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Ries: Piano Trio & Sextets
The Nash Ensemble
Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2022, Chamber Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
It's good to hear his music brilliantly performed by musicians of the Nash Ensemble...The Grand Sextet is a splendidly heroic work, with its virtuoso pianism enthusiastically delivered here...
Ries: Piano Trio & Sextets
The Nash Ensemble
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Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2022, Chamber Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
It's good to hear his music brilliantly performed by musicians of the Nash Ensemble...The Grand Sextet is a splendidly heroic work, with its virtuoso pianism enthusiastically delivered here...
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Sextets featuring piano and harp may be a rarity, but the one included here is a real delight. The three companion pieces are no less attractive, showcasing the individual and collective strengths of The Nash Ensemble as well as the merits of a lesser-known composer and his music.
Contents and tracklist
- Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano), Stephanie Gonley (violin), Jonathan Stone (violin), Lawrence Power (viola), Adrian Brendel (cello), Graham Mitchell (double bass)
- The Nash Ensemble
Work length20:04
- Benjamin Frith (piano), Hugh Webb (harp), Richard Hosford (clarinet), Ursula Leveaux (bassoon), Richard Watkins (horn), Graham Mitchell (double bass)
- The Nash Ensemble
Awards and reviews
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BBC Music MagazineSeptember 2022Chamber Choice
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Presto Recordings of the YearFinalist 2022
September 2022
It's good to hear his music brilliantly performed by musicians of the Nash Ensemble...The Grand Sextet is a splendidly heroic work, with its virtuoso pianism enthusiastically delivered here by Simon Crawford-Phillips.
Mar/Apr 2023
Ries is nothing if not consistent in crafting music that is well written and enjoyable...The Nash Ensemble…has never, in my experience, disappointed or been anything less than superb.
September 2022
Frith demonstrates virtuosity in abundance, partnering cellist Adrian Brendel in the Introduction and a Russian Dance... The other pianist, Simon Crawford-Phillips, stands out in the Grand Sextet op.100, and skilfully negotiates a demanding concertante role in the opening movement.
