You have never heard of the English composer Ernest John Moeran (1894 - 1950)? I don't blame you - even at classical music discussion sites his name hardly rings a bell with many members. I have loved him ever since I got my first CD of his works (his only symphony) in the 1980s - he is a solid top20 composer to my taste. The CD shown above is a marvel. If I could save only one Moeran CD it would be this one. His Cello Concerto (played by Raphael Wallfisch with the Bournemouth Sinfonietta under Norman Del Mar) is for me the very best ever composed for that instrument (yes, even better than Dvorak and Elgar), and his Violin Concerto (played by Lydia Mordkovitch and the Ulster Orchestra under Vernon Handley) is almost as impressive. The two short orchestral works (Lonely Waters and Whythorne's Shadow, played by the Ulster Orchestra under Vernon Handley) are welcome bonuses.
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