Sacheverell Coke
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The Romantic Piano Concerto 73 - Sacheverell Coke
Simon Callaghan (piano)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins
Rachmaninov meets Ivor Novello – these suave, sophisticated works are beautifully orchestrated, and lavished here with playing of unstinting poise. —
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warmly committed performances, well recorded. An excellent issue. —
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[Sacheverell-Coke's] 24 Preludes' style and manner is soaked in the Romantic piano tradition (Rachmaninov uppermost), yet harmonic twists and an obsessive repetitions of melody and rhythmic... —
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No lost masterpieces, but a thoughtful, quietly individual voice does emerge with repeated hearings. Inquisitive readers can rest assured that Callaghan and the admirable Raphael Wallfisch strain... —
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Rarities of Piano Music at 'Schloss vor Husum' from the 2016 Festival
Johann Blanchard, Severin von Eckardstein, Zlata Chochieva, Martin Jones, Hubert Rutkowski, Florian Noack, Joseph Moog, Duo Grau/Schumacher, Duo Mercier/Katsaris, Artem Yasynsky, Simon Callaghan
Severin von Eckardstein is granted four slots. You can hear why…[his] daring, flamboyant performances are sensational…The superb Hamburg Steinway used throughout is beautifully voiced. Pianophiles... —
