Butterworth’s admirers will want to hear this discĭAILY MAIL 5 stars ***** ‘Album of the Week’ What is memorable is Russman’s completion of the Orchestral Fantasia…It’s a delight from first bar to last…A truly exceptional issue, not to be missed by any devotee of British music. And Rutherford gives an ardent reading of. GRAMOPHONE It’s impossible not to sympathise with Russman’s motives, and his accounts of Butterworth’s four completed orchestral works are fresh and passionate, with a wide dynamic range captured in crystal-clear BIS sound. ![]() THE SUNDAY TIMES This is a beautiful look at the all too exiguous oeuvre of a composer killed at the Somme aged 31.Russman’s completion of the 1914 Orchestral Fantasia fragment is impressive. THE TIMES 4 stars **** has been skilfully developed into an eight-minute piece by Krišs Russman. adds some reminiscences of Butterworth's 'Banks of Green Willow' and 'Shropshire Lad' orchestral rhapsodies and works the piece to a lush cinematic climax. brings out the poignant lyricism with exceptional freshness and strength…to the AE Housman settings James Rutherford brings characteristic mellow-toned vigour and expressive delivery…congratulations are due to Russman and BIS…on such powerful advocacy for one of British music’s most grievous losses. The Orchestral Fantasia premiere and CD recording received the following reviews: ![]() The work was recorded by BIS Records with Krišs Russman conducting the BBC National Orchestra of Wales on the first disc of Butterworth’s entire orchestral music, with song cycles sung by James Rutherford, and released in July 2016. The world premiere of Krišs Russman's completion of Butterworth's Orchestral Fantasia was given by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Martyn Brabbins, on 19th November 2015 at Glasgow's City Halls.
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