Maxwell Davies & Panufnik : Tenth Symphonies

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Sinfini’s Album of the Week
‘The London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus put body and soul into these performances, conducted with tremendous verve and conviction by Antonio Pappano… Both warrant serious attention.’

***** ‘The performances here sound extremely well. There’s no question that Pappano has the necessary conviction to conduct both of the symphonies which are appealingly played by the London Symphony Orchestra.’
Pizzicato

Performance: **** Recording: **** ‘The interplay between Mark Butter’s singing of Borromini’s own words and quiet choral interjections is beautifully judged here [Maxwell Davies’ No. 10], and is matched by superlative orchestral playing throughout.’
BBC Music Magazine

**** ‘[Maxwell Davies’] subsequent recovery, much like the work itself, is especially welcome, especially in as persuasive a performance as the premiere under Pappano’s energising baton.’
Classical Music Magazine

**** ‘A highly charged fervour animates the symphony’s discourse on creativity in this live recording of the premiere.’
Financial Times

‘This recording of the [Maxwell Davies’ No. 10] premiere is notable for the degree to which all involved – especially the galvanising conductor Antonio Pappano and the properly operatic soloist Markus Butter – manage to convey so much of the music’s dramatic sweep as well as its symphonic substance.’
Gramophone

‘It’s a big, deeply reflective statement... Pappano, the baritone Markus Butter and the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus perform it brilliantly.’
Sunday Times