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PAWEL LUKASZEWSKI
Lukaszewski: Daylight Declines Tenebrae, Nigel Short (conductor) [ Signum / CD - released 1/Jun/2018 ] "The performances here seem absolutely expert, secure in the many strange harmonies and shifts. Although they have, as far as I know, previously recorded only one of Łukaszewski's short works..this is a thoroughly worthwhile recording." MusicWeb |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / GERALD BARRY
Beethoven Symphonies 1, 2 & 3 (plus Barry: Beethoven and Piano Concerto Thomas Adès, Britten Sinfonia, with Nicolas Hodges (piano) & Mark Stone (baritone) [ Signum / 2 CD - released 16/May/2020 ] "Adès and the Britten Sinfonia present tightly knit performances [of the Beethoven Symphonies], and dynamic subtleties are largely preserved in the concert recordings." BBC Music 5 Stars |
POULENC
The Complete Songs of Francis Poulenc Volume 5 Thomas Allen, Thomas Oliemans, Joshua Ellicott, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Ann Murray, Sarah Fox, Malcolm Martineau (piano) [ Signum Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2015 ] "Thomas Allen, Thomas Oliemans, Joshua Ellicott, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Ann Murray and Sarah Fox are all secure and idiomatic Poulenc connoisseurs." The Observer, 28th June 2015 |
SAMUEL BARBER / WILLIAM WALTON
Barber/Walton: Violin Concertos Thomas Bowes (violin) / Malmo Opera Orchestra, Joseph Swensen [ Signum Records / CD - released 1/Jul/2011 ] "Bowes is hardly a household name, but these exceptional accounts of Walton's and Barber's near-contemporaneous Violin Concertos...should increase his stock value...Bowes yields to none of the Walton's great interpreters...in his dazzling passage... |
PAUL MEALOR
Blessing: The Music of Paul Mealor Voce, Mark Singleton [ Signum / CD - released 13/Mar/2020 ] Voce's mission, as articulated by Artistic Director Mark Singleton, is to Serve Harmony. They strive to perform each piece as a unified ensemble - to get straight to the heart of each composition. This cooperative spirit enables them to render music... |
ROXANNA PANUFNIK
Roxanna Panufnik: Love Abide Colla Voce Singers, London Mozart Players, Lee Ward [ Signum / CD - released 8/Feb/2019 ] "A rich offering on a theme of interfaith connectivity. The Japanese lullaby-inspired Zen Love Song and title work Love Abide are totally absorbing." BBC Music |
GIUSEPPE ANTONIO BRESCIANELLO
Behind Closed Doors, Brescianello, Vol. 1 Adrian Chandler (director/violin) / La Serenissima [ Signum / CD - released 19/Nov/2021 ] "The performances by this accomplished ensemble are polished and invigorating. Chandler's solo violin playing is articulate, warm toned and communicative." BBC Music Five Stars |
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TRADITIONAL
An Irish Songbook Ailish Tynan (soprano) & Iain Burnside (piano) [ Signum Classics / CD - released 1/Oct/2011 ] "The disc is full of interest. There are lovely, unknown tunes, seductively sung and hauntingly harmonised. It has pathos and wild joy in equal measure. An excellent recital." (Classic FM) |
HERBERT HUGHES
A Purse of Gold: Irish Songs by Herbert Hughes Ailish Tynan (soprano) Iain Burnside (piano) [ Signum Classics / CD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] "I cannot imagine a more welcome present than this for any lover of song." (MusicWeb Jan 2008) |
BACH / HANDEL / MOZART
Aksel! Arias by Bach, Handel & Mozart Aksel Rykkvin (treble), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment [ Signum / CD - released 30/Sep/2016 ] "If you are going to buy just one more CD this year, make sure that it is this one." (Recording of the Month MusicWeb Oct 2016) |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvořák: Quartets Nos. 5 & 12, 'American' (with Suk: Meditation on an old Czech Hymn) Albion Quartet [ Signum / CD - released 3/May/2019 ] "The players make a strong case for this youthful piece [Op. 9], powerfully refuting the notion that it took time for Dvořák to hit his stride in the quartets and symphonies" Gramophone |
ANTONIN DVOARK
Dvorak: String Quartets Nos. 8 & 10 Albion Quartet [ Signum / CD - released 14/Feb/2020 ] "The playing, by the excellent Albion, is masterly in its vividness, freedom and sensitivity." Sunday Times |
FRANCIS POULENC
Poulenc: Works for Piano Solo and Duo Alessio Bax & Lucille Chung (pianos) [ Signum / CD - released 20/May/2016 ] "Chung is fluent in the solos and fiery in the duos; a sonic treat, too." Recording of the Month MusicWeb June 2016) |
BACCUSI / GABRIELI / BOZZI / MASSAINO / COSTA / FLORIO / etc
Il Trionfo di Dori The King's Singers [ Signum / CD - released 15/Apr/2015 ] The King's Singers release the complete Italian madrigal collection 'Il Trionfo di Dori'. Commissioned by Venetian nobleman Leonardo Sanudo in 1592, the collection features 29 works, each written by a different composer and poet, set for nine voices. |
BACH / RACHMANINOV / LISZT / DALLAPICCOLA
Italian Inspirations Alessio Bax (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] Alessio Bax plays an Italian-inspired programme, picking his favourite pieces taken from a rich history of music from one of the most romantic countries in the world. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Lullabies for Mila Alessio Bax (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 8/Jan/2016 ] Alessio Bax dedicates an album to his daughter Mila, compiling works from his past Signum albums - including performances with Lucille Chung and Southbank Sinfonia - as well as a new recording of the Nocturne from Grieg's Lyric Pieces. Alessio begins... |
SCRIABIN / MUSSORGSKY
Piano Works (Incls 'Pictures at an Exhibition') Alessio Bax (piano) [ Signum Classics / CD - released 10/Nov/2015 ] "he shows himself a young aristocrat of the keyboard intent on purely musical ends. The disc is well recorded and lavishly presented." (Gramophone) |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmanonov: Preludes & Melodies Alessio Bax (piano) [ Signum Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2011 ] "He writes in the sleeve notes of a long-held desire to record Rachmaninov and [in the Vocalise] you feel he totally understands the composer's unique harmonic world. It's worth acquiring the CD for this track alone." (observer) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Sonatas Nos 29 "Hammerklavier" & 14 "Moonlight" / etc Alessio Bax (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 24/Nov/2014 ] "a reading of a formidable pace and impetus yet leaving ample time for expressive resource...this performance stands its ground in music to test the technique and intellect of even the greatest pianists...Finely recorded, Alessio Bax is clearly among |
