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W.A. MOZART
Flute Quartets Lisa Beznosiuk (flute) with Pavlo Beznosiuk (violin) Tom Dunn (viola) and Richard Tunnicliffe (cello) [ Avie / CD - released 30/Sep/2007 ] "Delectable - if you want to forget the cares of the 21st century for an hour or so, this may be the answer." (MusicWeb Nov 2006) |
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J.S. BACH / HANDEL
Lorraine at Emmanuel: Celebrating the lives of Craig Smith and Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Lorraine Hunt Lieberson / Orchestra of Emmanuel Music / Craig Smith [ Avie / CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] "This is a superb disc that all admirers of this much-missed singer will want to have. And if you've not heard Lorraine Hunt Lieberson before, buy this disc and discover for yourself what all the fuss is about." (MusicWeb Recording of the Month July... |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Etudes & Six Polish Songs Luiza Borac (piano) [ Avie / CD - released 1/Aug/2009 ] "In these transcriptions Borac plays with lyrical beauty and unaffected poetry, projecting a sensitively-voiced singing line." BBC Music |
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GEORGE ENESCU
Enescu: Piano Music Volume 2 (Incls Piano Sonatas No.1 & 3) Luiza Borac (piano) [ Avie SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 14/Apr/2006 ] 'A superb set which places Enescu among the great piano composers' (BBC Music Magazine Instrumental recording of the Month May 2006) |
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PROKOFIEV
Symphony-Concerto for cello and orchestra in E minor (with Shostakovich-Cello Concerto No. 2 in G major, Op. 126) Lynn Harrell (cello) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Gerard Schwarz [ Avie / CD - released 12/Jun/2006 ] "a generous coupling of two masterworks, both of which are delivered in performances of distinction and personality." (MusicWeb may 2006) |
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BEETHOVEN
Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7 Manchester Camerata / Douglas Boyd [ Avie / CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] "Gutsy, powerful, vivid - this Mancunian Beethoven is something quite special." - Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine Dec 08 |
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BEETHOVEN
Symphonies Nos. 6 “Pastoral” and 8 Manchester Camerata / Douglas Boyd [ Avie Records / CD - released 5/Sep/2011 ] Like the previous releases in this cycle these live recordings capture the spirit and freshness of these remarkable, genre-busting works, as well as the excitement, atmosphere and energy of the chamber orchestra under Music Director Douglas Boyd. |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Three Sonatas & Rondos Marcia Hadjimarkos (fortepiano) [ Avie / CD - released 30/Jul/2007 ] Mozart recordings may abound, but there will always be room and demand for a first-class disc of his music such as this one. Marcia Hadjimarkos originally hailed from the USA, but now makes her home in France. Known as a specialist performer on... |
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SCHUMANN
Schumann - Lieder Marianne Beata Kielland (mezzo-soprano), Christian Hilz (baritone) & Katia Bouscarrut (piano) [ Avie / CD - released 1/Mar/2016 ] Robert Schumann was a romantic par excellence. His life was nomadic, with longed-for fulfilment always elusively out of reach. For Schumann life, love and creative energy rolled themselves together in an unfolding drama, causing together with his... |
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J. S. BACH
Bach - Flute Sonatas / Partita in A minor (arranged for flute and guitar duo) Marina Piccinnini (flute) / Brasil Guitar Duo [ Avie Records / 2 CD - released 12/Oct/2010 ] Leading international flutist Marina Piccinini pairs with the Brasil Guitar Duo for unique arrangements of J. S. Bach's popular Flute Sonatas. One of the world's leading flute virtuosos, Marina Piccinini presents unique transcriptions of Bach's... |
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FRANCIOS COUPERIN
Couperin, F: Pieces de Viole Markku Luolajan-Mikkola (bass viol), Mikko Perkola (bass viol) & Aapo Häkkinen (harpsichord) [ Avie Records / CD - released 20/Jun/2012 ] |
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LISZT
Piano Sonata in B minor / Fantasy and Fugue on B-A-C-H / Totentanz Markus Groh (piano) [ Avie SACD / SACD - released 16/Jun/2006 ] "Ardent spontaneity in three trascendent works of Liszt" (Gramophone Editor's Choice July 2006) |
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CHRISTOPHER TYLER NICKEL
Nickel: Concertos for Oboe Mary Lynch (oboe and oboe d'amore), Harrison Linsey (bass oboe), Northwest Sinfonia, David Sabee [ Avie / CD - released 18/Sep/2020 ] Christopher Tyler Nickel's contemporary classical compositions pack a bracing and emotional punch. His award-winning works for the concert hall, stage and screen have been heard in over 160 countries by audiences in the tens of thousands... |
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HANDEL
The Six Organ Concertos Op. 4 Matthew Halls (organ) with Sonnerie / Monica Huggett (director) [ Avie / CD - released 17/Jun/2005 ] "To sum up: this is an enthralling and wholly convincing recording of Handel's organ concertos opus 4, and gives more than just a hint of the genius Handel was" (MusicWeb Aug 2005) |
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Hans Gál
Concertino for Cello and Strings; Solo Cello Sonata; Solo Cello Suite Matthew Sharp (cello) / Kenneth Woods / English Symphony Orchestra [ AVIE / CD - released 16/Feb/2018 ] Bringing to light another of Hans Gál's gorgeously melodic and finely crafted scores, AVIE presents the world premiere recording of the Austrian émigré's Concertino for Cello and String Orchestra with Matthew Sharp supported by Gál aficionado... |
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JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH/ MICHAEL BROWN/ ZOLTAN KODALY
Music for Solo Cello by J. S. Bach, Michael Brown and Kodály Matthew Zalkind (cello) [ AVIE / CD - released 7/Jun/2019 ] For his solo debut solo recording, acclaimed American cellist Matthew Zalkind has chosen three works which, he explains, "have an especially strong sense of kinship, each of which explores the vast expressive and technical possibilities of the solo.. |
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TARREGA / PUJOL / LLOBET / CHOPIN
Invocacion Mattias Jacobsson (guitar) [ Avie / CD - released 20/Aug/2012 ] "The playing throughout is refined, intelligent and highly musical; the tone, though never sweet, is fulsome and appealing. An outstanding debut." Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine, September 2012 |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Chamber Works (Incls Viola Sonata by Glinka) Maxim Rysanov (viola), Evelyn Chang (piano) [ AVIE / CD - released 30/Sep/2007 ] "In this beautifully recorded recital Rysanov makes out an excellent case for taking up teh Franck A major sonata, his arrangement judiciously steering a middle course between the violin and cello versions, but gaining an extra degree of richness of... |
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ALBINONI / VIVALDI / LEGRENZI / VALENTINI / etc
The Rise of the North Italian Violin Concerto 1690-1740: Volume One: The Dawn of the Virtuoso Mhairi Lawson (soprano) / La Serenissima / Adrian Chandler (violin and director) [ Avie / CD - released 23/Nov/2006 ] "If only all history lessons were as delightful as this. It may have one of the most boring titles ever committed to a CD-case, but don’t be fooled. With consummate skill, La Serenissima provide a guide through the emergence of the violin as a... |
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VIVALDI
The Rise of the North Italian Violin Concerto 1690-1740: Volume Two: Virtuoso Impresario Mhairi Lawson (soprano) / La Serenissima / Adrian Chandler (violin and director) [ Avie / CD - released 23/Sep/2007 ] "An outstanding collection, vividly characterised and full of energy, of fine - but not over-familiar - music" (Recording of the Month MusicWeb Sept 2007) |