Chandos
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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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Mozart: Violin Concertos, Vol. 2
Francesca Dego (violin), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Sir Roger Norrington
Listening to Francesca Dego, Roger Norrington and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra responding with microfine nuances of phrasing, articulation and dynamic to Mozart’s Salzburg style at... —
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2022, Concerto Choice
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Daniel’s immaculate playing is the main attraction here. —
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Presto Editor's Choice, September 2021
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The Polish Violin Vol 2
Szymanowski, Wieniawska & Bacewicz
Jennifer Pike (violin), Petr Limonov (piano)
As in her first volume, Jennifer Pike (herself half-Polish) has chosen to anchor her survey to a substantial helping of Szymanowski, and she and pianist Petr Limonov open with a sweeping performance... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2021
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Nielsen: Violin Concerto & Symphony No. 4
RecommendedJames Ehnes (violin), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner
It couldn’t have a better advocate than James Ehnes: strong in his lyricism when he needs to be, alert to all dynamics and a sense of fantasy which is outstanding in the two cadenzas. —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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Special offer. Vaughan Williams: Norfolk Rhapsody No. 2, etc.
RecommendedRebecca Evans (soprano)
London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox
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Building a Library, May 2005, First Choice
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Special offer. Verdi: Macbeth
sung in English
Latonia Moore (Lady Macbeth), Simon Keenlyside (Macbeth), Gwyn Hughes Jones (Macduff), Brindley Sherratt (Banquo), Ben Johnson (Malcolm), Elizabeth Llewellyn (Lady in Waiting)
English National Opera Orchestra, Edward Gardner
Even if [Moore's vocalism is brave and bold, at times Latonia Moore's Lady Macbeth could do with sharper definition and more sheer heft...Keenlyside explores the title role in depth, offering... —
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Special offer. Sullivan, A: Ivanhoe
Janice Watson (Lady Rowena), Geraldine McGreevy (Rebecca), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (Ulrica), Toby Spence (Wilfred, Knight of Ivanhoe), Peter Wedd (Maurice de Bracy), Andrew Staples (Locksley/The Squire); Adrian Partington Singers & BBC National Orchestra of Wales, David Lloyd-Jones
We can at last hear what Sullivan conceived - and it's impressive...It deserves the first-rate performance it receives from David Lloyd Jones, a worthy stand-in for Hickox, working with an excellent... —
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2010, Opera Choice
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Malcolm Arnold Overtures
RecommendedKathy Jones (principal vacuum cleaner), Helena Miles (sub principal vacuum cleaner), Chris Hoyle (section vacuum cleaner), Fiona Macintosh (principal floor polisher)
BBC Philharmonic, Rumon Gamba
Arnold's genius was particularly suited to smallscale orchestral works, and every one of these examples shows his orchestral personality at its exuberant best. Beckus the Dandipratt came first,... —
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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