Picks of the Year: 2011

wswebmaster on December 1, 2018

Of the new releases that came my way this past year there were two that met my criteria of rare but extraordinarily fine repertoire in excellent performances. One was the long-awaited first recording of the late (1926-2011) Lee Hoiby’s deeply …

Leighton Winter Scenes. Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 27. Piano Sonata Op. 64. Five Preludes. Leighton Symphony No. 1, Op. 42. Piano Concerto No. 3, “Concerto Estivo,” Op. 571

wswebmaster on November 27, 2018

LEIGHTON Winter Scenes. Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 27. Piano Sonata, Op. 64.  Five Preludes. ● Margaret Fingerhut (pn) ● CHANDOS CHAN-10601 (70:16) LEIGHTON Symphony No. 1, Op. 42. Piano Concerto No. 3, “Concerto Estivo,” Op. 57 ● Martyn Brabbins, cond; BBC National Orchestra of …

ENGLISH OBOE CONCERTOS. LEIGHTON: Oboe Concerto. J. GARDNER: Oboe Concerto. HURD: Concerto da Camera. BLEZARD: Two Celtic Pieces. P. LANE: Three Spanish Dances.

wswebmaster on November 19, 2018

ENGLISH OBOE CONCERTOS – Jill Crowther (ob); Alan Cuckston, cond; English Northern Philharmonia – ASV CD WHL-2130 (64:58) LEIGHTON: Oboe Concerto. J. GARDNER: Oboe Concerto. HURD: Concerto da Camera. BLEZARD: Two Celtic Pieces. P. LANE: Three Spanish Dances. A new release in ASV’s “White Line Light Classics” series, this …