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FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Preludes Ingrid Fliter (piano) [ Linn Records SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Sep/2014 ] Award-winning pianist Ingrid Fliter performs Chopin's Op.28, a poetic collection of great emotional power and unrivalled artistic quality which demands high virtuosity. |
SCHUMANN / MENDELSSOHN
Schumann & Mendelssohn Piano Concertos Ingrid Fliter (piano) / Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Antonio Mendez [ Linn Records SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 22/Apr/2016 ] Ingrid Fliter performs repertoire that is very close to her heart: concertos by two nineteenth century heavyweights, Schumann and Mendelssohn. Ingrid brings the lyrical romanticism of Schumann's iconic Piano Concerto to life whilst perfectly... |
LEIGHTON / BRITTON
Earth, Sweet Earth / Winter Words James Gilchrist (tenor) / Anna Tilbrook (piano) [ Linn Records SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Sep/2010 ] "Gilchrist and Tilbrook are an outstandingly accomplished and sensitive modern combination...the Leighton is a great gift." Gramophone Magazine, January 2011 |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Song Cycles James Gilchrist (tenor) Anna Tilbrook (piano) [ Linn SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 15/Jul/2015 ] James Gilchrist's latest recording for Linn encompasses three of the greatest examples of the song cycle genre. Moving away from English song into the core Germanic Lieder repertoire, James's expressive tenor voice is ideally suited to showcase the... |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
On Wenlock Edge (with Warlock-The Curlew / Gurney-Ludlow & Teme) James Gilchrist (tenor) Anna Tilbrook (piano) / Fitzwilliam String Quartet [ LINN SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2008 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD FINALIST 2008 - Solo Vocal -- "The developing tale of Bredon Hill has never been more vividly told on records, and the desolation of Warlock's masterpiece becomes more poignant still because of the beauty evoked...Gurney's... |
J. S. BACH
St John Passion Joanne Lunn, Clare Wilkinson, Nicholas Mulroy, Matthew Brook / Dunedin Consort and Players, John Butt [ Linn Records SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 20/Mar/2013 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Baroque Vocal |
J. S. BACH
A Bach Notebook for Trumpet Jonathan Freeman-Attwood (trumpet) Daniel-Ben Pienaar (piano) [ Linn SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Jan/2013 ] Jonathan Freeman-Attwood's 'A Bach Notebook for Trumpet' is a celebration of the music of the famous Johann Sebastian and ten other lesser-known Bachs, re-imagined for the combination of trumpet and piano. |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 in D Major / Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor / Five Melodies for Solo Violin and Strings Joseph Swensen (violin) Scottish Chamber Orchestra [ Linn SACD / SACD - released 14/Jul/2005 ] Linn Records continues its successful partnership with the SCO, with this, the sixth release in the series (the fourth with conductor Joseph Swensen). |
LIEBERMANN
Flute Concertos (with works by Poulenc and Nielsen) Katherine Bryan (flute) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Paul Daniel [ Linn Records SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Sep/2010 ] "Bryan revels in the [Liebermann's] mix of long-breathed lyricism and devil-may-care acrobatics...She's also a delectably poised exponent of Poulenc's ravishing Sonata (heard in Lennox Berkeley's perfectly judged orchestration)." (Gramophone) |
MAHLER / BUSONI / ZEMLINSKY / WAGNER
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (arr. Schoenberg) & chamber arrangements Katie Bray (mezzo) / Royal Academy of Music Ensemble, Trevor Pinnock [ Linn Records SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/May/2015 ] Historical performance pioneer Trevor Pinnock conducts the Royal Academy of Music Soloists Ensemble in revealing chamber arrangements from Mahler to Zemlinksy. Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (arr.Schoenberg) is the third in the series... |
PART / REICH / DAVIES
Cantus Kuniko [ Linn SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 8/Jul/2013 ] KUNIKO's eagerly awaited second album includes world premiere recordings of the percussionist's new arrangements of popular works by contemporary composers Arvo Pärt, Steve Reich and Hywel Davies. |
BRAHMS
Clarinet Quintet in B minor (with works by Mozart, Glazunov & Sweeney) Lesley Schatzberger (clarinet) Fitzwilliam String Quartet [ Linn SACD / SACD - released 1/Jan/2008 ] "The Fitzwilliam Quartet offers playing that is pure, sensitive and, where called for gorgeously passionate." The Scotsman |
TAVERNER / TALLIS / MUNDY / WHITE / BYRD
The Tudors At Prayer Magnificat Choir, Philip Cave [ Linn SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/May/2014 ] Continuing its exploration of Tudor Latin sacred music, 'The Tudors At Prayer' sees Magnificat perform music by Taverner, Tallis, Mundy, White and Byrd. |
JOSEF HAYDN
Lord Nelson Mass / Symphony No 102 in B flat Mary Wilson, Abigail Fischer, Keith Jameson, Kevin Deas / Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman [ Linn SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Nov/2013 ] "this new account opens with impact, even if the florid upper strings occasionally have to struggle against the implacable tirades of chorus, trumpets and drums. And the quartet of soloists led by agile soprano Mary Williams proves a well integrated |
J. S. BACH
Harpsichord Concertos Nos. 1, 4, 6 & 7 Matthew Halls (harpsichord & director) / Retrospect Ensemble [ Linn SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Nov/2012 ] "lean forces also create transparent textures, balancing perfectly with the harpsichord...Halls's sparkling articulation, even at quite moderate tempos, generates enormous exuberance" (BBC Music Disc of the Month December 2012) |
YUSTE / RABAUD / McCABE / von WEBER / etc
Vibraciones del Alma: Vibrations of the Soul Maximiliano Martin (clarinet) Scott Mitchell (piano) [ Linn SACD / SACD - released 1/Apr/2010 ] "Languorous and brilliant by turns, this star clarinettist's recital is a delight.…" Gramophone Magazine |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor 'Resurrection' Miah Persson (soprano), Sarah Connolly (mezzo), Philharmonia Orchestra, Benjamin Zander [ Linn SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 26/Nov/2013 ] "...Special ingredients? The tense opening bars; the feeling radiating from mezzo Sarah Connolly; the finale's first steps, so gravely beautiful; the prayerful singing of the Philharmonia Choir, steady at the slowest speeds" (The Times) |
J.S. BACH
St Matthew Passion BWV 244 Nicholas Mulroy / Matthew Brook / Susan Hamilton / Cecilia Osmond / Dunedin Consort and Players / John Butt [ Linn SACD / 3 Hybrid SACD - released 10/Jun/2008 ] "Linn's on-going commitment to SACD pays off handsomely, with three-dimensional crowds and vocal soloists standing forward of their accompaniment - all confirmation of this as my new benchmark." (BBC Music Magazine *****) |
Nigel North (Lute)
Go From My Window: English Renaissance Ballad Tunes for the Lute by John Dowland and his contemporaries [ Linn SACD / SACD - released 11/Nov/2003 ] "Superb playing and programming - North confirms his place among the lute greats" (Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine Awards Issue) - - On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format, presented in multi-channel stereo sound! PLAYABLE ON ANY CD SYSTEM. |
J.S. BACH
Sonatas & Chorales Palladian Ensemble [ Linn SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 8/Mar/2008 ] "one of the best chamber music ensembles-baroque, or otherwise- currently in business" The Gramophone |
