Orchestral, MacMillan (composer)
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Brahms: Symphony No.4 & MacMillan: Larghetto for Orchestra
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck
In this outstanding performance of Brahms’s Fourth Symphony, Manfred Honeck draws a wonderfully rich, almost Central European string sound from the Pittsburgh Symphony, matched by equally mellifluous... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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MacMillan: Symphony No. 3 & The Confession of Isobel Gowdie
RecommendedBBC Philharmonic, James MacMillan
The Confession of Isobel Gowdie, inspired by the brutal witch-hunts that took place in post-Reformation Scotland, has become of the composer's signature works since its enthusiastic reception... — More…
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Vaughan Williams & James Macmillan: Oboe Concertos
RecommendedNicholas Daniel (oboe & conductor), Nicholas Daniel (oboe), Nicholas Daniel (cor anglais)
Britten Sinfonia, James MacMillan
[Daniel] tends to let the tempo slacken when the harmonic pulse slows down [on the Vaughan Williams]...it's hard to complain when that leaves more space for his consistently golden tone...MacMillan... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2015, Concerto Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2015, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2016, Contemporary Winner
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MacMillan’s Fourth is notable for its curious use of colour and texture…In some ways, the Viola concerto is similar in character and style to the Fourth Symphony and the pairing works well here.... — More…
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The playing is consistently polished and elegant; the programme is charming, even undemanding, for the listener, so this would make a wonderful gift for a newcomer to the repertoire or aspiring... — More…
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Marin Alsop conducts MacMillan, Adès and Higdon
RecommendedColin Currie (percussion)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Marin Alsop
…a moving, compelling performance, and coupled with strong accounts of the phenomenal Adès Chamber Symphony… and Jennifer Higdon's essentially old-fashioned but well-wrought Percussion Concerto,... — More…
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Grammy Awards, 52nd Awards (2009), Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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MacMillan: Symphony Vigil Fine Arts Brass Ensemble, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä
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MacMillan: Symphony No. 2, etc. Graeme McNaught (piano)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra, James MacMillan
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James MacMillan: Symphony No. 5 'Le grand Inconnu' & The Sun Danced
Mary Bevan (soprano), Kim Porter, Mark Dobell, Julie Cooper, Ben Davies
The Sixteen, Britten Sinfonia, Genesis Sixteen, Harry Christophers
[Symphony] the overall effect is classic MacMillan: musically eclectic (from radiantly tonal to blisteringly dissonant), powerfully dramatic, and filled with ecstatic textural contrasts...Even... — More…
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