CARLO GRAZIANI
Six Sonatas For Violincello & Continuo Op.3 Armoniosa (Stefano Cerrato solo violincello, Marco Demaria violincello di continuo, Michel Barchi harpsichord) [ Rubicon Classics / 2 CD - released 22/Sep/2017 ] Carlo Graziani, born in the Italian city of Asti c1710 was one of the earliest cello virtuosos. Well travelled, he played in London with the 7 year old Mozart in 1764 and left many sets of sonatas and several concertos for his instrument. He retired... |
SHOSTAKOVICH / STRAUSS
Shostakovich: Chamber Symphony Op. 110a / Strauss: Metamorphosen for 23 strings Baltic Chamber Orchestra, Emmanuel Leducq-Barôme conductor [ Rubicon Classics / CD - released 14/Jul/2017 ] Both the works on this album came about as a reaction to the horrors of war. Shostakovich visited Dresden in 1960, and much of the city still lay in ruins. His 8th String Quartet dedicated to the victims of fascism, is one of his most powerful and... |
Bjarte Eike, The Alehouse Boys
The Alehouse Sessions [ Rubicon Classics / CD - released 9/Jun/2017 ] The Alehouse Sessions - curated and devised by Bjarte Eike, is an ever changing and evolving insight into the music of the English 17th Century tavern. It gives audiences a window into this tumultuous period through Purcell overtures, English sea... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Vol. 2 Chloë Hanslip (violin) & Danny Driver (piano) [ Rubicon Classics / CD - released 16/Mar/2018 ] Beethoven's op12 set of three violin sonatas had been praised for their technical prowess, but criticised for the abrupt changes in mood, one critic saying (1799) he felt as if he was starting out on a pleasant stroll in the country with a friend,... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Volume 1 Chloë Hanslip (violin) & Danny Driver (piano) [ Rubicon Classics / CD - released 13/Oct/2017 ] Chloë Hanslip and Danny Driver are approaching the culmination of a complete Beethoven Violin Sonata cycle where each concert is both broadcast live by the BBC on Radio 3, and recorded by Andrew Keener and Phil Rowlands for Rubicon. Beethoven's ten... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Vol. 3 Chloë Hanslip (violin) & Danny Driver (piano) [ Rubicon Classics / CD - released 23/Nov/2018 ] 'If their fiery C minor sonata doesn't quite match the prodigious tension of the pre-war Busch/Serkin recording, it is still remarkable' says The Sunday Times review of Beethoven Violin Sonatas Volume 2 from Chloe Hanslip & Danny Driver. Driver's... |
BRUCH / STENHAMMAR
Bruch Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor op26, Stenhammar Violin Sonata in A major op19 Christian Svarfvar (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra Joana Carneiro conductor, Henrik Måwe piano* [ Rubicon Classics / CD - released 16/Nov/2018 ] 'Perfect sound world - warm, intimate, tonally ravishing. Breathtaking performances' The Strad. Christian Svarfvar has emerged as one of Scandinavia's most sought after concert violinists. His debut album of the three Grieg Violin Sonatas was... |
BEETHOVEN / MÉHUL
Beethoven Symphony No.3, Méhul Symphony No. 1 Christoph König, Soloists Européens Luxembourg [ Rubicon Classics / CD - released 17/Nov/2017 ] 'For our first live recording on Rubicon Classics we have been thinking carefully which repertoire to choose from. When we observe music history and its repercussion on our times, it can be rather puzzling that our view of some of the most famous and... |
BRIAN KNOWLES
Love's Philosophy: Music By Brian Knowles Craig Ogden (guitar) [ Rubicon Classics / CD - released 23/Jan/2016 ] Craig Ogden is one of the most famous guitarists of our time, and has recorded a wide range of music ranging from Tippett, through to his highly successful albums released on the Classic FM label. Belfast born Brian Knowles composed his concerto... |
BIBER / SCIARRINO / BERIO / J. S. BACH
