Chamber, Sonatas, Cello Sonatas, Bridge (composer)
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Special offer. English Cello Works (Bridge; Elgar; Ireland)
Andreas Brantelid (cello), Bengt Forsberg (piano), The Royal Danish Orchestra, Thomas Søndergård
Rich tone and immaculate precision from Brantelid, plus finely judged accompaniment from the orchestra and pianist Bengt Forsberg. —
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Marginally less juicy of tone and idiosyncratic of phrasing than Rostropovich, Mørk brings a classical poise and eloquence to his phrasing and a marvellous sensitivity to detail, while Gimse... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Chamber Music
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If IKEA were to make a cello, this would be it…Sow how does it sound? In Steven Isserlis’s hands, remarkably fine – though he only uses it for a handful of evocative miniatures…On Isserlis’s... —
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2018, Chamber Choice
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The discovery for me was William Hurlstone’s very strong Sonata of 1899, with its most original slow movement lament, slightly let down by the weak melody of the finale. He was admired by Parry... —
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These are passionate, focused, full-blooded readings without a hint of reticence or apology. Alexander Baillie and John Thwaites invest each work with the power of utter belief, and as a result... —
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2013, Chamber Choice
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Bridge: Phantasy Piano Quartet & Sonatas
The Nash Ensemble: Marianne Thorsen (violin), Laura Samuel (violin), Lawrence Power (viola), Paul Watkins (cello) & Ian Brown (piano)
What this beautifully played and thoughtfully programmed disc has going for it are, first, that it presents these works in a chronological survey of Bridge's chamber output...Altogether, a valuable... —
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Rebecca Clarke: Viola Sonata & Bridge: Cello Sonata
Natalie Clein (cello), Christian Ihle Hadland (piano)
Bridge’s Cello Sonata incline more to rhapsody than rhetoric, and draws particularly heartfelt playing from Clein and Hadland in the lingeringly regretful opening of the second movement…[The... —
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The Story of Naxos (The Soundtrack)
Takako Nishizaki (violin), Jeno Jando (piano), Joanna Borowska (soprano), Terence Dennis (piano), Idil Biret (piano), Maria Kliegel (cello), Raimund Havenith (piano), Ilya Kaler (violin), Roderick Shaw (harpsichord), Patrick Gallois (flute), Norbert Kraft (guitar), Ulrich Eisenlohr (piano), Roman...
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From folky Moeran to the more intense demands of sonatas by Britten, Rodney Bennett and James MacMillan, this is an excellent introduction to British cello music. —
