The nominations for the BBC Music Magazine Awards 2022 have been announced with several works from the Wise Music Group catalogues included. In the magazine’s 30th anniversary year, they pay homage to the artists and record labels who have thrived under social distancing restrictions and championed composers.
Chamber Award
American Quintets
Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective
Chandos CHAN 20224
Samuel Barber: Dover Beach (1931)
Orchestral Award
Florence Price: Symphonies Nos 1 & 3
Philadelphia Orchestra/Yannick Nézet-Séguin Deutsche Grammophon 486 2029
Florence Price: Symphony No. 1 (1932) and Symphony No. 3 (1940)
Dutilleux: Le Loup
Sinfonia of London/John Wilson
Chandos CHSA 5263
Henri Dutilleux: Sarabande et Cortège (arr. Kenneth Hesketh)
Sonate for oboe (arr. Kenneth Hesketh)
Sonatine for flute (arr. Kenneth Hesketh)
Opera Awards
Philip Glass: Akhnaten (1983)
Anthony Roth Costanzo et al; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus/Karen Kamensek; dir. Phelim McDermott (NYC, 2019) Orange Mountain Music DVD OMM5011
Newcomer Award
The Centre is Everywhere
Manchester Collective
Bedroom Community HVALUR38
Philip Glass: Company (1983)
Premiere Award
The Jukebox Album
Works by Cheryl Frances-Hoad, Clarice Assad, Jesse Montgomery et al Elena Urioste (violin), Tom Poster (piano) Orchid Classics ORC100173
Cheryl Frances-Hoad: Bloom
