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Russian Works for Piano Four Hands
Stravinsky; Rachmaninov; Tchaikovsky
Peter Hill & Benjamin Frith (piano)
Frith and Hill balance the virtuosity with explosive melodies…both have the necessary dexterity to chase notes and fingers – the overlapping twists and turns of ‘Slava’ demand a balletic performance…The... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, September 2017
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In the Beginning
Beth Mackay (mezzo-soprano) & Natasha Tyrwhitt-Drake (organ scholar)
Choir of Merton College, Oxford, Benjamin Nicholas & Peter Phillips (directors)
The 18 uninterrupted minutes of Copland's a cappella In the Beginning are a major test of any choir's stamina and concentration, and it's one the Mertonians pass with confidence...[Beth Mackay]... —
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2011, Editor's Choice
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In variation-based pieces, cornetist Glenton, keyboardist Silas Wollston and violinist Bojan Cicic pull material out of nowhere, like magicians…Keeling’s four-movement Northern Soul redeems... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Stravinsky: Choral Works
RecommendedRuby Hughes (soprano) & Nicholas Mulroy (tenor)
Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh & Scottish Chamber Orchestra Soloists, Duncan Ferguson
Edinburgh's mixed cathedral choir bring vernal freshness to the cantata. —
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Building a Library, November 2018, Recommended - Liturgical
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Piazzólla: Maria de Buenos Aires
Valentina Montoya Martínez, Nicholas Mulroy, Juanjo Lopez Vidal (narrator) & Victor Villena (bandoneón)
Mr McFall’s Chamber
Valentina Montoya Martinez gives the central character a full-flavoured vocal embodiment, intelligently supported by Juanjo Lopez Vidal as the narrator figure…Additional authenticity is supplied... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, November 2017
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The Epiphoni Consort sings splendidly. Every element one looks for in choral singing can be found here—blend, balance, intonation, and clarity of diction, along with depth of feeling. Occasional... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2020
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This witty, poignant and candid recital of songs centring on female experiences has to be one of the most arresting recording-debuts I've heard all year: Crawford's big, bright voice packs a... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2023
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Pyrotechnia: Fire & Fury from 18th-Century Italy
RecommendedBojan Čičić (violin), The Illyria Consort
Čičić scarcely needs to prove his credentials through the medium of the virtuosic solo. The recording, instead, traces the impact of the capriccio-cadenza on the concerto form, and its evolution... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th October 2021
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Vaughan Williams… musical personality shines out all through this selection of sacred and secular a cappella music… Mike Brewer's excellent chamber choir Laudibus sings with beautifully blended... —
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Heloïse Werner, Max Baillie, Julian Azkoul, Ruth Gibson, Colin Alexander, Marianne Schofield, Kit Downes
Performing her own work – there is surely no better interpreter – alongside a killer ensemble comprising (in different combinations) violin, viola, cello, double bass and hardanger fiddle...Werner... —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2025, Shortlisted - Vocal
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