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Corelli's chamber music was reprinted 84 times during his lifetime and 31 more during the rest of the 18th century, a record most composers would envy even today. The Sonatas of Ops 1 and 3... —
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Schumann: Märchenerzählungen, Mozart: Kegelstatt-Trio
RecommendedJanet Hilton (clarinet), Nobuko Imai (viola), Roger Vignoles (piano)
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Building a Library, November 1999, Modern Choice
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Airat Ichmouratov: Piano Concerto, Viola Concerto No. 1
Jean-Philippe Sylvestre (piano), Elvira Misbakhova (viola), London Symphony Orchestra, Airat Ichmouratov
The soundworld of both works is tonal, with Rachmaninov-style moodiness evoked in the opening bars of the Piano Concerto...While the textures of the piano concerto create a rich tapestry, those... —
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2023, Concerto Choice
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Gilchrist’s vibrato can be over-generously deployed, and a few moments sound a touch effortful; but, trusting wholeheartedly in Quilter’s creative instincts, he never over-interprets. It’s an... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 21st June 2024
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Special offer. Britten: The Turn of the Screw
Robert Murray (Quint), Rhian Lois (The Governess), Leo Jemison (Miles), Alys Mereld Roberts (Flora), Gweneth Ann Rand (Mrs Grose), Francesca Chiejina (Miss Jessel), Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
Robert Murray is as immaculate of diction in the Prologue as he is seductively lyrical as the ghostly Quint. Rhian Lois’s every inflection and gesture projects the Governess’s barely controlled... —
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2021, DVD of the Month
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‘Already it is Dusk’ owes something to Bartókian tradition in its processing of folk elements from Górecki’s beloved Tatra mountains, while the prayer of its title, taken from a Polish renaissance... —
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2025, Chamber Choice
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Schubert: String Quintet, Quartettsatz
Brodsky Quartet (string quartet), Laura van der Heijden (cello)
In this exceptional interpretation of Schubert’s C major Quintet, there are plenty of moments where the players individually or collectively make something happen – a tiny inflection in the... —
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Record Review, 1st October 2022
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Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil
Arranged for all-male choir by Gretchaninoff, Lazarev and Sheehan
Alexis V. Lukianov, Evgeny Kachurovski, Igor Morozov, Patram Institute Male Choir, Ekaterina Antonenko
There are some jaw-dropping bass sonorities here, but the overall impression is far from sombre: indeed, what is most surprising is the sense of lightness and tenderness that emerges from using... —
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2024, Choral & Song Choice
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