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War Silence - Rare Italian Piano Concertos
Roberto Prosseda (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Nir Kabaretti
The six sections [of the Dallapiccola] fall into two comparably weighted movements, their highlights a plaintive ‘Ripresa’ and a limpid ‘Notturno’ that outline an artless yet searching naivety... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2026, Winner - Concerto
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Cherish this flowing collection of near-masterpieces, played with the utmost sensitivity and panache by the Gaudiers and the always wonderful Susan Tomes. —
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The Romantic Cello Concerto, Vol. 4: Pfitzner
Alban Gerhardt (cello), with Gergana Gergova (violin)
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Sebastian Weigle
Gerhardt holds it all together with his sustained singing lines, while Weigle and his Berlin band provide vividly pointillist backing. —
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The Romantic Piano Concerto 14 - Litolff
Peter Donohoe (piano)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton
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These performances of Fauré’s piano quartets from Domus are a highlight of the label and should be in every collection —
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Gramophone Awards, 1986, Winner - Chamber
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[Vlaeva plays] with commanding authority. She can sing, she can charm, she can thunder, and she has a wonderfully innate rubato that suits Bortkiewicz's idiom to perfection —
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Fauré & Duruflé: Requiem
RecommendedJohn Scott (Fauré), Thomas Trotter (Duruflé), organ
English Chamber Orchestra, Corydon Singers, Matthew Best
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Building a Library, November 2002, First Choice
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The Romantic Piano Concerto 7 - Alkan and Henselt
Marc-André Hamelin (piano)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins
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Rejoice, the Lord is king!
Great Hymns from Westminster Abbey
Robert Quinney (organ), Julian Empett (bass), Jonathan Brown (bass)
Westminster Abbey Choir, James O'Donnell (conductor)
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Engaging, often witty, jazz-inspired works that are highly recommended, especially to lovers of Gershwin or Billy Mayerl —
