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Instrumental » Piano Solos » Harpsichord Solos
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Barricades
RecommendedJean Rondeau (harpsichord), Thomas Dunford (lute), Lea Desandre (mezzo-soprano), Marc Mauillon (baritone), Myriam Rignol (viola da gamba)
Though still both around 30, Dunford and Rondeau are already steeped in this rich and subtle repertoire, and play it like they own it …Both also like to indulge in some slowish tempos, but Dunford’s... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 5th June 2020
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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By far the finest track here is his transcription of the Chaconne from Bach’s Second Partita for Violin, where the purity of the line and the implied harmonic textures transfer from bowed strings... —
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Authenticity is present in an Érard piano, date unspecified, and a Stradivarius violin, the ‘Davidoff’, which has been held in the Paris Conservatoire museum since 1887, when one of the first... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2021, Recording of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Chamber
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[Britten's] phantasmagorical and often lyrically haunting [Nocturne] provides an excellent showcase for several soloists in the orchestra. Clayton is most successful in Middleton's 'Midnight's... —
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Marais himself would have immediately recognised and appreciated Florence Bolton’s artistry and commitment to his music. These are sublimely unfettered performances, perfectly judged and yet... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2018, Editor's Choice
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This is imaginative, thoughtful music-making, which asks a lot of the listener but repays their efforts a hundredfold. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Baroque Instrumental
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Couperin - Tic Toc Choc & other pieces
RecommendedAlexandre Tharaud (piano), with Pablo Pico (tambour)
Alexandre Tharaud's disc of Rameau keyboard works was a refreshing demonstration that French harpsichord music can be convincingly transferred to the piano, twiddles and all, if its essential... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 26th March 2007
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