Hi Res Download, Takemitsu (composer)
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Chamayou certainly possesses the scintillating technique and broad palette of tonal colour required for Messiaen’s extraordinary music. As is clear from the thunderous explosions under the bells... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Winner - Solo Instrumental
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Shortlisted - Piano
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Shibe brings a lively charisma and a vibrant array of musical colour to the album, conjuring everything from 17th-century lute to Arabic oud across this wide-reaching programme. Sulayman’s performance... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 12th May 2023
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Grammy Awards, 66th Awards (2024), Nominee - Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
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Taken at face value, the order and selection of works seems entirely random…However, the eccentric programme is carefully considered; repeated listening reveals new parallels between the pieces.... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2018, Instrumental Choice
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Diapason d’Or, July/August 2018, Nouveauté
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2019, Solo Recital (flute)
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Grimaud interprets a multitude of styles with passionate authority. Her tellingly nuanced narrative flow in Albéniz's 'Almeria' bodes well for a complete Iberia down the road, should Grimaud... — More…
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Alison Balsom: Seraph
RecommendedAlison Balsom (trumpet)
Scottish Ensemble, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Renes
Seraph may not quite be another Veni, Veni Emmanuel...But it's still very enjoyable, from the Haydn-tinged jollity of the first movement, through a mysterious and lyrical slow movement to the... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th February 2012
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2012, Editor's Choice
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Here's another enlightened programme from the young German Schumann Quartet...Haydn's Sunrise is freshly radiant in their hands, the Menuett almost swung with an elastic rhythmic bounce, the... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2017, Chamber Choice
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Schallplattenkritik Awards, 2017, Winner - Jahrespreis
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Assorted Program
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Instrumentalist of the Year
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Special offer. La Fauvette Passerinette
A Messiaen premiere with birds, landscapes and homages
Peter Hill (piano)
Hill places the new work within an exceptionally well-crafted recital in which Messiaen's music is a recurrent thread in a span of resonances, influences and affinities...Whether in Dutilleux... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2014, Instrumental Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2014, Editor's Choice
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The famed King’s Singers attention to pin-point pitching, slick ensemble, and deft balances between the voices are present in abundance. The two Beatles arrangements are particularly successful…The... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2017, Editor's Choice
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Grammy Awards, 61st Awards (2019), Nominee - Classical Compendium
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Few composers so skilfully weave silence into the fabric of sound; in this way he could be compared to Mompou or Chopin...Guitarist Shin-ichi Fukuda’s playing is as impeccable and impressive... — More…