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A Century of English Song, Volume 3
Sarah Leonard (soprano), Jonathan Veira (baritone), Malcom Martineau (piano)
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…fine performances, with a real feel for the freshness and unpretentiousness of Mozart's youthful style. —
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The Wesleys and Their Contemporaries
Jennifer Bate (organ of St. James’s Church, Bermondsey and Brangwyn Hall, Swansea)
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Ferguson, Finzi, Austin & Rawsthorne - Piano Concertos
Mark Bebbington (piano)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Howard Williams
Bebbington is adept at getting to the lyrical heart of a work, and the interpretative gem here is perhaps his intensely sympathetic reading of Gerald Finzi's short Eclogue for piano and strings. —
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Silver would not sound out of place in the (large) drawing rooms for which these songs were intended. This is a compliment, as too conventionally operatic a manner would be likely to overwhelm... —
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his expressive directness and unfussily supple phrasing is especially effective in Kinderszenen. He eschews self-indulgence - perhaps slightly underegging the beautiful 'Träumerei' - and yet... —
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Her playing has a combined energy, verve, and technical precision that does all it can to search out the character of each item on her programme…the most memorable experience here, by far, comes... —
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These are all still exceptionally beautiful, valuable reminders of an extraordinary artist. —
