Sir Peter Maxwell Davies - Symphony No. 10 Orchestral & Concertos LSO Live

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"It’s a big, deeply reflective statement... Pappano, the baritone Markus Butter and the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus perform it brilliantly."

Sunday Times

WINNER Sunday Times Albums of the Year

"This recording of the work’s premiere (Sir Peter Maxwell Davies Symphony No 10) is notable for the degree to which all involved – especially the galvanising conductor Antonio Pappano and the properly operatic soloist Markus Butter – manage to convey so much of the music’s dramatic sweep as well as its symphonic substance..."

Gramophone magazine

"A highly charged fervour animates the symphony’s discourse on creativity in this live recording of the premiere." ****

Financial Times

"[Maxwell Davies’s] subsequent recovery, much like the work itself, is especially welcome, especially in as persuasive a performance as the premiere under Pappano’s energising baton. Vocal writing is punchy and effective, whatever its challenges met with gusto by soloist and chorus… Good sound." ****

Classical Music Magazine

"The performances here sound extremely well. There’s no question that Pappano has the necessary conviction to conduct both of the symphonies which are appealingly played by the London Symphony Orchestra." ****

Pizzicato magazine

****1/2 Performance **** Sonics (Multichannel)

"Sir Antonio Pappano and his committed forces give what must surely be regarded as a definitive performance of this complex work [Maxwell Davies Symphony No 10]… Pappano's incisive conducting is impressive while the LSO certainly provide the virtuosity demanded by Panufnik in this bracing piece. Both works can be recommended for adventurous collectors."

HRAudio.net

"...This is a must-have for the Maxwell-Davies, and possibly the Panufnik ..."

Ronald E Grames Fanfare May/Junel 2016

Nominee for 2016 ICMA (International Clasical Music Awards) - Contemporary category

" This is an epic, valedictory masterwork [Davies - Symphony No 10] and probably the composer’s crowning achievement. It is given its due by these performers and sympathetic conductor Panufnik’s Symphony 10 919880 also has a valedictory stone (it is his final symphony) The piece is a valuable contribution to the Panufnik discography, and also deserves to be heard. SACD sound is stunning."

Allen Gimbel - American Record Guide - January/February 2016

Performance **** Recording ****

"...superlative orchestral playing throughout ..."

Malcolm Hayes - BBC Music magazine - November 2015

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