Divine Art
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For all enthusiasts of flute music this disc is a must. My favourite work was the Widor, but all the other pieces are of huge interest and musical value. —
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I look forward to hearing much more of Natalia Andreeva. —
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Artyomov: Symphony
In memoriam Mstislav Rostropovich
National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia, Vladimir Ashkenazy
Characterful performances, vividly recorded. —
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A Garland For John McCabe
An anthology of tributes from 19 composers
Linda Merrick (clarinet), John Turner (recorder), Alistair Vennart (viola), Peter Lawson (piano)
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Both the two larger pieces- Three St Francis Legends and San Andreas Suite- move seamlessly between the sublime and the ecstatic, with Simmons making much of low registers and revelling in the... —
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Innovations - Music for two pianos and percussion
Murray McLachlan & Kathryn Page (pianos), Heather Corbett & Stephen Burke (percussion)
This well-filled disc offers an opportunity to hear Maltese composer Charles Camilleri’s Concerto for Two Pianos and Percussion (2005), a work that aims to treat tonality, atonality and polytonality... —
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Artyomov: The Way To Olympus
Evgeny Smirnov (violin), Tatiana Grindenko (violin), Yelena Adjemova (violin), Anton Batagov (piano), Pyotr Meshchaninov (piano)
USSR State Academic Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Timur Mynbayev, Dmitri Kitayenko, Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Artyomov’s one-movement symphony is the atmospheric centrepiece of this disc – the layering of sounds is hypnotic and the effect is powerful. —
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Fragments: Music for Flute & Harp (The Juniper Project)
Anna Rosa Mari (flute), Eira Lynn Jones (harp)
A very palatable set of duets for flute and harp. The tone and control of the flute is particularly commendable, and the repertoire is well considered. —
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Compelling and deeply moving. —
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Scenes from Porgy and Bess is excellent. This is really a well-developed fantasy that re-presents not only the main melodies of this American masterpiece, but also ‘works in’ musical textures... —
