Hyperion
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Graun, C H: Der Tod Jesu - Passion Cantata
Uta Schwabe (soprano), Ingevan de Kerkhove (soprano), Christoph Genz (tenor), Stephan Genz (baritone)
La Petite Bande, Ex Tempore, Sigiswald Kuijken
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Angela Hewitt's approach may be gleaned from her refreshingly lucid annotation, or simply by listening to what she does. 'A skilful player can [bring out the different voices] with different... —
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Building a Library, February 2009, Piano Choice
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A distinctive and distinguished melodic voice shines through … everywhere there is always a strong sense of forward momentum … in Jonathan Plowright these works have a near-ideal interpreter.... —
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Vivaldi: Juditha Triumphans, RV644
Ann Murray, Maria Cristina Kiehr, Susan Bickley, Sarah Connolly, Jean Rigby
King's Consort, Robert King
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Carl Vine: Child's Play, Piano Quintet & Other Chamber Music
Goldner String Quartet, Piers Lane (piano)
the works collected - all recorded with clarity, if slightly closely - provide a fascinating portrait of a composer who produces music of undoubted appeal and expressive focus. Well worth investigating. —
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Imitative textures suit Cupertinos well, as they record in a generous acoustic and favour gentle pacing and long, languishing phrases. Theirs is an Iberian polyphony in dreamy, soft hues, at... —
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The fingers are as formidably on the ball as ever – capable of the most tender translucency, of staccato leaps that ‘ping’, and able to differentiate and characterise several voices simultaneously... —
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The Romantic Piano Concerto (1991 - 2007 Edition)
Featuring pianists including Stephen Hough, Seta Tanyel, Piers Lane, Nikolai Demidenko, Martin Roscoe, Howard Shelley, Peter Donohoe, Marc-André Hamelin and Steven Osborne
Is this handsomely produced box-set worth acquiring? As a work of art alone, yes! If you have not encountered these works before, do not hesitate. Dip in anywhere and you will be rewarded. Assuming... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2026, Editor's Choice
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50 CDs
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