Hyperion
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Tavener: No longer mourn for me & other works for cello
Steven Isserlis (cello), Matthew Rose (bass), Abi Sampa (vocals)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Trinity Boys Choir, Omer Meir Wellber
These are among Tavener’s most powerful works. They are magnificently performed. Those simple points could easily be lost in the necessity of charting not just the diverse range of music and... —
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2020, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2020, Recording of the Month
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2021, Winer - Premiere Award
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Cramer’s piano writing in and of itself is ingenuous, idiomatic and alive, and almost always holds your attention…It takes a special kind of pianist to make certain pieces sound better or more... —
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Ever the scholar, he takes a deep dive into Britten’s Third Suite…The performance itself digs deep. This is, as he says, a meditation on mortality. Isserlis makes it huge, and terrifying, fired... —
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These concertos have been recorded before...but Howard Shelley’s finesse and steadfast grace (in music that isn’t always that graceful) coupled with Hyperion’s superb engineering make this new... —
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Harpsichord pandemonium – thrills and thought provocation for commoners and connoisseurs alike. —
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The Romantic Piano Concerto 60 - Théodore Dubois
Cédric Tiberghien (piano)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Manze
Through all these thickets and lyrical episodes Cédric Tiberghien strides with great refinement and energy...The performances throughout, from soloist and accompanists alike, are warm, elegant... —
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MacMillan: Symphony No. 4 & Viola Concerto
Lawrence Power (viola), BBC Philharmonic, Martyn Brabbins
MacMillan’s Fourth is notable for its curious use of colour and texture…In some ways, the Viola concerto is similar in character and style to the Fourth Symphony and the pairing works well here.... —
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A Golden Cello Decade, 1878-1888
RecommendedSteven Isserlis (cello), Connie Shih (piano), Olivia Jageurs (harp)
No cellist alive can match the eloquent intent of Steven Isserlis’s line. Every phrase he threads through the warm embrace of Connie Shih’s pianism is articulated and ‘breathed’ with the ardour... —
Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 4th November 2022
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2022, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Shortlisted - Chamber
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Coming soon. Mussorgsky: Pictures From An Exhibition
RecommendedProkofiev: Visions Fugitives
Steven Osborne (piano)
Throughout this enthralling and warmly recorded performance, Osborne maximises colour and atmosphere, yet manages to achieve a freshness of approach without recourse to idiosyncratic mannerisms.... —
Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 21st January 2013
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2013, Recording of the Month
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2013, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2013, Winner - Instrumental
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A selection of works for piano offers music of utmost simplicity —
