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 …