Tonal and ConsonantOrchestral

William Wallace: Symphonic Poems / Martyn Brabbins...

This recording from Hyperion Records on their mid-priced Helios line is the welcome reissue of a full priced release from 1996. At that time, it was the first recording made of music by Scottish composer William Wallace (1860-1940). There is now about half a dozen CDs with a significant chunk...

Tonal and ConsonantOrchestral

Adolphe Samuel: Symphony No. 6; Joseph Jongen: Thr...

In 2012, the Royal Flemish Philharmonic joined the growing number of orchestras who manage their own record labels. This recording of Adolphe Samuel’s Symphony No. 6, Op. 44 and Joseph Jongen’s Three Symphonic Movements, Op. 137 is part of a series of recordings from the label...

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John Pickard: Tenebrae; Piano Concerto; Sea-Change...

One can gather quite a bit about the music of British composer John Pickard (born 1963) from the opening track of this BIS CD, the first movement of his Piano Concerto, completed in 2000. It’s apparent that rhythm plays a very important thematic role in the music; it’s rhythm...