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HEINRICH IGNAZ FRANZ von BIBER
The Rosary Sonatas Pavlo Beznosiuk (violins) David Roblou (harpsichord/organ) Paula Chateauneuf (Theorbo) Richard Tunnicliffe (viola da Gamba) & Timothy West (reader) [ Avie / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2013 ] |
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J.S. BACH
Flute Sonatas Philippa Davies (flute) Maggie Cole (harpsichord) Alison McGillivray (cello) [ Avie / CD - released 10/Sep/2006 ] "Beautiful ensemble playing … a real pleasure. ... An important cornerstone not only in Baroque music but also in the entire flute repertoire" (MusicWeb August 2006) |
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY/ EUGENE YSAYE/ GEORGE ENESCU/ MAURICE RAVEL
Fiddler's Blues Philippe Graffin (violin) / Claire Desert (piano) [ AVIE / CD - released 1/Feb/2019 ] Philippe Graffin's virtuosity combined with his skills as a sleuth have led to the world-premiere recording of a "Posthumous" solo violin sonata by Eugène Ysaÿe, an astonishing discovery that extends the Belgian composer's canon of his essential... |
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DEBUSSY / ENESCU / RAVEL
In the Shades of the Forrest: The Bohemian World of Debussy, Enescu and Ravel Philippe Graffin (violin) Claire Dasert (piano) [ Avie / CD - released 17/Jun/2005 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "Music that draws on earth and spirit: playful, profound and well performed" (Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice Dec 2005) |
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COLERIDGE-TAYLOR / DVORAK
Violin Concertos Philippe Graffin (violin) / Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra / Michael Hankinson [ Avie / CD - released 2/Jul/2004 ] "An irresistable discovery, winningly championed by a new orchestra" Editor's Choice Gramophone July 2004 |
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ELGAR
Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61 (with Chausson - Poeme for Violin & Orchestra, Op. 25) Philippe Graffin (violin) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley [ Avie / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] "I'd say that Graffin loves the concerto very much and that comes through." (MusicWeb Sept 2009) |
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BARKAUSKAS
Barkauskas-Jeux for violin and orchestra / Partita for violin solo / Two Monologues for viola solo / Duo Concertante for violin, viola and orchestra Phillipe Graffin, violin / Nobuko Imai, viola / Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra / Robertas Servenikas, conductor [ Avie / CD - released 24/Aug/2005 ] |
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ANTONIOTTI, BOCCHERINI, CERVETTO / CIRRI / GEMINIANI / LANZETTI / VIVALDI
Out Of Italy Phoebe Carrai, baroque cello Beiliang Zhu (baroque cello), Avi Stein (harpsichord), Charles Weaver (lute) [ Avie / CD - released 3/May/2019 ] The 18th century experienced a mass migration of musicians from Italy - hitherto regarded as "the home of music" - seeking better fortunes in nations to the north. Giacobbe Basevi Cervetto, Giambatista Cirri and Francesco Geminiani went to London,... |
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HUGO WOLF / NIMROD BORENSTEIN / PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY / WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Italian Postcards Quartetto Di Cremona [ Avie / CD - released 20/Nov/2020 ] Greetings from Italy where music is everywhere! Celebrating 20 years of an illustrious international career with their 14th recording and first on AVIE, the multiple award-winning Quartetto di Cremona sends Italian Postcards, assembling evocations... |
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J. S. BACH
Testament: Complete Sontatas & Partitas for Solo Violin Rachel Barton Pine (violin) [ Avie Records / 2 CD - released 1/May/2016 ] Best-selling violinist Rachel Barton Pine's relationship with the music of Bach runs deep. She first heard and fell in love with Bach's music in her hometown St. Pauls Church in Chicago, which had a stained glass window of the composer in the... |
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PAGANINI / RACHEL BARTON PINE
Bel Canto Paganini Rachel Barton Pine (violin) [ Avie / CD - released 30/Jun/2017 ] Rachel Barton Pine traverses Paganini's ground breaking set of 24 Caprices with virtuosic flair and, in equal measure, reverence for the bel canto - or "beautiful singing" - style of the composer's generation. Playing on the 'ex-Bazzini, ex-Soldat'... |
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ANTONIN DVOARK / ARAN KHACHATURIAN
Dvorák / Khachaturian: Violin Concertos Rachel Barton Pine (violin) [ AVIE / CD - released 1/Nov/2019 ] Traditional folk music elevated to high art: that theme binds the unique coupling of Billboard chart-topping violinist Rachel Barton Pine's latest release of the Violin Concertos by Czech composer Antonín DvoĆák and Soviet-Armenian Aram Khachaturian. |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Complete Violin Concertos & Sinfonia Concertante Rachel Barton Pine (violin) / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, with Matthew Lipman (viola) [ Avie / 2 CD - released 18/Apr/2015 ] "there is much to enjoy in Barton Pine's sensitive, finely honed performances, especially of Nos. 4 & 5 (plenty of temperament in the latter's 'Turkish' eruption). With a nod to period performance, she articulates crisply and uses vibrato modestly." |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN / WILLIAM BOLCOM F
Chopin / Bolcom: Vers le silence Ran Dank (piano) [ Avie / CD - released 20/Aug/2021 ] At first glance, the musical worlds of Frédéric Chopin and William Bolcom would seem strange bedfellows. But on his solo debut recording, Israeli American pianist Ran Dank makes a convincing case for pairing the two composers... |
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ASTOR PIAZZOLLA/ JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH/ JOHN ZORN/ MAURICE RAVEL/ WILLIAM THOMAS MCKINLEY
Palimpsest Richard Stoltzman (clarinet), Mika Stoltzman (marimba) [ AVIE / CD - released 7/Jun/2019 ] Clarinet legend Richard Stoltzman and virtuoso marimbist Mika Stoltzman arrive on AVIE with a stunning collection of works in which the duo finds freedom in music of the past and equally breaks through boundaries with new arrangements and... |
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JON LORD
Durham Concerto Matthew Barley (cello), Jon Lord (hammond organ), Ruth Palmer (violin) & Kathryn Tickell (Northumbrian pipes) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra [ Avie / CD - released 28/Jan/2008 ] "Jon Lord has concentrated on composition since leaving Deep Purple. Lord's music is compellingly sonorous, his programmatic narratives are crystal-clear, and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic play with passion and tenderness." (Gramophone) |
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ERIC COATES
London Again Suite and other orchestral works Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra /John Wilson [ Avie / CD - released 27/Jun/2005 ] "Sweet tuneful nostalgic delight - a must for Eric Coates admirers." (MusicWeb May 2005) |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Made in Britain Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, John Wilson [ Avie Records / CD - released 3/Oct/2011 ] "[Clark's] playing has rapturous firepower...John Wilson's conducting secures ultra-vivid, sparklingly finished performances that also respond memorably to the quieter moments" BBC Music Magazine, March 2012 **** |
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SERGI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances / The Isle of the Dead / The Rock Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko [ Avie / CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] "Petrenko achieves a wonderfully integrated blend of orchestral sound, yet his attention to details of instrumentation and dynamic is achieved without artificial highlighting." Sunday Times, 21st February 2010 **** |
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IVES
Holidays Symphony (with Copland - Appalacian Spring) San Francisco Symphony Orchestra / Michael Tilson Thomas [ Avie / San Francisco Symphony / Keeping Score / CD - released 20/Mar/2010 ] This album is the companion concert recording for Keeping Score, the San Francisco Symphony's multi-media project on PBS, national public radio, web sites and education. |