Hyperion
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…Sonata No. 1 in D major is well-nigh irresistible, with memorable melodies and a heroic piano part sweeping all before it. In Jirí Bárta's hands it speaks to us across the centuries with a... —
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MacMillan: Mass and other sacred music
Andrew Reid (organ)
Westminster Cathedral Choir, Martin Baker (Master of Music)
Martin Baker, in his CD debut as master of music, strikes sparks from the Westminster choir in a set of gripping performances which still sound freshly minted. —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2001, Editor's Choice
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Charpentier - Mass for Four Choirs & other works
RecommendedEx Cathedra choir and orchestra, Jeffrey Skidmore
The blend of the vocal lines is superb and the handling of ornament little short of breathtaking. —
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Building a Library, May 2004, Highly Recommended
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L’invitation au voyage
Mélodies from La belle époque
John Mark Ainsley (tenor) & Graham Johnson (piano), Paul (1852–1933) & Lucien (1860–1909) Hillemacher
There are some fine songs here. I was glad… to be reminded what a good composer Delibes is, and to be introduced to Lecocq's wonderfully witty settings of La Fontaine. The actual piano sound... —
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2006, Editor's Choice
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Constant Lambert: Piano Concerto
Jonathan Plowright (piano)
English Northern Philharmonia, David Lloyd-Jones
A sparkling centenary showcase for the youthful genius of Constant Lambert. Jonathan Plowright cuts a dash with his scintillating technique, opalescent tone and beguiling range of colour, and... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2005, Editor's Choice
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Most of these pieces are light, even frothy morceaux, and Plowright does not overstate the musical case for them beyond their obvious delights of refinement and dexterity. But he balances them... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2010, Editor's Choice
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Danny Driver...makes his superlative case for music that is as inventive as it is unsettling. Playing with imperturbable authority, he captures all the mercurial fits and starts of the G minor... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2010, Editor's Choice
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Osborne’s phrasing and pacing is pure and poetic, as well as raptly atmospheric in ‘The Snow is Dancing’ and it finishes with a deliciously louche cake-walk. —
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2017, Editor's Choice
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Carwood draws earthy, visceral performances; the ensemble's virile sound and Parsons's sinewy polyphony are a far cry from what some critics describe as the 'whitewashed', English choral tradition.... —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2011, Editor's Choice
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