This week we will be celebrating the upcoming launch of Oklahoma! from John Wilson and Sinfonia of London at The Savile Cub in Mayfair. This landmark album will be the first full recording of the original Rodgers & Hammerstein score, to commemorate this very special release we have produced a series of limited edition numbered vinlys available to pre-order now! Don't miss this historic album, out on Friday 15th September!
Gramophone Awards Shortlist 2023
We are delighted to have FOUR albums shortlisted for the Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2023! See the shortlist here, including albums from Kaleidscope Chamber Collective, Arcadia Quartet, and Sinfonia of London.
Gramophone Editor's Choice: October
'Parry's compelling response to Shelley's lyrical drama is given a superb performance of real conviction, conduction by William Vann and with a line-up of starry soloists'
'Orchestra of the Year' nomination!
Our friends and collaborators BBC Philharmonic have been nominated for Orchestra of the Year at the Gramophone Awards 2023!
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
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“…Ariane has now been recorded for the first time, and it’s a splendiferous affair…”
“…Ariane has now been recorded for the first time, and it’s a splendiferous affair…”
The Strad Recommends
“An affecting farewell from one of the major quartets of today …”
The Strad Recommends
“An affecting farewell from one of the major quartets of today …”
The Strad Recommends
“Soulfulness and brilliance are in plentiful supply on this winning album.”
The Strad Recommends
“Soulfulness and brilliance are in plentiful supply on this winning album.”
“…This is a truly valuable exhumation of a little-known work [Symphony No 12] of great historical moment, dazzlingly performed by the BBC Philharmonic and its chief conductor John Storgards…”
“…This is a truly valuable exhumation of a little-known work [Symphony No 12] of great historical moment, dazzlingly performed by the BBC Philharmonic and its chief conductor John Storgards…”
“…The tone is set in the opening moments of the overture, attacked by the strings of the Sinfonia of London with brilliant precision, but the reflective moments of the score are treated with equal care…” ****
“…The tone is set in the opening moments of the overture, attacked by the strings of the Sinfonia of London with brilliant precision, but the reflective moments of the score are treated with equal care…” ****
“…all six trios make for enjoyable listening, especially when they are as well played as they are on this disc by the Spanish ensemble L’Apothéose … [this album] displays a more complete understanding of Stamitz’s idiom and aesthetic. It also benefits from superior recorded sound, beautifully balanced in a plausible and natural acoustic – the woody sound of Laura Quesada’s flute is captured to perfection and is a delight in itself.”
“…all six trios make for enjoyable listening, especially when they are as well played as they are on this disc by the Spanish ensemble L’Apothéose … [this album] displays a more complete understanding of Stamitz’s idiom and aesthetic. It also benefits from superior recorded sound, beautifully balanced in a plausible and natural acoustic – the woody sound of Laura Quesada’s flute is captured to perfection and is a delight in itself.”
“… This is a delightful easy-listening programme with a couple of more substantial morsels to return to many times or to dip into for individual favourites.”
“… This is a delightful easy-listening programme with a couple of more substantial morsels to return to many times or to dip into for individual favourites.”
“…Altogether this is a greatly entertaining and historically interesting tribute to Lumbye and his contemporaries, played with precision and admirable elan.”
“…Altogether this is a greatly entertaining and historically interesting tribute to Lumbye and his contemporaries, played with precision and admirable elan.”