Hyperion
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Howard always seems to know where the music is going, and why —
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Arvo Pärt: Choral Music
Rachel Ambrose Evans (soprano), Richard Bannan (bass)
Polyphony, Stephen Layton
Alleluia-Tropos (2008) originally included eight cellos (a favourite sonority for Pärt has always loved cello ensembles) but Polyphony's sound is, as always, so rich and beautiful that there... —
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2014, Editor's Choice
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The Romantic Violin Concerto 5 - Coleridge-Taylor & Somervell
RecommendedAnthony Marwood (violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins
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Building a Library, June 2017, Also Recommended
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Those who want a 'period' performance should not hesitate; they are unlikely to hear any better of its kind. Articulation is light, precise yet full of nuance; vibrato is scarcely detectable... —
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The Romantic Piano Concerto 48 - Benedict & Macfarren
Howard Shelley (piano and conductor)
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Pianophiles and collectors of rarities will gravitate to this beautifully performed disc. It’s a tour-de-force of pianism-plus-directing from Howard Shelley —
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Among the most readily and revealingly appealing issues of Howard's stupendous enterprise. Enthusiastically recommended —
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Hamelin's power and conviction turn the Grand Sonata on the Four Ages of Man into a statement of inspired profundity. —
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Both composers are served extremely well on this beautifully recorded disc, Hagai Shaham and Arnon Erez in particular giving a totally convincing performance of Bloch's well-known Baal Shem.... —
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2007, Chamber Choice
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Songs by Armstrong Gibbs
Geraldine McGreevy (soprano), Stephen Varcoe (baritone), Roger Vignoles (piano)
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2003, Editor's Choice
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