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   Antony Hodgson on July 26, 2021 at 2:23 pm

   Jayne Anne Strutt summarises it all beautifully when commenting on the you-tube clip. Difficult to know why we no longer hear the many splendid light music pieces by Anthony Collins and his career as conductor also seems to be forgottrn -yet he gave some of the finest perfomances of Sibelius Symphonies ever recorded. His appreciation of correct period style in Haydn and Mozart should also be remembered

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   EDWARD CLARK on July 27, 2021 at 7:50 am

   I have long collected tapes plus LP’s and recently two CDs of his own works.
   His Delius is excellent as is his RVW Tallis Fantasia. Also his Elgar etc . His Sibelius is, as Tony says, truly wonderful
   In most instances. Indeed his swift pace in No 7 can now be heard as being authentic to the Finnish tradition that we hear in Nils-Eric Fougstedt’s reissued recording now on CD from the Sibelius Society.
   All from the mono era but in splendid Decca sound . Some of his compositions have not survived sadly including a symphony and Violin Concerto. Apparently his publisher threw them away!

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   pjl on July 30, 2021 at 1:43 am

   thank you Colin!; let us hope some of your followers discover this little gem

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