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"The composers offer much melody in their compositions, much thievery in their orchestrations, and much verve in their performances; the sound is very fine."
David Radcliffe, American Record Guide, November/December 2006

CDBP 9760

"Boult and the BBC - an unbeatable combination"
"These recordings from the 30s and 40s show off the still imperial British lion as a classical music force, with the noble and courageous Adrian Boult conducting the magnificent BBC Symphony Orchestra. The combination was a formidable one, Boult having led them in their first public concertos in 1930 and by 1932 having secured them a recording contract with HMV."
"It is a commanding performance of powerful music.
"At mid-price and well-restored by Michael Dutton using the CEDAR system, this is a very worthwhile opportunity to glimpse prewar English music- making at its best."
Laurence Vittes, Audiophile Audition, 1 June 2006

CDBP 9763

"All are given vibrant and attractive performances. The Seldom-heard Cello Concerto is also a fine piece of work, light in tone and reminiscent in places of Strauss's 'Don Quixote'. "
"Dutton rounds out the disc with some other pleasing obscurities by the film-composer Jaubert and the estimable French conductor Gabriel Pierné, who deserves much more exposure."
"All sound magnificent in Dutton's restoration."
David Radcliffe, American Record Guide, September/October 2006

CDBP 9764

"While Busch Quartet recordings have been often reissued, one welcomes 'Volume 1' of a Beethoven series from Dutton. Their understated yet subtle and lively interpretations avoid the faux-sublime and so wear extremely well." "Adolph Busch's warm lyricism is unfailing."
"Tully Potter's liner note is very informative."
David Radcliffe, American Record Guide, September/October 2006

CDBP 9765

CDBP 9766

CDBP 9767

"Another must for all violin aficionados is a pastel-shaded programme of three Delius violin sonatas played by Albert Sammons - yes, all three, thanks to Mike Dutton who has miraculously accessed a previously unpublished 1929 recording of the First Sonata."
"Sammons's lean, sweet tone and quick, narrow vibrato common not only to Delius but to Edmund Rubbra's deeply expressive if rather more exotic Second Sonata with Gerald Moore at the piano."
Rob Cowan, Replay, Gramophone, June 2007

CDBP 9768

"The stuff of legend – a voice that is individual and irreplaceable."
"'Singers to remember' is the title of the series in which this recital must surely have a specially honoured place. Meta Seinemeyer herself was special. Lovely in person as in voice, she had a quality of timbre and style which, as Fritz Busch (who worked with her often) testified, spoke directly as from soul to soul. People who heard her remembered her all their days. Her own days, sadly, were all too few. She died at the age of 34 in 1929, the year of her acclaimed debut at Covent Garden."
"Outstanding, too, are Dr Robert Jones’s [sic, Michael Dutton's] transfers: perhaps he will be encouraged to plan a second volume."
John Steane, Gramophone, January 2007

CDBP 9770

CDBP 9771

Malcolm Sargent conducting the National Symphony Orchestra accompanies Haendel in a performance of Mendelssohn’s Concerto in E minor for Violin and Orchestra, while in contrast Stravinsky’s La Baiser de la Fée: Divertimento for Violin and Piano (arranged by violinist Samuel Dushkin and based on Stravinsky’s ballet music ‘The Fairy’s Kiss’) shows off Haendel in an intimate chamber setting. Among the other 1940s Decca recordings on this disc are Szymanowski’s Tarantella and Albéniz’s Malagueña – the latter in an arrangement by Kreisler.

CDBP 9772

Although marked as "Out of Stock", we have very low stock levels of this title. If you wish to purchase a copy (in some cases the only copy), either

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Please quote catalogue no. CDBP9772

Two legendary Busch Quartet 1930s HMV recordings of Beethoven’s string quartets are featured on this disc. Led by Adolf Busch and acclaimed as perhaps the finest interpreters of the composer’s work in that idiom, their recordings of the Quartet in C major no.3 ‘Rasumovsky’ and the Quartet in C sharp minor no.14 leave the listener in no doubt as to why they enjoy such exalted status among chamber music groups of their era.

CDBP 9773

This release contains superlative examples of Marian Anderson's oratorio and lieder recordings. Accompanied by pianist Franz Rupp in Schubert’s Ave Maria and by pianist Kosti Vehanen in Der Tod und Das Mädchen, and by Robert Shaw conducting the RCA Chamber Orchestra in an excerpt from Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and Zum Reinen Wasser from Cantata no.112, among other items.

CDBP 9774

Helge Roswanege, known as ‘The Dane with the High D’ recorded, these during the 1930s and ’40s and shows off his unique voice to telling effect in repertoire ranging from Puccini’s Madama Butterfly and Bizet’s Carmen to the works of lesser known but equally engaging composers such as Kattnigg and Wille.

CDBP 9775

In this glorious programme featuring Elgar's late 1920s and ’30s HMV recordings, works include the Falstaff: Symphonic Study in C minor, the charming Nursery Suite (the version presented here recorded in the presence of royalty) and the Cello Concerto in E minor, with Beatrice Harrison as soloist. We are reminded why Elgar was such a force to be reckoned with in twentieth century music.

This particularly remarkable release comprises recordings made in the pre-electric ‘acoustic’ era. It features recordings dating back as far as 1916 of charming orchestral works such as Sir Frederic Cowen’s The Butterfly’s Ball, Elgar’s Fringes of the Fleet recorded for HMV in 1917 and Holst’s Beni Mora – Oriental Suite recorded in 1924. Music aside, it is quite astonishing to hear how incredibly clear these vintage recordings sound in the twenty-first century, owing to Michael J. Dutton’s exquisite remastering.

CDBP 9777

In Dutton’s ongoing series featuring composers performing their own works, this instance the focus is on three very important names in twentieth century music. Bartok plays piano in his fascinating Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet and Piano, which is also notable for featuring clarinettist Benny Goodman. Manuel de Falla is the harpsichordist in his Concerto for Harpsichord featuring flautist Marcel Moyse, while Poulenc’s pianistic talents are on display in his Aubade concerto scored for eighteen instruments. Rounding off this programme is Jean Françaix’s Concerto for Piano and Orchestra conducted by Nadia Boulanger, and Concertino for Piano and Orchestra conducted by Leo Borchard - both with the composer as pianist.

CDBP 9778

Several important HMV recordings by conductor Sir Eugene Goossens, spanning the 1920s to the 1950s, are compiled on this disc. In the main they focus on Goossens’s recordings of Bax’s works – a composer he championed – including Tintagel composed between 1917-19, and his Symphony no.2 in E minor & C composed between 1924-26. The latter work was broadcast by the BBC in November 1956 as part of their memorial cycle of Bax’s symphonies, and is the recorded version presented here. Also included on this disc are Goossens’s recordings of Australian composer John Antill’s remarkable Corroboree ballet suite, which incorporated Aboriginal musical influences, and Goossens’s own work Tam O’Shanter, inspired by Robert Burns’s familiar poem.

CDBP 9779