Tag: Douglas Bostock
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English Choral Premieres & Rarities
“Not to distract you from the excellence of the orchestral playing, but the accomplishments and inspiration displayed here represent English choral singing at its best. The smoothness, unanimity of enunciation, and ear-endearing luminosity of the singing resonates long after … not to be missed by fans of lyrical British choral music. Those who appreciate their…
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Symphony in A Minor, Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875–1912) was a prodigiously talented English composer and conductor of mixed race birth. In 1902 a group of African-American music lovers formed the Coleridge-Taylor Society to perform and promote his music in America, and eventually brought Coleridge-Taylor over for three successful tours—in 1904, 1906, and 1910. During the first tour, Coleridge-Taylor conducted the…
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Malcolm Arnold: Symphony No. 5 and other orchestral works – Bostock
“An exciting reading of Arnold’s finest symphony from unexpected sources, coupled with enchanting CD debutants. … The Fifth is a marvellous symphony, perhaps his greatest – powerfully argued, confidently structured, and full of memorable invention. It is good to see it so well played and recorded in Munich, guided by Douglas Bostock who comes into…
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Elgar Violin Concerto, Piano Concerto, Polonia, Civic Fanfare, Crown of India
“(Concerto): Hickox unfurls the opening tutti richly, nobley, purposefully … no lack of brilliance, the fireworks are dashingly, tastefully despatched … sudden flashes of Paganinian dazzle” (others): “The slow movement of the Piano Concerto … with a sympathetic performance from Margaret Fingerhut. Douglas Bostock is persuasive with his Elgarian rubato, which is what matters most.”…
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Butterworth Symphony No. 1, Gipps Symphony No. 2,
“a truly desirable project with the orchestra and recording team getting well into their stride in this cracker.”(MusicWeb) [Gipps] “thoroughly likeable creation … the spirit of RVW hovers benignly, and well worth getting to know, especially when given with such vigour and obvious affection” [Butterworth] “Manchester-born … Symphony was first heard under Barbirolli, though its…
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NOVAK: Eight Nocturnes; South Bohemian Suite; In the Tatras
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HOLST: Cotswolds Symphony, Walt Whitman Overture, and others
“Jolly Cotswolds Symphony… shows the Holstian flair for colourful orchestration and has folksy influence….Scherzo an attractive dance rhythm…..and finale a striking tune in 6/4…in the Perfect Fool we hear the composer at his most inspired …and like the whole programme, it is most vividly played and recorded… remarkable how well this fine Munich orchestra takes…
