Edward Gardner reviews
Raymond Yiu: The World Was Once All Miracle, etc
Andrew Watts (countertenor), Roderick Williams (baritone); BBC Symphony Orchestra/David Robertson, et al (Delphian)
Verklärte Nacht
Christine Rice (soprano), et al; BBC Symphony Orchestra/Edward Gardner (Chandos)
Britten - Peter Grimes
Stuart Skelton (tenor), Erin Wall (soprano), et al; Bergen Philharmonic/Edward Gardner (Chandos)
Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande; Erwartung
Sara Jakubiak (soprano); Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra/Edward Gardner (Chandos)
Walton: Viola Concerto (1961 version); Sonata for String Orchestra (arr. Walton/Arnold); Partita
James Ehnes; BBC Symphony Orchestra/Edward Gardner (Chandos)
Schubert: Symphonies Nos 2 & 6
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Edward Gardner (Chandos)
Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos Nos 2 & 5
Louis Lortie (piano); BBC Philharmonic/Edward Gardner (Chandos)
Berlioz: Grande Messe des Morts
Bror Magnus Tødenes; Bergen Philharmonic Chorus & Orchestra/Edward Gardner (Chandos)
Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos Nos 1, 2 & 4
Louis Lortie; BBC Philharmonic/Edward Gardner (Chandos)
Schubert: Symphonies Nos 3, 5 & 8
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Edward Gardner (Chandos)
H Watkins: Flute Concerto; Violin Concerto; Symphony
Adam Walker, Alina Ibragimova; Hallé/Ryan Wigglesworth; *BBC Symphony Orchestra/Edward Gardner (NMC)
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4; Chopin: Sonata No. 2; Ballade No. 4
Eric Lu; The Hallé/Edward Gardner (Warner Classics)
Gardner directs Grieg
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'Highly accomplished accounts of Bartók’s four most approachable orchestral works'
The Bergen Philharmonic and its chief conductor Edward Gardner give highly accomplished accounts of Bartók’s four most approachable orchestral works. Notable in the Concerto for Orchestra is the pianissimo playing, particularly in such moments as the rushing violin passagework at the start of the finale, where many conductors opt for a more upfront sound.