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English Music for Strings – Sinfonia of London/John Wilson on Chandos Records When John Wilson founded the John Wilson Orchestra in 1994, I'm not sure anyone could have predicted either the sheer success of that ensemble devoted to performing music from the golden age of Hollywood and Broadway, or the impact that this work would go on to have on the core classical world. Fast forward to 2021, and Wilson is conducting symphony orchestras across the world, teasing out from them in the classical repertoire of the same era that same delicious, glossy, early 20th century strings sheen he brought to its lighter repertoire. In fact, it's arguably Wilson's influence that's behind the gradual reintroduction into orchestral playing of portamento (when you leap from one note to the next via a swoop rather than a clean jump), which until recently had been out of fashion. Full article and playlist available below, https://lnkd.in/eydUp4D #classicalmusic