Chamber, Sonatas, Oboe Sonatas
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Dutilleux: Le Loup & Other Works
RecommendedAdam Walker (flute), Juliana Koch (oboe), Jonathan Davies (bassoon), Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
Wilson seizes on the opportunities to bring out the vivid colours of Dutilleux’s score, with the brass blazing superbly and every rhythm alive with meaning. No less striking is the music’s lyricism,... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2021
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2021, Orchestral Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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Record Review, Records of the Year 2021
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2022, Winner - Orchestral
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Saint-Seëns in full vigour and mastery - a wonderful pair of discs —
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2005, Chamber Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Invidious as it may seem to pick out just one of these excellent artists, special mention must be made of Ian Brown, who plays in nine of the 13 works included and confirms his standing as one... —
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Zwiegespräche: Holliger & Kurtág
Heinz Holliger (oboe/cor anglais/piano), Marie-Lise Schüpbach (cor anglais/oboe), Ernesto Molinari (bass clarinet/ contrabass clarinet), Sarah Wegener (soprano), Philippe Jaccottet (speaker)
A lot of concentration is required to take in this programme of spartan, potent oboe works by Holliger and Kurtág. But there are real musical rewards, and it’s beautifully produced. —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2019, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Contemporary Music
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The Guardian Classical Albums of the Year, 2019
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Instrumentalist (Holliger)
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Gramophone Awards, 2020, Shortlisted - Contemporary
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More than half a century separates the earliest and the latest of the works here. The C major Trio Sonata was one of Bach's earliest compositions, written at the age of 17 more or less under... —
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Building a Library, September 2005, Highly Recommended
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Poulenc: Piano Concerto & Concert champêtre
RecommendedMark Bebbington (piano), Jonathan Davies (bassoon), John Roberts (oboe), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Jan Latham-Koenig
[Oboe Sonata] their expressive yet understated performance is the highlight of an attractive, well played, and beautifully recorded disc. —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2020, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Concerto
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Building a Library, June 2023, Also Recommended (Piano Concerto in C sharp minor)
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Each is played with terrific dexterity and fluidity. —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2021, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Chamber
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Carolyn Sampson sings with effortless ease, the reward for superb vocal technique. She generates a lovely warmth in tone to colour individual syllables while retaining a gloriously flowing... —
