NMC Recordings reviews
Martin Suckling: This Departing Landscape, etc
Katherine Bryan (flute), Tamara Stefanovich (piano); BBC Philharmonic; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Ilan Volkov (NMC)
Nicola LeFanu: The Crimson Bird, etc
BBC Symphony Orchestra; RTE National Symphony Orchestra, et al (NMC)
Philip Venables: Below the belt
Natalie Raybould, Leigh Melrose, Dario Dugandzic, Melinda Maxwell; Phoenix Piano Trio; Ligeti String Quartet, et al; London Sinfonietta/Richard Baker (NMC)
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Alexander Goehr • Colin Matthews • Anna Meredith: Chamber Works
Aurora Orchestra; Nash Ensemble/Martyn Brabbins, et al (NMC)
Spark Catchers
Roderick Williams; Tai Murray; Chi-Chi Nwanoku); Isata Kanneh-Mason; Chineke! Orchestra /Anthony Parnther, Kevin John Edusei & Wayne Marshall (NMC)
H Watkins: Flute Concerto; Violin Concerto; Symphony
Adam Walker, Alina Ibragimova; Hallé/Ryan Wigglesworth; *BBC Symphony Orchestra/Edward Gardner (NMC)
Julian Anderson: Poetry Nearing Silence
Nash Ensemble/Martyn Brabbins (NMC)
Three string quartets by McCabe performed by the Sacconi Quartet
British composer John McCabe (1939-2015) had an appreciation for string quartets, having written seven works for this form. In this trio of quintets, he effectively added piano, baritone or horn to the usual foursome.