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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Alessio Bax plays Brahms [incls 'Ballades Op 10] Alessio Bax (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 24/Sep/2012 ] "Bax plays Brahms: Alessio Bax, that is. His Paganini Variations are a bit of a roller-coaster, the Op. 10 Ballades curiously inexpressive. Best is a thoughtful account of the Op. 76 Klavierstücke." (BBC Music) |
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BRAHMS / PIAZZOLLA / STRAVINSKY
Piano Duo Alessio Bax & Lucille Chung (pianos) [ Signum Classics / CD - released 10/Dec/2013 ] "An odd mixture...Still, the husband and wife duo enjoy easy rapport, and their Piazzolla tangos have a smoky panache." BBC Music Magazine, January 2014 *** |
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GODOWSKY / SAINT-SAENS / KEMPFF / BUSONI / etc
Bach Transcribed Alessio Bax (piano) [ Signum Classics / CD - released 8/Dec/2007 ] "In the realm of Romantic Bach transcriptions, Alessio Bax's stylistic perception and palette of tone-colours have considerably deepened since his "Baroque Reflections" release (Warner, 11/04), together with a level of technical control that gives... |
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JORG WIDMANN
Widmann : Viola Concerto / 24 Duos / Jagdquartett Antoine Tamestit (viola), Symphonieorchester der Bayerischen Rundfunks, cond. Daniel Harding, Signum Quartett, Marc Bouchkov (violin) & Bruno Philippe [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 2/Mar/2018 ] "What is undeniable is the commitment of Tamestit as he plays, moves and sometimes shouts his way through a score more distinctive for its gestural immediacy than its thematic content." Gramophone |
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CHRISTOPHER GUNNING
Gunning: Symphonies 2, 10 & 12 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Kenneth Woods (conductor) [ Signum / CD - released 6/Dec/2019 ] Christopher Gunning has composed twelve symphonies, as well as concertos for the piano, violin, cello, flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, and guitar; many of these have now been recorded. He has also composed many scores for films and television... |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel In Ireland Volume 1 Bridget Cunningham (harpsichord) [ Signum / CD - released 3/Mar/2017 ] Bridget Cunningham marks St Patrick's Day with a new harpsichord CD that gives a glimpse into Handel's fascinating time in Dublin. In 1741 at the age of 56, following a financially difficult time in Londonand with fashions turning against... |
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BYRD / ALLEGRI / WEELKES / TRADITIONAL
Ash Wednesday Choir of St John's College Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha [ Signum / CD - released 28/Feb/2020 ] "We hear 'a record of a unique event' for Andrew Nethsingha, who acknowledges imperfections and draws attention charmingly to a moment of crisis management from the 13-year-old soloist in Allegri's Miserere. That's life and that's liturgy" Gramophon |
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MICHAEL FINNISSY
Finnissy: Pious Anthems & Voluntaries Choir of St John's College Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha [ Signum / 2 CD - released 14/Aug/2020 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Contemporary |
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HOWELLS / STANFORD / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / BEDNALL / MUHLY
The House of the Mind Choir of The Queen's College, Oxford Owen Rees (director) [ Signum / CD - released 8/Jun/2018 ] The Choir of The Queen's College, Oxford celebrate the works of choral music icon Herbert Howells in a disc that sets his works alongside pieces that they inspired and influenced - such as Nico Muhly's Like as the Hart for choir, solo violin and... |
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BOB CHILCOTT
In Winter's Arms: Seasonal Music by Bob Chilcott Choralis, Gretchen Kuhrmann (conductor) [ Signum Classics / CD - released 13/Oct/2017 ] Bob Chilcott's compositions are beloved with choral societies around the world, and this album represents the fruits of his recent collaborations with the US choir Choralis and their conductor Gretchen Kuhrmann. Featuring festive works for solo choir... |
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FRANCIS POULENC
Complete Songs of Francis Poulenc Volume 1 Christopher Maltman (baritone) Felicity Lott (soprano) Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone) Lorna Anderson (sop) Robert Murray (tenor) & Malcolm Martineau [ Signum Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2011 ] "Alongside Malcolm Martineau's searching piano, the singers find a consistent character: considered, spacious, unaffected but cumulatively intense, to the extent that you may need to pause and catch your breath every so often." (BBC Music) |
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FRANCIS POULENC
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Complete Songs of Francis Poulenc Volume 2 Christopher Maltman (baritone) Felicity Lott (soprano) Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone) Lorna Anderson (soprano) [ Signum Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2011 ] "Jonathan Lemalu has two cameos, embodying solemnity and wry fun...Martineau is the binding presence as he responds to both songs and singers with a transparent understanding of character." BBC Music |
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JAMES MACMILLAN
One Equal Music: Psalms, Poems & Folksongs The Elysian Singers, Alexandra Caldon (violin), Sam Laughton (director) [ Signum / CD - released 7/Jun/2019 ] The Elysian Singers of London celebrate the enormous and varied contribution of Sir James MacMillan (b. 1959) to the choral repertoire over the last 20 years. Beginning with MacMillan's blazing 2016 'choral fanfare' Blow the trumpet in the new moon,... |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Preludes (24) Op. 28 / etc Emmanuel Despax (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 1/Jul/2017 ] "Chopin the composer has always fascinated me - multifaceted, complex, a man of paradoxes. His music has huge scope yet at the same time is incredibly intimate and poetic. He sometimes has a reputation for being merely a writer of sentimental salon... |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (String Quintet Versions) Emmanuel Despax (piano), Chineke Chamber Ensemble [ Signum / CD - released 29/Apr/2022 ] Following the acclaimed Brahms recording in 2021, Emmanuel Despax presents his sixth album with Signum Classics: Chopin Piano Concertos (chamber versions) with Chineke! Chamber Ensemble. "Chopin's Piano Concertos are among his first and most... |
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HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: Grande Messe des Morts, Op. 5 (Requiem) Robert Murray (tenor) / Gabrieli Consort and Players. Paul McCreesh [ Signum Records / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2011 ] "McCreesh provides pretty much the enormous forces Berlioz demands...But he recognises that Berlioz sought more than mere noisy grandeur, and the results are fascinating." (BBC Music Magazine Awards 2012 Award for Technical Excellence) |
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BRITTEN / HOWELLS / DOVE / etc.
Incarnation Gabrieli Consort & Trebles of Copenhagen Royal Chapel Choir, Paul McCreesh (conductor) [ Signum / CD - released 30/Sep/2013 ] An inspiring sequence of Christmas music ancient and modern |
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TRADITIONAL / LAITMAN / HARLAP / WHITACRE / FARBER
The Ancient Question...a voyage through Jewish songs Hila Plitmann (sop) with Julian Bliss (clarinet) Christopher Glynn (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 1/Jan/2012 ] "Plitmann's selection is carefully chosen for maximum variety of expression and instrumentation. All the featured composers write in a highly accessible style retaining a strong adherence to tonality and eschewing idiosyncratic vocal and instrumental... |
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MICHAEL NYMAN / HENRY PURCELL
If: Michael Nyman, Henry Purcell Iestyn Davies (counter-tenor), Fretwork [ Signum / CD - released 22/Mar/2019 ] When Michael Nyman started reinventing the English baroque back in the 1980s, one critic described the result as "pump-action Purcell." This recording combines these two singular musical styles through the stunning voice of countertenor Iestyn Davies... |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Die Schone Mullerin Iestyn Davies (counter-tenor) Joseph Middleton (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 21/Jan/2022 ] Renowned performers Iestyn Davies and Joseph Middleton perform Schubert's tragic song- cycle Die schöne Müllerin (The Beautiful Maid of the Mill). |