Green & Pleasant Land

The recordings of British music on Naxos are rightly celebrated as being amongst the highest achievements of the label. Matching innovative repertoire with superb performances, Naxos has brought the work of under-recognised composers such as Bax, Bliss and Rawsthorne to the musical forefront. In 1999 Naxos received a prestigious Gramophone Award to mark the label’s commitment to the work of the composers who have shaped British music over the last century. A second award in 2001, this time for an outstanding recording of Vaughan Williams by the Maggini Quartet underlined the impact the label has made with the critics as well as the public at large. Green and Pleasant Land contains a selection of individual tracks from award winning discs in the British Music series, united by a pastoral theme. It is the ideal starting point for newcomers to the Naxos British Music series.

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