George Dyson: Quo Vadis/Soloists/BBC National Orchestra of Wales/Richard Hickox

George Dyson: Quo vadis

"It's hard to imagine Quo Vadis getting a better performance than it receives here… The four soloists share a directness of approach that aptly serves Dyson's metaphysical rhetoric: elevated but not pretentious. Conductor Richard Hickox surely deserves credit for this, as he does for beautifully balanced choral work and the lustrous orchestral playing. All of this captured by Chandos in sound that's astonishingly spacious and detailed.'
Opera News (USA)

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Havergal Brian: Symphony No.1 "The Gothic" /BBc National Orchestra of Wales; BBCConcert Orchestra; Chorus and Soloists/ Martyn Brabbins

Havergal Brian (1876-1972)
Symphony No. 1 'The Gothic'
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC Concert Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

'This release looks set to be the primary recommendation well into the future: conveying the fullest extent yet of a flawed masterpiece that risks so much in staking out the listener's awareness of its greatness' (International Record Review)

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Vaughan Williams: The Poisoned Kiss - BBC National Orchestra of Wales; Richard Hickox

Vaughan Williams: The Poisoned Kiss
BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Richard Hickox

  'The music is enchanting, a mixture of parodies together with waltzes and tangos. An inspiration seems to have been The Beggar's Opera and of course folk-song. It is VW at his most lyrical and endearing… The cast give every indication of having enjoyed their acquaintance with the score… The recording is superb and Chandos are to be thanked for filling the major gap in the VW discography.'

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