The Dreams and Fables I Fashion Elicia Silverstein (violin) [ Rubicon Classics / CD - released 26/Oct/2018 ] BBC Music Award WINNER 2020 - Newcomer |
MOZART
Mozart: Cosi fan tutte European Opera Centre, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Laurent Pillot (conductor) [ Rubicon Classics / 2 CD - released 23/Nov/2018 ] A Così with a difference: studies of the composer's manuscript by Ian Woodfield reveal that Mozart was undecided whether to 'cross' the lovers or keep them uncrossed. Key passages are altered often to startling effect - Ferrando opens the opera... |
The Exon Singers
Before The End of the Day [ Rubicon Classics / CD - released 31/Mar/2017 ] The Exon Singers celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2016. The day the choir was founded will have a special resonance for supporters of the England football team - 30 July 1966! To mark this significant anniversary they have collected their... |
SCHUMANN
Schumann: Humoreske, Davidsbündlertänze Gabriele Carcano (piano) [ Rubicon Classics / CD - released 26/Oct/2018 ] Italian pianist Gabriele Carcarno was the recipient of a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship Award in 2010 and has been described as 'a sculptor of sound' and an 'aesthete' by the Süddeutsche Zeitung after his Munich debut in the famous Herkulesaal.... |
EUGENE YSAYE
Ysaye: Six Sonatas For Solo Violin Giovanni Guzzo (violin) [ Rubicon Classics / CD - released 19/May/2017 ] Ysaÿe's six sonatas for solo violin are, together with J.S Bach's Sonatas & Partitas and the most important extended works for the solo violin. Ysaye composed each one of them with a particular violinist in mind, capturing their personality and... |
HOFFMEISTER / SPERGER / VANHAL / MOZART:
Travels With Goliath Grigory Krotenko (double bass), Barocco Concertato [ Rubicon Classics / CD - released 23/Mar/2018 ] Josef Kämpfer (1735-88?) A cavalry officer in the Hungarian army, self - taught double bass virtuoso and double bass designer led a peripatetic life moving through musical circles at the highest levels in Austria, Germany, Paris, London and St... |
C.P.E. BACH
CPE Bach: 3 Sonatas For Viola da Gamba Johanna Rose (viola da gamba), Javier Núñez (harpsichord) [ Rubicon Classics / CD - released 20/Feb/2018 ] "There's often a wonderful aria-like quality to her slow movements…She's found her perfect musical partner in Núñez…All in all, a really strong solo debut" Gramophone |
BRITTEN / DE FALLA / FROLOV / MILHAUD / SCHNITTKE
Suites and Fantasies Joo Yeon Sir (violin), Irina Andrievsky (piano) [ Rubicon Classics / CD - released 24/May/2017 ] Korean born British violinist Joo Yeon Sir is a name to watch. The Strad magazine reviewing a Wigmore Hall concert commented 'Exuberant…feline and seductive, rattling off the fiendish cadenza with bravura and oodles of personality' That personality... |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Les États D'ame [24 Preludes / Sonata No 2] Julien Brocal (piano) [ Rubicon Classics / CD - released 20/Jan/2016 ] "this young French pianist says them with complete naturalness, for there is nothing contrived or attention-seeking about his approach to such well-known repertoire." BBC Music Award WINNER 2018 - Jury Award - Newcomer |
FEDERICO MOMPOU / MAURICE RAVEL
Mompou / Ravel: Reflections Julien Brocal (piano) [ Rubicon Classics / CD - released 23/Mar/2018 ] "Brocal is a musician of distinction whose imaginative, intelligent and cultivated piano-playing is at once seductive and authoritative. In fact, the perfection and maturity of his Ravel is little short of astonishing." Gramophone Editor's Choice |
BYRD / SCHOENBERG
Legacy Karim Said (piano) [ Rubicon Classics / CD - released 23/Nov/2018 ] 'The way in which composers influence each other, whether across generations or more directly through the master - pupil relationships that they often cultivate fascinates me. The comparison of William Byrd's 'pervasive' influence on the... |