Karen Geoghegan
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Karen Geoghegan: Works for Bassoon and Orchestra
Karen Geoghegan (bassoon)
BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda
Geoghegan delivers phenomenal brilliance and precision at top speed...And in the quiet moments, like the slow movement of Mozart's concerto, Geoghegan's lyrical playing has beautiful grace and... —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2010, Editor's Choice
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…Gianandrea Noseda and the BBC Philharmonic weight and pace these often featherlight textures to perfection, particularly in the several delightful song-based movements with plucked or strummed... —
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Premier Prix
Ksenija Sidorova (accordion), Adam Walker (flute) & John Reid (piano), Huw Morgan (trumpet) & Robin Davis (piano), Anna Hashimoto (clarinet) & Jacob Barnes (piano), Karen Geoghegan (bassoon) & Chris Hopkins (piano), Jaroslaw Nadrzycki (violin) & Tadashi Imai (piano), Suzanne Thorn...
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the most substantial music comes in the transcription of Schubert's Arpeggione Sonata...It would be foolish to expect the bassoon to offer the emotional depth and richness of tone that can be... —
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…a thoughtful and inventive programme, performed with tremendous style. …Geoghegan is a spirited advocate of these gems. Her beautiful account of Jancourt's Nocturne typifies her combination... —
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Après la Nuit…
Trumpet Concertos
Philippe Schartz (trumpet), with Karen Geoghegan (bassoon)
Solistes Européens, Luxembourg, Christoph König
[Schartz] catches the atmospheric nocturnal feeling of the music...Most enjoyable is the disc's most unfamiliar work: Roland Wiltgen's apres la nuit...it not only gives the feeling of being... —
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Bassoons rarely equal best-sellers: that could be about to change… Chandos have a real find on their hands with Karen Geoghegan. —
