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Cello Sonatas by César Franck and Benjamin Godard
Corinne Morris (cello), Petr Limonov (piano)
Morris and Limonov have a very supple way of shaping phrases and at the same time supplying energy and rhythmic incisiveness when they are called for. Limonov’s fleet-fingered, articulate pianism... — More…
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J.S.Bach: Christmas Organ Music & Inventions, Sinfonias, Fantasias & Fugues for Harpsichord Nicholas Jackson (organ/harpsichord)
Sparkling performances of all Bach's organ music that can be linked with Christmas. — More…
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Michael Dussek’s Chopin playing is accomplished...One might conclude that it would have been preferable to make this an all-Dussek disc, but the logic of pairing him with Chopin is compelling.... — More…
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Howick and her pianist Simon Callaghan knit [the first movement of the Walton] cogently together, neatly negotiating a myriad of mood switches which could easily seem juddering. Howick’s vibrato... — More…
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Girolamo Frescobaldi: Fiori Musicali - Organ Masses Richard Lester (early keyboard instruments), Eden Bishop, Liam Fleet, Joshua Thomas-North, Mark Bennett
Lester plays on the dark but kindly 1983 William Drake organ at St John’s, Totnes. He maintains a serious manner throughout, perhaps at a cost in brightness and attack, and the four chanting... — More…
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Beecham conducts Wagner
Previously unissued recordings
Kirsten Flagstad (soprano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham
Beecham communicated exceptionally well with both Tristan and Flagstad, a relationship here extended into a sensitive and thrilling reading of the Wesendonck songs. Conductor and orchestra are... — More…
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Joubert: South of the Line
Nicholas Wearne (organ)
Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Choir, Paul Spicer
Joubert’s disturbing anti-war statement South of the Line (1985) is the major work on this powerfully performed disc of the composer’s choral music. — More…
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The Beecham Collection - Sibelius
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham
Beecham's 1937 Fourth is one of the definitive versions, but this 1951 studio broadcast offers clearer sound, despite infuriating rasps from the acetate master, and very similar intensity.... — More…
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Parry: Twelve Sets of English Lyrics Volume II
Sarah Fox (soprano), James Gilchrist (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone), Andrew West (piano)
Those who know Parry mainly from the robustly self-assured ‘Jerusalem’ and ‘I Was Glad’ may find the more sophisticated nuances of these songs surprising…Pianist Andrew West supports the singers... — More…
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On This Shining Night: Music For Voice and String Quartet
Roderick Williams (baritone), James Gilchrist (tenor), Sophie Bevan (soprano), Coull Quartet: Roger Coull, Philip Gallaway, Johnathan Barritt, Nicholas Roberts
By far the most interesting interplay between voice and string quartet in this new recital is in Sally Beamish’s five Tree Carols, of which this is the first recording...All told, a cleverly... — More…
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