City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Classical Album Review: Charles Villiers Stanford’s “Requiem”

July 29, 2023
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This new recording of Charles Villiers Stanford’s”Requiem” by Martyn Brabbins, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO), and the University of Birmingham Voices, is beautiful and often memorable.

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Classical Album Review: The British Project

October 5, 2021
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This is an all-English album whose strongest moments are mighty and who’s most intriguing piece is a revelation.

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Classical CD Reviews: Petrenko conducts Elgar, Gardner conducts Mendelssohn, and Alain Lefévre’s My Paris Years

June 1, 2019
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Vasily Petrenko’s Elgar disappoints, Edward Gardner’s Mendelssohn excites, and Alain Lefévre’s Paris is delights.

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