Davies, Peter Maxwell
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Special offer. Davies, Peter Maxwell: Taverner
Martyn Hill (Taverner), David Wilson-Johnson (Jester), Stephen Richardson (Henry VIII), Fiona Kimm (Virgin Mary), Michael Chance (Priest/God), Quentin Hayes (White Abbot) & Peter Sidhom (Richard Taverner)
Fretwork, BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Sinfonietta Voices, His Majestys Sagbutts...
The opera is full… bitterly ironic juxtapositions, such as the 'holy' chanting from monks heard against the cynical Realpolitik of the negotiations between King and the Cardinal. Making the... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2010, Finalist - Opera
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Opera, April 2010, Recording of the Month
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Origins
Lucie Horsch (recorder, flute), Carel Kraayenhof (bandoneon), Dani Luca (cimbalom), Sean Shibe (guitar), Bao Sissoko (lute), Fuse, LUDWIG Orchestra
Horsch harnesses no less than nine different instruments, bringing a kaleidoscopic range of colours to the repertoire...The transcriptions, including several by Horsch herself, are an enchanting... —
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2022, Concerto Choice
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An ideal background to sipping a café crème and nibbling a croissant. —
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impressive, both in the quality of the playing and the variety of the music…in Ysaye's Third Sonata she yields nothing to the finest recordings in her accuracy and passion, the recording capturing... —
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2017, Instrumental Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2017, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2018, Winner - Instrumental
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The NMC Songbook
RecommendedSopranos - Claire Booth, Ailish Tynan, Elizabeth Atherton
Mezzo-sopranos - Susan Bickley, Loré Lixenberg, Jean Rigby
Countertenors - James Bowman, Michael Chance, Andrew Watts
Tenors - Andrew Kennedy, Daniel Norman, Benjamin Hulett
Baritones - Stefan Loges, Roderick Williams,...
…anyone listening to these discs will find many things to savour… It is, inevitably an eclectic mix, but, as in any well-planned song recital, the progressions and juxtapositions are continually... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th April 2009
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Gramophone Awards, 2009, Winner - Contemporary
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Maxwell Davies & Panufnik: Symphonies No. 10
RecommendedMarkus Butter (baritone)
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Sir Antonio Pappano
Highly charged fervour animates the symphony’s discourse on creativity. —
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Sunday Times, 2015, Albums of the Year
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Shortlisted - Contemporary
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New. Peter Maxwell Davies: Strathclyde Concerto No. 4; Clarinet Quintet
Dimitri Ashkenazy (clarinet), Philharmonisches Orchester Hagen, Brodsky Quartet, Joseph Trafton
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Simon Rattle & Peter Maxwell Davies
Recommended25th anniversary edition - first time on CD
Philharmonia Orchestra, The Fires of London, Simon Rattle, Peter Maxwell Davies
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Gramophone Awards, 1979, Winner - Contemporary
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There are already more transcriptions of Bach’s D minor Toccata and Fugue BWV 565 than you can shake the proverbial stick at, but Humphreys’s version astutely curates more of Bach’s original... —
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2024, Instrumental Choice
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With a mix of traditional songs and contemporary works, this disc explores the varied potential of the recorder. The ensemble creates a controlled sound and clean tone. Lots of fun. —
