Bliss: Morning Heroes/Hymn to Apollo Choir Orchestral & Concertos Chandos

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Critics Choice 2016

Phil Greenfield - American Record Guide - January/February 2017

"... An indispensible album."

Jim Svejda - Fanfare - March/April 2016

“... Andrew Davis conducts a magnificent account, wonderfully paced, and he supports well Samuel West, whose spoken contributions could not be improved upon. The NNC Symphony Orchestra responds superbly ...”

Robert Matthew-Walker classicalsource.com March 2016

"...However raw the emotions, however cathartic the process of composition must have been, Sir Arthur bequeathed us a loving and respectful memorial to the fallen. That’s the tone of the work and the tone of this reverent performance, which is caught in splendid sound by the Chandos engineers This is estimable music by any standard”

Philip Greenfield – American Record Guide – March/April 2016

*** (Good Album) ****(Exceptional Sound)

Michel Fleury – Classica magazine (France) – December 2015/January 2016

Critics’ Choice 2015

“... this new interpretation from Sir Andrew Davis and BBC Symphony forces combines intensity with heartfelt tenderness, both of which capture the personal loss Bliss felt upon his brother’s death ”

Jeremy Dibble – Gramophone magazine – December 2015

Star Review

“ The recording is exemplary in every respect A splendid release.” *****

Philip Reed – Choir & Organ magazine – January/February 2016

Performance ***** Recording *****

“ Sir Andrew Davis’s performance with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus surpasses Sir Charles Groves’s fine 1974 RMI Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra account with urgent tempos, choral singing of full tone and incisive attack, eloquent orchestral playing, and an excellent, open recording (with surround-sound option) ”

Anthony Burton – BBC Music magazine – Christmas 2015

"... the major work on this disc is a masterpiece and as a version of Morning Heroes, it is a most satisfactory replacement or supplement for the Groves recording."

Paul Corfield Godfrey - MusicWeb-International.com - 11 November 2015

“... this new recording is a revelation for its clarity (notably of the composer’s vivid orchestral palette and imaginative choral writing), coherence and sheer emotional intensity”

Jeremy Dibble – Gramophone magazine – November 2015

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