Nimbus
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The American pianist Mark Anderson - winner of the third prize in the 1993 Leeds International Piano Competition - is the soloist. He gives a glittering performance of the Dohnányi, and a spontaneous... —
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Hindemith composed this, his last chamber work, between 1957 and 1958 for members of the Berlin Philharmonic, and double-bassist Rainer Zepperitz, who plays here, took part in the premiere première,... —
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Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
John Lill (piano)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Tadaaki Otaka
Once again I can celebrate Nimbus's balance and good sound quality, Otaka's eloquence (try the start of the Second Concerto's Adagio sostenuto) and John Lill's honest-to-goodness freedom from... —
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Richard Blackford: Mirror of Perfection & Choral Anthems
Ying Huang (soprano) & Bo Skovhus (baritone), Olivia Robinson (solo soprano) & Iain Farrington (organ)
Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, Ballard Lane Preparatory School Choir & Bournemouth Sinfonietta, BBC Singers, Richard Blackford, David Hill
Mirror of Perfection is a response to texts by St Francis of Assisi, some of which (notably Canticle of Love III) are surprisingly erotic in content. The scoring, for string orchestra plus horns... —
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Wallfisch and York deliver an impressive performance of the fate-haunted La lugubre gondola...Fine recorded sound surrounds the exceptional playing with just the right amount of resonance. —
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The Dancing Flute: The Flute and Piano Music of Geoff Eales
Andy Findon (flute), Geoff Eales (piano)
Eternal Dance is a catchy opener with Eales providing super-abundant and articulate jazz licks...his titles are always apropos, and the strength of his lyrical inspiration is never in doubt...The... —
