Chandos
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Special offer. Ruth Gipps: Piper of Dreams
Juliana Koch (oboe), Michael McHale (piano), Julian Bliss (clarinet)
I have nothing but praise for the irreproachable musicianship displayed by Juliana Koch (principal oboe with the LSO), who in turn enjoys sterling support from Michael McHale... All in all,... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2024, September 2024
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These orchestral pieces from one of Estonia's great musical dynasties. Splendid sound and performances throughout. —
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Those who have been following this cycle need not hesitate; anyone new to this music could hardly do better than begin here. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Chamber Music
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John Wilson’s third volume devoted to Coates...is played with all the relaxed, charismatic charm we have come to expect from the British conductor’s recordings. Fabulous stuff. —
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2023
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Rumon Gamba and the BBC Philharmonic do bustle very well, and the Chandos microphones prove particularly good at pinpointing details like a tuba's lugubrious waddle. —
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Special offer. Through the Centuries - Songs of Madeleine Dring
Kitty Whately (mezzo-soprano), Julius Drake (piano)
I can confirm that Kitty Whately proves a wholly persuasive and personable exponent of some enticing repertoire, and Julius Drake provides characteristically deft and wonderfully sensitive support... —
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Special offer. Bliss: Miracle in the Gorbals & Metamorphic Variations
RecommendedBBC Philharmonic, Michael Seal
Seal is strong on atmosphere, distilling an unmistakable air of lurking menace in the shadowy Overture, where the dockside tenements of the Gorbals area in Glasgow are depicted. —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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Special offer. Elgar: The Black Knight, Scenes from the Bavarian Highlands
London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox
Elgar completed The Black Knight in 1893 and it provided him with his first big success. The text tells of a sinister, unnamed 'Prince of mighty sway', whose appearance at the King's court during... —
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Special offer. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Nonet, Piano Trio, Piano Quintet
Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective (chamber ensemble)
All of them are promising rather than full-blown masterpieces (Coleridge-Taylor acknowledged the Nonet’s status in his progress by subtitling it ‘Gradus ad Parnassum’); yet they are substantial,... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2022
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Grammy Awards, 65th Awards (2023), Nominee - Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
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