John Wilson Essentials

John Wilson Essentials

There are very few conductors who are able to turn their hand as successfully to Rodgers and Hammerstein, Eric Coates and Max Steiner as they do to Copland and Ravel. John Wilson, however, is a once-in a-lifetime, perceptive talent who harnesses the musical and technical skill of his players to dazzling effect. Wilson’s performances of film soundtracks and musical theatre are rich and refulgent, each note leaping from the page as if parading a whole new Technicolor sheen. Elsewhere, the “core” classical repertoire of Vaughan Williams, Richard Strauss, Kenneth Fuchs and more, recorded with his handpicked ensemble, the Sinfonia of London, emerges detailed, crisp and (with thanks to Chandos), thrillingly recorded. Here, then, is a taste of Wilson’s wide-ranging brilliance with a variety of orchestras at the absolute summit of their musical game.

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