CD, Joplin (composer)
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Taylor plays a 1970s harpsichord built by the Parisbased maker Anthony Sidey. The instrument has a sturdy, gut-like quality that allows it to punch above the orchestra in Poulenc's concerto,... —
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Special offer. Joplin: Treemonisha
Anita Johnson (Treemonisha), AnnMarie Sandy (Monisha), Edward Pleasant (Zodzetrick), Frank Ward Jr. (Ned), Chauncey Packer (Remus)
The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra and Singers, Rick Benjamin
Benjamin's recording...is perfectly balanced to get the best out of the score. Glory lies less with the singers, who range from woolly (AnnMarie Sandy's Monisha) to bright (Anita Johnson's Treemonisha).... —
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2012, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2012, Editor's Choice
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Emotions
Gautier Capuçon (cello), Jérôme Ducros (piano), Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Maîtrise de Notre Dame de Paris, Adrien Perruchon
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This classy, sassy collection of transcriptions of music by Debussy, Milhaud, Satie, Joplin and Auric could be just the tonic you need in these unsettled and unsettling times, regardless of... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2020
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There are things here to admire. Wherever the music challenges even Lang Lang’s tremendous technique – here in particular the three Liszt pieces – one is dazzled by the accuracy, the control... —
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Golden Oldies – More Favourite Encores
Brodsky Quartet (string quartet), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Julian Jacobsen
The result – lovingly presented and played with consummate finesse – is like a selection box of handmade musical confectionery. What strikes you first is the seriousness and craft with which... —
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Ragtime!
The Canadian Brass, Eugene Watts (trombone), The Iseler Singers, Ronald Romm (trumpet), David Ohanian (horn), Charles Daellenbach (tuba), Frederic Mills (trumpet)
Dr. Elmer Iseler
