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The eclecticism and stylistic contrasts characterising the works on Nathan Williamson’s newest release reveal this pianist’s knack for conceiving intelligent and freshly minted playlists of... —
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Songs Of Renewal
Huw Watkins (piano), Emma Cross (alto), Graham Shaw (tenor), Elizabeth Cragg (soprano), Kirsty Barry (alto), Bath Camerata, Benjamin Goodson
It’s a thoughtfully planned programme, presented to the highest standards and with virtuosic music-making that showcases Bath Camerata as one of the UK’s most innovative chamber choirs. —
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Treasures From the New World, Volume 3
Fabio Zanon (guitar), Marcelo Barboza (flute), Clelia Iruzun (piano)
These are vibrant, lively interpretations of music that deserves to be more present in the recorded canon. —
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Sung shines in the lyrical episodes of Vaughan Williams’s Violin Concerto…Hesketh’s richly colourful and evocative orchestral soundscapes in Inscription-Transformation, composed specifically... —
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Sir William Walton: A Centenary Celebration
Roderick Williams (baritone), Tamsin Dalley (mezzo-soprano), Kevin Whately (narrator), Orchestra of the Swan, Bruce O'Neil
Bruce O’Neil (who serves as Head of Music at the Royal Shakespeare Company) masterminds a commendably communicative display and secures spirited results from his seven-piece ensemble drawn from... —
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonatas For Violin and Harpsichord
Adrian Butterfield (violin), Silas Wollston (harpsichord)
Adrian Butterfield’s sweetly focused violin tone and Silas Wollston’s elegant accompanying are well matched. —
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American composer Eric McElroy has excellent taste in poetry...These are songs that at every turn revel in the interplay of music and language, and are performed with aplomb by James Gilchrist... —
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Stephen Dodgson: The Distances Between - Songs, Vol. 2
Ailish Tynan (soprano), Marcus Farnsworth (baritone), Christopher Glynn (piano), Katie Bray (mezzo-soprano), Mark Eden, Ian Wilson
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