Leon McCawley
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McCawley responds well to this repertoire, and he's particularly impressive in the Bach, with its splendid Fugue ending with a rhapsodic outburst that links it to the freer style of the Prelude;... —
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…the works recorded here all display a determined individuality and sureness of purpose that is rare in music of the 20th century. …Leon McCawley proves to be a totally sympathetic and insightful... —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2005, Editor's Choice
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McCawley gives a fine account of the Wanderer Fantasy, with an atmospheric account of its brooding slow movement, and a scherzo that’s as light on its toes as it ought to be…He’s very good in... —
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All told, this scintillatingly varied recital combines sensuous virtuosity, compelling charm and musical probity. Highly recommended. —
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Vaughan Williams: Concerto for Two Pianos & A London Symphony (1920 version)
Leon McCawley (piano), John Lenehan (piano)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Martin Yates
At times we miss the focused punch of one piano's combat with the orchestra…yet 20 fingers certainly bring a heightened percussive charge in the final section's 'fuga chromatica'. Either way... —
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Liszt: Complete Piano Music Volume 28
Transcription for Two Pianos of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9
Leon McCawley (piano 1) & Ashley Wass (piano 2)
Beethoven’s Ninth on two pianos is not at all the same thing, even when the transcription (masterly) is the work of Liszt. The first movement suffers particularly, deprived of its bleak but... —
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McCawley's beautifully recorded Brahms recital strikes exactly the right balance between the monumental, intimate and light-hearted aspects of the composer's piano output...Among his strengths... —
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The Essentials: Beethoven
Endre Hegedűs (piano), Edwin Fischer (piano), Bruno-Leonardo Gelber (piano), Wilhelm Backhaus (piano), David Wilde (piano), Rolf Lindblom (piano), Géza Anda (piano), Dino Ciani (piano), Leon McCawley (piano), Claire Rutter (soprano), Matilde Wallevik (mezzo-soprano), Marta Fontanals-Simmons (mezzo-soprano),...
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