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Rachmaninov's unrivalled pianism delights in a stunning recital that opens with a spellbinding Bach Sarabande. —
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Maxwell Davies: Suite from 'The Boyfriend', Suite from 'The Devils' & Other Works
RecommendedPeter Maxwell Davies (piano)
Aquarius, Nicholas Cleobury
In these vintage examples of early-to-middle-period Maxwell Davies, his fairly for popular dance-forms shines through his roguishly gaudy arrangements...Maxwell Davies's score [for The Devils]... —
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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The English Song Series Volume 16 - Finzi Tenor Songs
John Mark Ainsley (tenor) & Iain Burnside (piano)
John Mark Ainsley's approach to music like this suggests that he comes to Finzi without any of the usual preconceptions. What he finds here… is an intensely musical feeling for words that's... —
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BBC Music Magazine, Choral & Song Choice
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Music of the Spanish Renaissance
for Voice, Vihuelas, Lute & Renaissance Guitar
Shirley Rumsey (voice, vihuelas, lute, renaissance guitar)
A most remarkable voice. —
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Dittersdorf: Sinfonias On Ovid's Metamorphoses, Nos. 1 - 3
Failoni Orchestra, Budapest, Hanspeter Gmur
No one who fancies venturing beyond Haydn and Mozart is likely to be disappointed here, especially at the alluring Naxos price. —
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American Classics - Darius Milhaud
Yaron Windmueller (baritone), Rabbi Rodney Mariner (reader)
Prague Philharmonic Choir, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz
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Pluto, written in 1997 to be attached to Holst’s The Planets, is notably dark and muscular, more so indeed than its later British equivalent, Colin Matthews’s Pluto, the Renewer...Marin Alsop... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Contemporary Music
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Emil Gilels: Early Recordings Volume 3
All tracks recorded in the USSR, 1935-1955
Emil Gilels (piano)
Outstanding early Gilels, with some superb Liszt including his legendary Figaro Fantasy from 1935. The Scarlatti Sonatas may not stand the test of time so well, but this is a must. —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2012, Re-issue of the Month
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The Maggini's performance is so good that it bears comparison with any of its rivals, and the couplings make it especially attractive.
Excellent recordings. Strongly recommended —Awards:
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Building a Library, October 2003, First Choice
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