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Gramophone Awards
Peter Grimes named 'Record of the Year!'
Sinfonia of London debut!
SoL & John Wilson make stunning Proms debut
Recording with Sir Roger
Francesca Dego shares experiences in the Strad
The Times Album of Week
The Times name Donohoe's Busoni highlight of the week
BBC R3 Record of Week
Bruckner is Record Review's pick of the week!
Thais wins Juno Award!
Sir Andrew Davis disc wins Best Classical Album (Vocal)
BBC Orchestral Winner
Wilson & SoL's Respighi wins BBC Orchestral Award
BBC Chamber Winner
Little & Lane win BBC Chamber Award
The Prison wins a GRAMMY
Smyth premiere recording wins at March 2021 awards.
Barry Douglas Podcast
Father-son-duo Barry & Liam start new music podcast.
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Sinfonia of London
Following John Wilson's reformation of the Sinfonia of London in 2018, the super-orchestra have released six albums to universal critical acclaim. As they make their BBC Proms debut on September 4th, we feature their discography to date with 25% discount on all titles.
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“… Normally, I hesitate to strongly recommend a disc with less than an hour's worth of music, but this excellent Brahms Fourth and the high artistic quality of the new MacMillan work make this SACD a standout fully deserving of a strong recommendation.”
Recommended
“… Normally, I hesitate to strongly recommend a disc with less than an hour's worth of music, but this excellent Brahms Fourth and the high artistic quality of the new MacMillan work make this SACD a standout fully deserving of a strong recommendation.”
“… Czerny obviously enjoys the fantasy genre; it leaves him so much scope in musical and dramatic terms and while there is brilliance aplenty here it is not often for display or pyrotechnics but rather for contrast. He is as likely to opt for a simple accompaniment and to change the mood from wild excitement to brooding melancholy at a bar's notice. Each fantasy, is packed with melody and harmonic invention and they make for a highly enjoyable listen; I have to say they sound a treat for the performers too… Both capture the spirit of these pieces well and respond to the drama with enthusiasm and no lack of brilliance. Gingher has previously recorded Czerny Piano trios and it is good to hear him and Pei-I Wang bringing more unknown works to light.”
“… Czerny obviously enjoys the fantasy genre; it leaves him so much scope in musical and dramatic terms and while there is brilliance aplenty here it is not often for display or pyrotechnics but rather for contrast. He is as likely to opt for a simple accompaniment and to change the mood from wild excitement to brooding melancholy at a bar's notice. Each fantasy, is packed with melody and harmonic invention and they make for a highly enjoyable listen; I have to say they sound a treat for the performers too… Both capture the spirit of these pieces well and respond to the drama with enthusiasm and no lack of brilliance. Gingher has previously recorded Czerny Piano trios and it is good to hear him and Pei-I Wang bringing more unknown works to light.”
“.. The sound quality of this live recording under López-Cobos is, overall, highly agreeable, yet bear in mind that the stage microphones cannot consistently pick up the voices evenly. As one might expect, there is some minor stage noise and the audience applause, of which there is plenty, has been left in. The Orfeo album contains a helpful booklet essay by Christian Springer and a synopsis … This outstanding album is, in my view, the finest new release of the opera since Herbert von Karajan’s 1989 recording also from the Wiener Staatsoper and I will keep it alongside my treasured recordings from Leinsdorf, Bartoletti and Votto.”
“.. The sound quality of this live recording under López-Cobos is, overall, highly agreeable, yet bear in mind that the stage microphones cannot consistently pick up the voices evenly. As one might expect, there is some minor stage noise and the audience applause, of which there is plenty, has been left in. The Orfeo album contains a helpful booklet essay by Christian Springer and a synopsis … This outstanding album is, in my view, the finest new release of the opera since Herbert von Karajan’s 1989 recording also from the Wiener Staatsoper and I will keep it alongside my treasured recordings from Leinsdorf, Bartoletti and Votto.”
“… there is nothing here which I would not be happy to have with me at any point over Christmas, and beyond. Cleobury would have loved it all; The King’s Singers have done his memory proud.”
“… there is nothing here which I would not be happy to have with me at any point over Christmas, and beyond. Cleobury would have loved it all; The King’s Singers have done his memory proud.”
“A delightful collection, representing the best of the composer’s orchestral works.”
“A delightful collection, representing the best of the composer’s orchestral works.”
“… With Victor Nicoara in such compelling form, Busoni admirers need not hesitate and surely the curious piano music enthusiast will enjoy making many discoveries here, too.”
“… With Victor Nicoara in such compelling form, Busoni admirers need not hesitate and surely the curious piano music enthusiast will enjoy making many discoveries here, too.”
“… Pentatone continue their current run of state-of-the-art recordings … the NDR Radiophilharmonie play like a dream for Manze. This is wonderful Mozart. Unless you have an absolute need to hear this music played on period instruments, this is a recording to get.”
“… Pentatone continue their current run of state-of-the-art recordings … the NDR Radiophilharmonie play like a dream for Manze. This is wonderful Mozart. Unless you have an absolute need to hear this music played on period instruments, this is a recording to get.”
“… The playing by Sergio Monteiro captures the magic of this music. He can seize Vierne’s “colourful, imaginative and inspiring” approach to the piano. The recording is superb. The liner notes by Peter Siepmann are excellent; they give a brief overview of the composer’s life and achievement, detailed notes about each piece, and successfully manages to fit them into Vierne’s overall achievement. Bearing in mind that there are few other sources of information about this music, they make essential reading… I enjoyed this exploration of Louis Vierne’s piano oeuvre. To whom will this disc appeal? I guess that listeners who appreciate the great tradition of French piano music, from Alkan to Messiaen. It fills a gap that has been ignored by most recitalists and I look forward to the second volume soon.”
“… The playing by Sergio Monteiro captures the magic of this music. He can seize Vierne’s “colourful, imaginative and inspiring” approach to the piano. The recording is superb. The liner notes by Peter Siepmann are excellent; they give a brief overview of the composer’s life and achievement, detailed notes about each piece, and successfully manages to fit them into Vierne’s overall achievement. Bearing in mind that there are few other sources of information about this music, they make essential reading… I enjoyed this exploration of Louis Vierne’s piano oeuvre. To whom will this disc appeal? I guess that listeners who appreciate the great tradition of French piano music, from Alkan to Messiaen. It fills a gap that has been ignored by most recitalists and I look forward to the second volume soon.”
