Instrumental, Matthews, D (composer)
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Trickey’s Telemann is authoritative and stylish, and her Prokofiev is ebullient...Amidst stylistic versatility, Trickey’s album also serves as a testament to the creativity of contemporary British... —
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I enjoyed encountering The Memory Room...veering unpredictably between moments of Lisztian sparkle, Beethoven-like muscularity, nightclub jazziness and private meditation. —
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This Sonata is virtuoso music and Laura Mikkola is equal to it. Matthews describes her as ‘a marvellous exponent of my music’ and this performance proves the point. It is an exciting work and... —
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Sea Eagle (works for horn)
Richard Watkins (horn), Mark Padmore (tenor) & Huw Watkins (piano), Paul Watkins (cello) & Huw Watkins (piano), Laura Samuel (violin) & Huw Watkins (piano), Paul Watkins (cello)
The Nash Ensemble
The quality of the works on offer here should make this release appeal well beyond the ranks of new music aficionados; and the near-flawless performances provide their own recommendation...[Watkins's]... —
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Special offer. William Howard Plays works by Mendelssohn, Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, David Matthews & Wagner
William Howard (piano)
In summary, this well-engineered and well-produced release will be a pleasure for fans of Howard, fans of early romantic piano music and anybody who wants to listen to the Ring Cycle but only... —
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The art of melodrama in its original sense, as a spoken text accompanied by music, is alive and well...[Actaeon] is a brilliant concert-hall entertainment with an ideal role for Eleanor Bron. —
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NMC at 35
Onyx Brass (brass ensemble), Sandrine Piau (soprano), Jane Manning (soprano), Roger Smalley, Cevanne Horrocks-Hopayian, Ziazan, Mark Padmore (tenor), Richard Watkins (horn), Huw Watkins (piano), Thomas Hewitt Jones, Ruby Philogene, Lawrence Zazzo, Timothy Dawkins, Philip Sheffield, Jeremy Huw Williams...
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Antony Hopkins: A Portrait
Michael Hampton (piano), Matthew Jones (viola), James Gilchrist (tenor), Janet Simpson (piano), Paul Barritt (violin), Philip Fowke (piano), John Turner (recorder), Lesley-Jane Rogers (soprano), Stephanie Voss (vocals), Phillida Sewell (soprano), Jeremy Brett (tenor), Antony Hopkins (piano), Stephen...
it is good to discover another mid-20th-century composer who wants to please the ordinary music lover and has rejected atonalism. The present anthology shows his range and his consistently seductive... —
