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The Britten Sinfonia are making an appeal to secure their future following the recently announced Arts Council cuts. To find out how to help click here.
We are delighted - and extremely proud - to have been awarded Gramophone's coveted 'label of the year'. Editor Martin Cullingford writes "A commitment to the finest artists and the highest sound quality, the Colchester-based company is a shining beacon for the art of recording".
We are saddened to hear that the conductor Bramwell Tovey has passed away. Known for his work with Brass Bands & orchestras, he will be greatly missed.
BBC R3 Disc of the Week!
Georgia Mann enjoys Donohoe's Mendelssohn.
Happy 85th Maestro!
Wishing maestro Neeme Järvi a happy 85th birthday.
Critics Circle Award
TTOTS is the joint winner for Outstanding Achievement!
Purchase Film
Dutilleux wins BBC Award!
SoL/Wilson win Orchestral award for third year running!
Presto Record of Year
English Music for Strings is Presto Music's 2021 Pick
Gramophone Awards
Peter Grimes named 'Record of the Year!'
Sinfonia of London debut!
SoL & John Wilson make stunning Proms debut
Recording with Sir Roger
Francesca Dego shares experiences in the Strad
Thais wins Juno Award!
Sir Andrew Davis disc wins Best Classical Album (Vocal)
The Prison wins a GRAMMY
Smyth premiere recording wins at March 2021 awards.
Barry Douglas Podcast
Father-son-duo Barry & Liam start new music podcast.
Edward Gardner
Edward Gardner was born in Gloucester in 1974 and studied at Cambridge University and under Colin Metters at the Royal College of Music. After three years at The Hallé Orchestra assisting Mark Elder, and a further three years as Musical Director of Glyndebourne Touring Opera he began his tenure as Music Director of English National Opera with a new, critically acclaimed production of Britten’s Death in Venice. His many successes with the company won him the Royal Philharmonic Society Award for best Conductor in 2008 and the Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera in 2009. Equally successful outside English National Opera, he made his debut in 2005 with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and has been re-invited each year, conducting the UK premiere of Kaija Saariaho’s Adriana Mater in concert at the Barbican in 2008 as well as making his BBC Proms debut. He works regularly with the Hallé, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in the UK. Abroad, he works with the Bamberg Symphony, Gothenburg Symphony, Bergen Philharmonic, Trondheim Symphony, Melbourne Symphony, Saint Louis Symphony, and Indianapolis Symphony orchestras as well as the NAC Orchestra, Ottawa, amongst others. Having made a number of recordings, Edward Gardner signed an exclusive contract with Chandos Records in 2009.
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Highly Recommended
“… It [Pieta] is … gorgeously lyrical music. Full of rhythmic drive, incredibly deeply-felt, intense and radiantly beautiful, it is here given a superb performance … The disc ends with the six-and-a-half-minute Canticle of Winter … it is a highly evocative, and truly lovely, work.”
Highly Recommended
“… It [Pieta] is … gorgeously lyrical music. Full of rhythmic drive, incredibly deeply-felt, intense and radiantly beautiful, it is here given a superb performance … The disc ends with the six-and-a-half-minute Canticle of Winter … it is a highly evocative, and truly lovely, work.”
Highly Recommended
“…Performances are lively and convincing; an excellent disc overall.”
Highly Recommended
“…Performances are lively and convincing; an excellent disc overall.”
Highly Recommended
“… One instantly recognises the hand of a master – as with Eric Coates, the bar is set far higher. These charming pieces were written for a production of English Nell;
German being the choice of lead actress Marie Tempest, who insisted he be approached for the music…Glittering music, in good performances from the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra and Adrian Leaper.”
Highly Recommended
“… One instantly recognises the hand of a master – as with Eric Coates, the bar is set far higher. These charming pieces were written for a production of English Nell;
German being the choice of lead actress Marie Tempest, who insisted he be approached for the music…Glittering music, in good performances from the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra and Adrian Leaper.”
Highly Recommended
“…This is a lovely disc, full of music written by a composer with a great facility for melody and rhythm, confidence and sureness of touch, here given excellent and sparkling performances by the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra and Adrian Leaper.”
Highly Recommended
“…This is a lovely disc, full of music written by a composer with a great facility for melody and rhythm, confidence and sureness of touch, here given excellent and sparkling performances by the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra and Adrian Leaper.”
“… Volume 8 of the British Light Music series presents music by Trevor Duncan and opens in joyful and uplifting fashion with 20th Century Express – a beautifully-crafted gem. Equally charming and delightful are the following works – A Little Suite being particularly so; while pieces such as The Girl from Corsica … Excellent performances from Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra and Andrew Penny make this disc a pleasure to listen to.”
“… Volume 8 of the British Light Music series presents music by Trevor Duncan and opens in joyful and uplifting fashion with 20th Century Express – a beautifully-crafted gem. Equally charming and delightful are the following works – A Little Suite being particularly so; while pieces such as The Girl from Corsica … Excellent performances from Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra and Andrew Penny make this disc a pleasure to listen to.”
“…The disc ends with the highly enjoyable Pastiche Variations, also with piano soloist (William Davies again) and also a World Première Recording, which brings an excellent disc to a close with high spirits.”
“…The disc ends with the highly enjoyable Pastiche Variations, also with piano soloist (William Davies again) and also a World Première Recording, which brings an excellent disc to a close with high spirits.”
“… this [In Malaga] is a sparkling and enjoyable work; while the most substantial work on the disc, however, is the Robin Hood Suite. The disc concludes with Bravada – a suitable closer for a disc of uplifting music in robust performances from the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra under Adrian Leaper …”
“… this [In Malaga] is a sparkling and enjoyable work; while the most substantial work on the disc, however, is the Robin Hood Suite. The disc concludes with Bravada – a suitable closer for a disc of uplifting music in robust performances from the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra under Adrian Leaper …”
Highly Recommended
“… It is all beautifully-crafted, and here excellently-played by the RTE Concert Orchestra under the assured baton of Adrian Leaper.”
Highly Recommended
“… It is all beautifully-crafted, and here excellently-played by the RTE Concert Orchestra under the assured baton of Adrian Leaper.”
