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The ‘floating on air’ quality that suffuses the music of Fauré’s quartet is diff icult to catch, but it’s sustained across all three movements of this constantly stimulating interpretation. —
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In short, few if any expressive detail is ignored and affective moments in the composer’s dialogue are savoured to the full. —
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The Beecham Collection - Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham
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Nimrod Borenstein: Piano Concerto; Shirim; Light & Darkness
Clélia Iruzun, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, I Musicanti, Nimrod Borenstein
'I strongly believe that contrast is one of the most important aspects of art,’ writes the composer (and in this piece, conductor) in the accompanying note. Stark evidence of that conviction... —
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Dora Bright & Ruth Gipps: Piano Concertos
Samantha Ward, Murray McLachlan (piano)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Peebles
The piano writing [in the Bright] is brilliant and subtle, even if the orchestral ideas are sometimes a little too portentous for their own good; but the gem of the work is a haunting slow movement…By... —
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Dedication: Ruth Gipps
Peter Cigleris (clarinet), Gareth Hulse (oboe), Duncan Honeybourne (piano), Tippett Quartet
Gipps’s music is certainly rich in character...Cigleris, an indefatigable champion of British clarinet music, proves an attentive, big-hearted performer whose devotion to this repertoire is... —
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The centrepiece is a cycle of miniatures by Laura Moody, each of which explores a distinct facet of Hildegard’s persona. Several of these threads are picked up by the other new works, all of... —
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Bruckner: From the Archives, Vol. 5 (Remastered 2024)
Elisabeth Höngen (soloist), Nicolai Gedda (soloist), Walter Kreppel (soloist), Wilma Lipp (soloist), NDR Sinfonieorchester, Wiener Singverein, Wiener Philharmoniker, South German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnányi, Herbert von Karajan, Han Müller-Kray
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Serge Koussevitzky Conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 & Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Serge Koussevitzky
…Extremely important and valuable additions to the Koussevitzky discography, and should be snapped up avidly by all collectors of historic orchestral recordings. —
Awards:
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Historical
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