Hyperion
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For all the temptation to compare Clementi with his more familiar contemporaries, a clear and distinctive voice appears through this complete sonatas. Shelley's technical security allows him... —
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As Angela Hewitt tells us in her exemplary accompanying essay, Bach's Toccatas were inspired by Buxtehude's 'stylus fantasticus – a very unrestrained and free way of composing, using dramatic... —
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The Florestan Trio's approach comes into its own in the third movement Scherzo, played with feathery delicacy and real ensemble...All round, a flawless account, celebrating a Schubert who is... —
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The Romantic Piano Concerto 40 - Herz
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Howard Shelley (piano/conductor)
…whatever sparkles and delights is here in super-abundance, and a more stylish or scintillating advocate than Shelley would be hard to imagine. …here magnificently performed and recorded, is... —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2006, Editor's Choice
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Victoria: Requiem 1605 'Officium defunctorum'
RecommendedChoir of Westminster Cathedral, David Hill (Master of the Music)
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Building a Library, October 2005, First Choice
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Handel: The Choice of Hercules
Robin Blaze (countertenor), Charles Daniels (tenor), Peter Harvey (bass), with Susan Gritton (soprano), Alice Coote (mezzo soprano)
King's Consort, Robert King
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The Romantic Piano Concerto 56 - Kalkbrenner 2 & 3
Howard Shelley (piano & conductor)
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
what is remarkable about Howard Shelley's performances is the insight they offer into the era itself...Shelley is a formidable presence both as soloist and conductor. Yes, he has the technique... —
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The Romantic Piano Concerto 39 - Delius & Ireland
Piers Lane (piano)
Ulster Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones
…Delius's Piano Concerto emerged in 1902 as a full-blown three-movement design… Piers Lane, an eloquent advocate for this restored score, has several rivals in the Ireland Concerto. …I find... —
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2006, Orchestral Choice
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These accounts of the Moonlight and Pathétique are both clean and powerful...Osborne performs the little G major Sonata, Op. 79 with great clarity and almost severely classical articulation...Perhaps... —
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Handel: Complete Flute Sonatas
Lisa Beznosiuk (flute), Richard Tunnicliffe (cello), Paul Nicholson (harpsichord)
