Resonus Classics
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Flute Concertos By Ibert, Jolivet & Rodrigo
Sami Junnonen (flute), Helsinki Chamber Orchestra, James S. Kahane
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Huw Watkins: Works For Strings & Piano Trio
Rachel Roberts, Benjamin Nabarro, Leonore Piano Trio, Orchestra Nova, George Vass
This music may not set out to challenge the boldness and range of Watkins’s major vocal and orchestral scores. Yet there is no doubt that the same discriminating musical mind is at work in all... —
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[Smith’s] thoughtful, sympathetic performances discern the unique qualities of each [piece]…it is a compelling reading with a firm point of view [and his] strong, clear sound is superbly captured... —
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Poulenc: Le Gendarme Incompris & Other Works
Soraya Mafi (soprano), Julien van Mellaerts (baritone), Sam Alexander, Lawrence Zazzo (countertenor), Manchester Camerata, John Andrews
The players of the Manchester Camerata and conductor John Andrews approach each work with vigour and more than a touch of irony. In the more wistful passages they also show that during the années... —
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Christmas from the Chapel Royal
The Choir of HM Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace, Rufus Frowde (organ), Carl Jackson
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Special offer. Ned Rorem: Choral Works
Daisy Walford, Toby Hughes, St Martin's Voices, Piatti Quartet, Andrew Earis
it’s an area of Rorem’s output that is more than worth your time. St Martin’s Voices (and the Piatti Quartet in three pieces) more than do j justice to this music, imbued as it is with no small... —
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Farr’s account of the Fantasias is thoughtful, technically fluent and concentrated. They are superbly crafted pieces, as the counterpoint over and over again demonstrates. —
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Pachelbel’s subtle art is very well served by the organist Matthew Owens, so perhaps the only question mark hanging over this enterprise is whether it is also well served by wall-to-wall recordings...the... —
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Sibelius: Violin Concerto & Humoresques
Fenella Humphreys (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, George Vass
Humphreys’s playing is a genuine revelation in the way it brings out the music’s dark and introspective qualities, with no shortage of qualities, with no shortage of technical panache meanwhile…[She]... —
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The Dudok Quartet responds brilliantly to all [the] facets of Ligeti’s persona, and their performance can fully stand comparison with the Arditti Quartet’s 1994 recording, which was supervised... —
