une... |
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JOHN PICKARD
Pickard: Mass in Troubled Times BBC Singers, Martyn Brabbins, with Chloë Abbott (trumpet), David Goode (organ) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 6/Oct/2023 ] "This is a marvellous collection, featuring impeccable production values and sound of flawless realism in the best BIS tradition. Not to be missed!" Gramophone Editor's Choice Dec 2023 |
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FRANCIS CHAGRIN
Symphonies Nos 1 & 2 BBC Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Feb/2016 ] Francis Chagrin described himself as 'Romanian by birth, British by nationality and cosmopolitan by inclination'. A student of Paul Dukas and Nadia Boulanger, Chagrin wrote prolifically for films but composed for most genres. The two symphonies are... |
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Sinfonia antartica & Symphony No 9 BBC Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion / CD - released 3/Mar/2023 ] Two late, great Vaughan Williams symphonies: with the 'Antartica' and No 9, Martyn Brabbins and his BBC forces complete a cycle enthusiastically acclaimed by Radio 3 Record Review as 'unmissable'. |
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos 6 & 8 Roderick Williams (baritone) / BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion / CD - released 7/Oct/2022 ] "Even against formidable competition [in No. 6], Martyn Brabbins impresses handsomely. Nothing is forced - the fury and the anguish, the grandeur and the desolation seem almost to speak for themselves." BBC Music Five Stars |
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WILLIAM MIVAL
Mival: Vale / Pluen / Tristan Philharmonia Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor) [ Signum / CD - released 24/Apr/2026 ] This new album presents three major orchestral works by British composer William Mival, performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra under Martyn Brabbins. Spanning two decades, the album features the expansive new symphony Vale, the contemplative Tristan... |
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HENRY VIEUXTEMPS
Violin Concertos Nos 1 & 2 Chloe Hanslip (violin) / Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion Romantic Violin Concerto Vol 12 / CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] "rhythmically taut, meticulously executed performances...few will be able to resist Hanslip's deliciously coquettish handling of the rondo movements of both concertos." (Gramophone) |
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YORK BOWEN
Bowen: Piano Concertos Nos 3 & 4 Danny Driver (piano) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins (conductor) [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 46 / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] 'Danny Driver's pianism is fully and eagerly up to Bowen's considerable demands' (BBC Music Magazine) |
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GILBERT and SULLIVAN
The Pirates of Penzance / Trial by Jury (Rec 1949) D'Oyly Carte Opera Company / Darrell Fancourt / Leonard Osborn / Martyn Green / Leslie Rands [ Naxos Great Operetta Recordings / 2 CD - released 5/Jun/2001 ] "The 1949 Pirates was the old company's high point, with stalwarts such as Green, and the imposing Darrell Fancourt as the Pirate King, reveling in their parts in a way that still sounds fresh. It's and impression greatly enhanced by the deft... |
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GILBERT and SULLIVAN
The Best of Gilbert and Sullivan (Recorded 1948-1954) D'Oyly Carte Opera Company / Darrell Fancourt / Leonard Osborn / Martyn Green / Leslie Rands / Peter Pratt / Muriel Harding / Ella Halman & others [ Naxos Great Operetta Recordings / 2 CD - released 25/Jun/2007 ] "Good news for Anglophiles-the great Gilbert and Sullivan recordings of the late 1940s are on their way back into the catalogue, at budget prices and sounding better than ever. The best of these discs are not only agreeable but almost magical in... |
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GILBERT and SULLIVAN
The Mikado (Complete 1950 Recording) Martyn Green, Margaret Mitchell, Leonard Osborn, Darrell Fancourt / The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Isidore Godfrey [ Naxos Historical Great Operetta Recordings / 2 CD - released 3/Sep/2001 ] The first release of the Historic 1950 D'Oyly Carte recordings |
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GILBERT and SULLIVAN
The Yeomen of the Guard (Complete 1950 Recording) plus orchestral music (1935) The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company (with Darrell Fancourt & Martyn Green), Isidore Godfrey / British Light Orchestra [ Naxos Great Operetta Recordings / 2 CD - released 2/Jul/2004 ] Chronologically the eleventh Gilbert and Sullivan opera, if we number Trial By Jury as their first, and the sixth of the Savoy Opera productions, The Yeomen of the Guard was first given at the London Savoy on 3rd October, 1888. |
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GILBERT & SULLIVAN
HMS Pinafore (complete operetta) Darrell Fancourt, Radley Flynn, Joan Gillingham, Martyn Green, Ella Halman / D'oyly Carte Opera Company, Isidore Godfrey [ Naxos Historical Great Operetta Recordings / CD - released 3/Sep/2001 ] "Listening to these CDs again made me appreciate just how good some of the soloists were. Darrell Fancourt is striking as Dick Deadeye, Ella Halman is a superb Buttercup, and Joan Gillingham is a prim and proper Hebe." Mel@marbecks.co.nz |
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos 3 'Pastoral' & 4 David Butt Philip (tenor) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion / CD - released 31/Jan/2020 ] "Brabbins's attention to dynamic detail is also striking, both in the first movement (note the really hushed level of the development before the recapitulation really erupts) and the troubling demeanour of the slow movement" (Gramophone) |
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RALF VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony & other works Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Mary Bevan (soprano), Kitty Whately (mezzo) / Royal College of Music Brass Band / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Oct/2017 ] "This splendid performance is now the best way to hear the 1920 version of A London Symphony." MuscWeb Nov 2017 |
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JOHN PICKARD
Pickard: Symphonies 2 & 6; Verlaine Songs Emma Tring (soloist) BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Martyn Brabbins [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 3/May/2024 ] John Pickard is best known for his powerful orchestral and instrumental works, and his music has been widely praised for its large-scale sense of architecture and bold handling of an extended tonal idiom. This recording brings together three works... |
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WILLIAM WALTON
Anon in Love / A Song for the Lord Mayor's Table / etc Felicity Lott (soprano) Martyn Hill (tenor) Craig Ogden (guitar) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Naxos English Song Series / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] "for a super-budget recording this, as with any of the British song series formerly with Collins and now with Naxos, is a must-have." -- Musicweb.uk.net |