Symphonies No.1 & 2

BBC Philharmonic, Sir Andrew Davis

Bowen:
 Symphony No. 1
 Symphony No. 2

"Bowen handles his sizeable forces with consummate assurance...Bowen's red-blooded Second Symphony makes for a thoroughly enjoyable, late-Romantic splurge, and is certainly delivered here with unflagging conviction and energy. Production values are all one could desire, with Stephen Rinker's glowingly realistic, richly upholstered sound complementing the consistently polished and affectionate music-making. Recommended, especially if you have a sweet tooth"
Gramophone Magazine - July 2011

"The present release is essential listening: first, because it substantially expands our knowledge of a musician who was clearly neither an anachronism nor merely an Interesting Historical Figure; second, because it is hugely enjoyable on its own terms; and third, because it is so stunningly well played and executed"
International Record Review - July 2011

"They're deftly written and inventive, and realised here in spirited, thoroughly sympathetic performances."
BBC Music Magazine - September 2011 ****