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Apr 252017

Delius Caprice and Elegy

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Classicalsource.com September 24, 2012 Julian Lloyd Webber & John Lenehan at Wigmore Hall – Ireland and Delius Ireland -Sonata in G minor for Cello and Piano Delius – Caprice and Elegy, Romance, Sonata for Cello and Piano The anniversaries of two composers and the cellist connecting them were marked in this BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime […]

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Apr 252017

Delius Cello Concerto

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The Oxford Times 20th June 2012 Philharmonia Orchestra: Sheldonian Theatre 15th June 2012 Delius Cello Concerto Jubilee weekend may be over, but the festive spirit is still very much alive and kicking — as the Philharmonia Orchestra made clear in Friday’s concert at the Sheldonian, which brought the current Music at Oxford season to a […]

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Apr 252017

Debussy Cello Sonata

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Turkish Daily News 27th June 2007 Classic brilliance resonates in ancient walls Music gently whines through the corridors of the ancient Byzantine structure Hagia Eirini, at the concert, Festival Meetings II, performed by an acclaimed cellist, cello quartet and pianist As four cellists raise their bows in the air and strike the cellos strings with […]

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Apr 252017

Bryars Cello Concerto

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Gramophone Good CD Guide Cello Concerto “FAREWELL TO PHILOSOPSHY”. ONE LAST BAR, THEN JOE CAN SING. BY THE VAAR Julian Lloyd Webber vc, Charlie Haden db, Nexus (Bob Becket Bill Cahn, Robin Engelman, Russell Hartenberget John Wyre perc)English Chamber Orchestra / James Judd Point Music 454 126 2PTH (75 minutes: DDD) Recorded 1995 Rather like […]

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Apr 252017

Bruch Kol Nidrei

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Penguin Guide to CDs Yearbook 2000/1 Cello Moods Review Bruch ‘Kol Nidrei’ ‘Cello moods’(with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, James Judd): FRANCK: Panis angelicus. ELGAR: Chanson de matin; Salut d’amour. Julian LLOYD WEBBER: Jackie’s song. DEBUSSY: Reverie. BACH: Suite No 3: Air. MASSENET: Thals: Meditation. CACCINI: Ave Maria. B0RODIN: Nocturne. GLAZUNOV: Mélodie, Op. 20/1. CHOPIN: Nocturne, Op. […]

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Apr 252017

Britten Third Suite for Cello

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Fanfare June 1997 BRITISH CELLO MUSIC, Volume I & II Julian Lloyd Webber’s performances of British music always carry the imprimatur of authority. and transmit a palpable sense of conviction that never fails to win new devotees to this area of the cello literature. I am especially happy, then, to welcome these splendid offerings back […]

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Apr 252017

Britten Second Suite for Cello

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The Daily Telegraph 24th November 1975 Vivid reactions to Britten cello works In the Cello Sonata, where he was joined by Yitkin Seow at the piano, his tone was robust and well varied, though always tending to darker hues. Both artists were best amid the slightly outlandish excitements of the “Moto Perpetuo”. Britten’s compositional virtuosity […]

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Apr 252017

Britten First Suite for Cello

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The Daily Telegraph 24th November 1975 Vivid reactions to Britten cello works In the Cello Sonata, where he was joined by Yitkin Seow at the piano, his tone was robust and well varied, though always tending to darker hues. Both artists were best amid the slightly outlandish excitements of the “Moto Perpetuo”. Britten’s compositional virtuosity […]

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Apr 252017

Britten Cello Sonata

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The Independent 19th December 1994 Britten Sonata in C,op 65 There were no frills on offer for Julian Lloyd Webber on Thursday at the Wigmore Hall. No record signings or glossy promo packs. Just an evening of simple, honest music-making, like he always said it should be. Said it on this page, in fact, over […]

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Apr 252017

Britten Cello Symphony Reviews

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The Scotsman 8th November 2000 Britten Cello Symphony BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra City Hall, Glasgow THIS programme, last Saturday, contained a triptych of musical landscapes. Northern latitudes were wonderfully evoked in Sibelius’s Tapiola, which was vibrant and entirely unpastoral. We heard boundless expanses of forest and lake, with snow disturbed by capricious winds blown up […]

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