Hyperion
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A distinctive and distinguished melodic voice shines through … everywhere there is always a strong sense of forward momentum … in Jonathan Plowright these works have a near-ideal interpreter.... —
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Bloch/Bruch: Schelomo, Kol Nidrei & other works
Natalie Clein (cello)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov
As one might expect, Clein delivers a powerfully committed performance, but also manages to avoid over-indulgence, negotiating the peaks and troughs of the music's volatile emotional language... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2012, Editor's Choice
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Just occasionally one wonders whether the distinctive timbre and vibrato of Takacs leader Edward Dusinberre sounds too far apart from the other three players for ideal blend. But structure and... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 7th November 2011
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Erik Chisholm: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Danny Driver (piano)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Rory Macdonald
Chisholm was himself a formidable pianist, and both Concertos teem with the kind of brilliant bravura keyboard writing that is meat and drink to Driver. The orchestration is colourfully, but... —
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Brahms: The Complete Songs, Vol. 9 - Robin Tritschler
Robin Tritschler (tenor), Graham Johnson (piano), Harriet Burns (soprano)
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It’s impossible to imagine more compelling performance of this music- Howard Shelley is truly a rescuer of lost musical souls. —
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The Romantic Cello Concerto, Vol. 7: Fitzenhagen & Tchaikovsky
Alban Gerhardt (cello)
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Stefan Blunier
Vital exuberance - the sort one usually associates only with a live recording - is matched by playing of lyrical grace. Once you have these in place and an orchestral partnership of utter conviction,... —
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2015, Editor's Choice
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The Romantic Violin Concerto 12 - Vieuxtemps
Chloë Hanslip (violin)
Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Martyn Brabbins
At 40 minutes, the First Concerto has its longeurs...But it's beautifully shaped by Martyn Brabbins, with a warm resonant sound to the recording, and Chloe Hanslip's entry doesn't disappoint.... —
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The best performances of these pieces on disc —
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The Pacifica Quartet have more chance to show their mettle in the less extravagant Second String Quartet…both pieces are excellent examples of how far a composer can go on intuition, energy... —
