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Walton: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 / Martyn Brabbins

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-07-12

Works: William Walton: Symphony no 1 in B flat minor; Siesta; Symphony no 2
Conductors: Brabbins, Martyn
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

On this new disc, Martyn Brabbins and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra offer invigorating and authoritative performances of William Walton's two symphonies. The musicians balance...continue...
Recording information: City Halls, Candleriggs, Glasgow....continue...

Walton: Viola Concerto; Rubbra / Volkov, Power, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-07-10

Works: William Walton: Concerto for Viola; Edmund Rubbra: Meditations on a Byzantine Hymn "O Quando in Cruce" for 2 violas, Op. 117a; Concerto for viola & orchestra in A, Op 75
Performers: Power, Lawrence
Conductors: Volkov, Ilan
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

"Power's rich, elegiac tone is heard to wonderful advantage in the melancholic, slowish outer movements, but he has plenty of bite and dazzle in the...continue...