Classical
July 3, 2008
REVIEWS
York Bowen: Music for viola (Hyperion CDA67651/2)
Pianist and composer York Bowen, known as the English Rachmaninov, wrote a wide
range of music for viola player Lionel Tertis, contained in this complete collection.
Accompanied by pianist Simon Crawford- Philips, violist Lawrence Power conveys
the eloquence of these pieces.
Grieg Songs (Hyperion CDA67670)
Edvard Grieg's sheer range as a songwriter, from the shortest settings to the
major song cycle Haugtussa, will be a revelation to some. Mezzo-soprano Katarina
Karneus and pianist Julius Drake do full justice to these superlative examples
of Scandinavian Romaticism.
Saint-Saens: Organ Works (Hyperion CDA67713)
A few bars of the third movement of Saint-Saens Symphony No 3 were made famous
in film Babe. His prodigious output of organ music is given a full airing. Andrew-John
Smith plays the Organ of La Madeleine in Paris. Sound the Trumpet:
Various composers (Hyperion CDH55258)
Trumpeters Mark Bennett and Michael Laird present music from Purcell and contemporaries
such as Croft, Finger and Corbett. Gavin Engelbrecht
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