Hyperion
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Bridge: Phantasy Piano Quartet & Sonatas
The Nash Ensemble: Marianne Thorsen (violin), Laura Samuel (violin), Lawrence Power (viola), Paul Watkins (cello) & Ian Brown (piano)
What this beautifully played and thoughtfully programmed disc has going for it are, first, that it presents these works in a chronological survey of Bridge's chamber output...Altogether, a valuable... —
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Howard's steel-fingered pianistic athleticism is backed by strong musical intuition and there seems no limit to his technical prowess. The recorded sound is a banquet for the ears. Highly recommended —
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Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music
and other works
Elizabeth Connell (soprano), Amanda Roocroft (soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Martyn Hill (tenor), Maldwyn Davies (tenor), Anne Dawson (soprano), Linda Kitchen (soprano), Alan Opie (baritone), Gwynne Howell (bass), Sir Thomas Allen (baritone), Sarah Walker (mezzo-soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers...
Performances like these don’t come along very often; each one is an absolute winner, and with rich, atmospheric recording quality the satisfaction is of a very special quality —
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Baltic Exchange
Choral works by Praulinš, Einfelde, Sisask & Miškinis
Trinity College Choir Cambridge, Stephen Layton
The most substantial contribution to this absorbing new programme comes from the Latvian composer, Ugis Praulins. His Missa Rigensis...contains many wonders, including a buoyant Gloria which... —
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Tiberghien’s limpid phrasing, radiant cantabile and velvety, cushioned tone provides a continual source of pleasure, complemented ideally by Ibragimova’s silvery-toned exploratory zeal, as... —
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The ensemble’s sound is clean and ingenuous throughout: boyish sopranos and altos are balanced by fresh-voiced tenors and basses, intonation is nigh flawless, the recording limpid. Stephen Rice... —
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The Romantic Piano Concerto 34 - Pierné
Stephen Coombs (piano)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ronald Corp
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Sullivan, A: The Prodigal Son, etc.
Claire Rutter (soprano), Catherine Denley (mezzo-soprano), Mark Wilde (tenor), Garry Magee (baritone)
New London Orchestra, The London Chorus, Ronald Corp
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Organ Fireworks X
Christopher Herrick (Letourneau organ in the Concert Hall of The Winspear Centre, Edmonton, Canada)
