Instrumental, Piano Solos, Davies, Peter Maxwell (composer)
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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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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. —
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The Contemporary Piano: Volume I
Richard Casey, Annabelle Lawson, Joanna Lam, Peter Lawson, Stephen Plews, Jean Hasse, David Owen Norris (piano), John McCabe (piano), Aleksander Szram
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Labyrinths
Victoria Brawn, Guy Schalom, Trish Clowes (saxophone), Nicky Spence (tenor), Francesca Moore-Bridger, Jim Moray, David Gordon (piano), Mark Ashford, Diane Clarke, Eleanor Turner (harp), Sally Harrop, Orchestra of the Swan, Daniele Rosina, David Le Page
A wildly eclectic programme, which makes for an exciting listen. While some of the ensemble playing could be tighter, the solos are ethereal and thoughtful. —
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Spatial Audio
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Maxwell Davies’s intensity of expression is here distilled into chamber music, by turns simple and complex, furious and tender…The disc closes with the composer’s very last work, a brief movement... —
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The Times Records of the Year, 2017
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Maxwell Davies: Suite from 'The Boyfriend', Suite from 'The Devils' & Other Works
RecommendedPeter Maxwell Davies (piano)
Aquarius, Nicholas Cleobury
In these vintage examples of early-to-middle-period Maxwell Davies, his fairly for popular dance-forms shines through his roguishly gaudy arrangements...Maxwell Davies's score [for The Devils]... —
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Music For A Royal Celebration
Music from the Service of Prayer and Dedication to Celebrate the Marriage of Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall Saturday 9th April 2005
Ekaterina Semenchuk (mezzo-soprano), Gordon Hunt (oboe), Roger Judd (organ)
Philharmonia Orchestra, The Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor, Christopher Warren-Green, Timothy Byram-Wigfield
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Lucy Humphris’s debut album is a fascinating showpiece of her not inconsiderable technical abilities...Good, clear sound and a fascinating listen overall. —
