The Classical Piano Concerto
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[Shelley] succeeds in convincing one that Dussek’s powers of melodic invention are more fertile than is actually the case… It would be all too easy for Dussek’s Mendelssohnian propensity for... —
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2018, Concerto Choice
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The Classical Piano Concerto 1: Dussek
RecommendedHoward Shelley (piano & conductor)
Ulster Orchestra
bright, buoyant and restlessly busy —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 21st July 2014
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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The Classical Piano Concerto 3: F X Mozart & Clementi
RecommendedHoward Shelley (piano & conductor)
Sinfonieorchester St Gallen
Howard Shelley and the orchestra take the listener on an emotional journey —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 5th August 2016
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Cramer’s piano writing in and of itself is ingenuous, idiomatic and alive, and almost always holds your attention…It takes a special kind of pianist to make certain pieces sound better or more... —
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the disc as a whole is worth hearing for Shelley, but otherwise I'd suggest that Steibelt is a niche interest —
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It’s impossible to imagine more compelling performance of this music- Howard Shelley is truly a rescuer of lost musical souls. —