RTE Archive
Jamestown Concerto, American Music for Cello and Orchestra = WILLIAM PERRY: Jamestown Cello Concerto; WILLIAM SCHUMAN: A Song for Orpheus; VIRGIL THOMSON: Cello Concerto – Yehuda Hanani, c./ RTE National Sym. Orch. of Ireland/ William Eddins – Naxos
An exceptional disc of tremendous music, beautifully played and recorded—one of the best this year.
HAVERGAL BRIAN: Symphony No. 4 "Das Siegeslied" (Psalm of Victory); Symphony No. 12 – Adrian Leaper, cond. – Naxos HAVERGAL BRIAN: Symphony No. 11; Symphony No. 15; Concert Overture: For Valour; Comedy Overture: Dr. Merry Heart – Tony Rowe & Leaper, cond. – Naxos
A pair of Brian CDs from Naxos; other labels have been promoting the British composer as well.
STANFORD: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor; Concert Variations upon an English Theme – Finghin Collins, piano / Kenneth Montgomery – Claves
The performers seem to have a special affinity for the music of their countryman, and they benefit from a recording of real refinement.