Chamber, Duos, Cello & Piano Duos, Leighton (composer)
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Special offer. Leighton: Complete Organ Works
Stephen Farr (organ) with John Butt (organ), Nicky Spence (tenor), Chloe Hanslip (violin)
Farr's unswerving authority, scrupulous phrasing and rhythmic playing make this a revelation. —
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2017, Instrumental Choice
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Naxos June 2014 New Release Sampler
Andreas Burkhart (bass), Cornel Frey (tenor), Sara Hershkowitz (soprano), Andrea Lauren Brown (soprano), Benjamin Pasternack (piano), Regina Zona (soprano), Kathleen Tagg (piano), Reto Kuppel (violin), Eva Leon (violin), Sibylle Johner (cello), Jose Ramos Santana (piano), Andrea Bissoli (guitar),...
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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. —
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This latest volume of Paul and Huw Watkins's survey of British cello works showcases the expressive range of the instrument which emerged through later 20th-century composition, with adventurous... —
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Although a fair amount of his music for voices has been recorded, Kenneth Leighton's orchestral and instrumental music is seriously under-represented in the catalogue. This most impressive disc... —
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Special offer. British Music for Cello and Piano
Raphael Wallfisch (cello) & Raphael Terroni (piano)
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Enigmas: Solo Piano and Chamber Works
Elspeth Wyllie (piano), Claire Overbury (flute), Hetti Price (cello), Catherine Backhouse (mezzo), Alexa Beattie (viola)
Enigma works well and is accorded a natural voice that demands to be heard. The added works are also well worth your listening contemplation. —
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Special offer. Leighton: Complete Chamber Works for Cello
Raphael Wallfisch (cello), with Raphael Terroni (piano)
Wallfisch gives eloquent performances of wors characterised by anguished restraint and reflection. Leighton's early Elegy affords a lyrical oasis in this programme of otherwise spare and sometimes... —
