Kenneth Woods reviews
Visions of Childhood
April Fredrick (soprano); English Symphony Orchestra/Kenneth Woods (Nimbus)
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 2
English Symphony Orchestra/Kenneth Woods (Nimbus Alliance)
A performance of Gál's music that focuses on the cello
Avie’s latest contribution to its burgeoning discography of music by Austrian-born Hans Gál focuses on the
Christopher Gunning: Symphonies Nos 2, 10 & 12
BBC National Orchestra of Wales/Kenneth Woods (Signum Classics)
The Art of Dancing: four dynamic new works for trumpet, piano and strings
An instrument of marvellous fanfare and often untapped lyricism, the trumpet has been unjustly overlooked as a solo instrument. Trumpeter Simon Desbruslais has been doing sterling work to correct this oversight, and this exuberant disc offers an excellent follow-up to his 2014 Psalm: Contemporary British Trumpet Concertos.