Toccata Classics
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Andrew Anderson: A Lenten Cantata and Other Choral Works
The Consort of Melbourne, Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra, Peter Tregear
These are fine performances of lovely and moving works in a traditional voice. Recommended. —
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Special offer. Richard Flury: der Schlimm-Heilige Vitalis, Opera in Five Acts
Markus Eiche, Christian Tschelebiew, Pascal Herington, Hayoung Ra, Ferdinand Keller, Roman Poboinyi, Paula Meisinger, Marlene Gassner, Matthias Stier, Hinrich Horn, Tijl Faveyts, Rebecca Nelsen, Stephanie Bühlmann, Kay Stiefermann, Daniel Ochoa, Madrigal Choir of the Nuremberg University of Music,...
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Her fleet fingers and stylish empathy are just what are required in this type of repertoire. —
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Tabakov: Complete Symphonies, Vol. 5
Symphonies Nos. 2 & 6
Symphony Orchestra of Bulgarian National Radio, Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Emil Tabakov
They are both angry works, but whereas the Second gives us unbridled fury, the Sixth is etched on a canvas of more directed, but no less intense, rage and angst. This is not music for the faint... —
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Julián Carrillo: Orchestral Music
Luis Guillermo Hernández Ávila (baritone), Orquesta Sinfónica de San Luis Potosí, Coro de San Luis Potosí, José Miramontes Zapata
The symphony is clearly a major work, taking up two-thirds of the playing time of the generously filled disc. While few will consider it a masterpiece, it is certainly good enough to warrant... —
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This Sonata is virtuoso music and Laura Mikkola is equal to it. Matthews describes her as ‘a marvellous exponent of my music’ and this performance proves the point. It is an exciting work and... —
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Arnold Griller: Orchestral Music, Vol. 3
Kamila Bydlowska (violin), Matilda Lloyd (trumpet), Liepaja Symphony Orchestra, Paul Mann
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Robert Fürstenthal: Chamber Music, Volume Two
Sara Trickey (violin), Tim Lowe (cello), John Lenehan (piano), Kathryn Thomas (flute), Malcolm Messiter (oboe), Sarah-Jane Bradley (viola), The Rossetti Ensemble
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The Tippett Quartet is a simply amazing ensemble, surely the perfect quartet for introducing these seminal works. They draw the listener into the composer’s sound world, convincing him that... —
