Hyperion
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Mendelssohn and Howard Shelley are a musical marriage made in heaven. Stylish and delectably light-fingered, Shelley makes a flawless case in Vol 3 of his [Complete Solo Piano Music of Mendelssohn]…if... —
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The combination of Kolesnikov’s sensitive touch, a Yamaha CFX concert grand and Andrew Keener’s production values gives us beautiful sound in abundance. The longer pieces come off best…Kolesnikov... —
Awards:
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Solo Music
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the disc as a whole is worth hearing for Shelley, but otherwise I'd suggest that Steibelt is a niche interest —
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Brahms: The Complete Songs, Vol. 9 - Robin Tritschler
Robin Tritschler (tenor), Graham Johnson (piano), Harriet Burns (soprano)
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The disc opens with his subdued Requiem Mass. Many groups would have tackled this with exaggerated dynamics, squeeze-boxing every phrase for maximum impact. Here, though, we get absolute calm,... —
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The Romantic Piano Concerto 69 - Hill & Boyle
Piers Lane (piano)
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Johannes Fritzsch
One cannot imagine a more persuasive, artful advocate of the music of his two compatriots than Piers Lane who, frankly, is worth hearing in whatever he plays —
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The singing is neat, clear and fluid, with beautifully elastic phrasing from the two tenors. The Nunc Dimittis provides the sweetest moments in the Great Service itself —
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He has a fine feeling for the music’s scope and scale which, if a tad monolithic in places, sounds just as ambitious as its composer intended. —
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Record Review, 3rd July 2021, Record of the Week
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This album sparkles like a glass bauble amidst the fairy lights...Not only have the transcriptions themselves been brilliantly imagined by Mikhail Pletnev, Guido Agosti and Stravinsky himself,... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2026, Instrumental Choice
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Clearly working in absolute rapport with Mark Wigglesworth, they achieve together a lean, at times almost wiry sound...yet there is no lack of muscular force or orchestral power in the many... —
