Hyperion
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Dimitar Nenov: Piano Concerto & Ballade No. 2
Ivo Varbanov (piano)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Emil Tabakov
This excellent new recording by Ivo Varbanov with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted by fellow Bulgarian Emil Tabakov – the orchestral playing in particular is impressive —
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Here is an attractive recital of five varied pieces or suites of pieces, familiar and not so familiar, played with Hewitt's expected intelligence and finish and not a little verve. In her very... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2001, Editor's Choice
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Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
RecommendedJames O'Donnell (organ), Sioned Williams (harp)
Choir of Westminster Cathedral, David Hill
A Ceremony of Carols sets nine medieval and 16th-century poems between the 'Hodie' of the plainsong Vespers. The sole accompanying instrument is a harp, but given the right acoustic, sensitive... —
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Building a Library, December 2004, Also Recommended
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The combined effect of this wonderful, timeless music and Cinquecento’s brilliant performances can only be described as therapeutic...the six voices of Cinquecento have produced a recording... —
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Lawrence Power and Simon Crawford-Phillips find a much greater variety of resonances in the score than is often the case. They embark on a musical narrative of epic proportions...For the most... —
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Graun, C H: Der Tod Jesu - Passion Cantata
Uta Schwabe (soprano), Ingevan de Kerkhove (soprano), Christoph Genz (tenor), Stephan Genz (baritone)
La Petite Bande, Ex Tempore, Sigiswald Kuijken
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Angela Hewitt's approach may be gleaned from her refreshingly lucid annotation, or simply by listening to what she does. 'A skilful player can [bring out the different voices] with different... —
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Building a Library, February 2009, Piano Choice
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The Piano Quartet… is unadulterated Beethoven - his own transcription of his Op. 16 Quintet for piano and winds, with the wind instruments replaced by a string trio. The result deserves to... —
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Even the slightest, most trivial pieces are enhanced by Howard Shelley's brisk tempos, and he's served by an infallible technique, from virtuoso finger-dexterity to deeply expressive, spacious... —
