Lennox and Michael Berkeley
Recorded on Chandos with BBC NOW |
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Alban Gerhardt, cello
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Richard Hickox, conductor |
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Sir Lennox Berkeley |
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Symphony No. 4 (27:08) |
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Michael Berkeley |
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The Garden of Earthly Delights (21:01) |
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Cello Concerto (16:52) |
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Playing time: 55 minutes |
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 …A pure joy for listening already just for the brilliant effort of the Welsh BBC Orchestra…The tendency of the young Berkeley for overcomplaisant and simplistic effects in the cello concerto is a bit tiring. Nevertheless: The unflappable Alban Gerhardt knows how to take full advantage of them. 
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| —Fonoforum, May 2004 |
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| A deft and persuasive soloist, Gerhardt is one of a team delivering readings which carry authority lightly while paying eloquent homage to the unerring craftsmanship of both father and son. |
| —BBC Music Magazine, July 2003 |
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| ... the soloist’s performance is both brilliant and dedicated. |
| —Grammophone, August 20034 |
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| A deft and persuasive soloist, Gerhardt is one of a team delivering readings which carry authority lightly while paying eloquent homage to the unerring craftsmanship of both father and son. |
| —BBC Music Magazine, July 2003 |
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| ...the soloist’s performance is both brilliant and dedicated. |
| —Grammophone, August 2003 |
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| ...Michael Berkeley’s 1985 Cello Concerto – compact, engaging, with Alban Gerhardt the expressive soloist... |
| —The Times, August 2003 |
