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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: The complete multipiano concertos MultiPiano Ensemble, English Chamber Orchestra [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Apr/2021 ] The Larghetto and Allegro in E flat major is mature Mozart-contemporary with Idomeneo and Die Entführung-but remains incomplete. Tomer Lev has finished the job brilliantly, making it the perfect companion for Mozart's official concertos for two and... |
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SERGE BORTKIEWICZ
Bortkiewicz: Piano Sonata No. 2 & other works Nadejda Vlaeva (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 15/Feb/2016 ] "This is a quite superb CD, and one that I simply couldn't put down. The playing is absolutely first class." (MusicWeb Recording of the Month March 2016) |
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J. S. BACH
Piano Transcriptions Vol. 10 (complete Bach transcriptions by Saint-Saens) Nadejda Vlaeva (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 17/Oct/2011 ] Hyperion's Bach Transcriptions series shows Bach through the fascinating prism of the Romantic musical mind. This latest volume presents the complete transcriptions by Saint-Saëns, and the programme is interspersed with transcriptions by the elder... |
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PANCHO VLADIGEROV
Vladigerov: Exotic preludes & Impressions Nadejda Vlaeva (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 14/May/2021 ] "Vlaeva's mind, fingers and soul totally embrace Vladigerov's idiom. Her ear for tone colour and her innate sense of controlled Romanticism are exactly what this repertoire needs." Gramophone Editor's Choice July 2021 |
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SCHUMANN
Chamber Music (Incls Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor) Nash Ensemble [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] "how thoroughly each one of these performers warms to his or her allotted task (perhaps 'role' would be a better word), though it's violinist Marianne Thorsen and pianist Ian Brown in the Sonata who steal the show. It makes a superb finale to a disc... |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: String Quintets Nash Ensemble [ Hyperion / 3 CD Box Set - released 30/Aug/2010 ] The complete String Quintets is a enchanting body of chamber music, recorded here in a 3-disc set by the peerless Nash Ensemble. |
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PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY / ERICH KORGOLD
Tchaikovsky & Korngold: String Sextets Nash Ensemble / David Lloyd-Jones [ Hyperion / CD - released 15/Mar/2024 ] The teenage Korngold possessed a compositional fluency and maturity which belied his youth; in contrast, Tchaikovsky feared-wholly unjustifiably-his own creative powers to be on the wane when writing Souvenir de Florence. |
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MAX BRUCH
Bruch: String Quintets & Octet The Nash Ensemble [ Hyperion / CD - released 26/Mar/2017 ] "Together, these performances go to the top of a not exactly crowded field; in fact his disc needs to be heard by everyone who loves German Romantic chamber music." Gramophone Award Nomination 2017 - Chamber |
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JOAQUIN TURINA
Turina: Chamber Music (Incls Piano Quartet in A minor, Op. 67) The Nash Ensemble [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] The colourful folk melodies and rhythms of Spain knit seamlessly with twentieth-century French compositional sophistication in Joaquín Turina's chamber works. Born in Seville, Andalucia, the young composer went to study in Paris in 1905, where he was... |
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WALTON
Chamber Music (Incls Piano Quartet & Violin Sonata) The Nash Ensemble [ Hyperion / CD - released 5/Oct/2002 ] Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (Nov 2002) |
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MALCOLM ARNOLD
Chamber Music Vol 2 (Includes Flute Sonatina Op 19 & Clarinet Sonatina Op 29) The Nash Ensemble [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 5/Feb/2001 ] "This set may one day be equalled but it is unlikely to be bettered, and it deserves classic status." International Record Review Feb 2001 |
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POULENC
Poulenc: The Complete Chamber Music The Nash Ensemble [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 30/Jan/2008 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - 'Thirteen pieces lovingly brought to life by the Nash Ensemble. For once, the word 'jewel-box' for the CD container sounds about right.' (BBC CD Review) |
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy - String Quartet & Sonatas The Nash Ensemble [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Jan/2025 ] The personnel may have changed over the years but the musical standards remain reassuringly high. Currently celebrating its 60th anniversary season, The Nash Ensemble here delivers perfectly judged accounts of Debussy's String Quartet and... |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Metamorphosen / Piano Quartet The Nash Ensemble [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Mar/2007 ] 'The music's autumnal soulfulness suits the Nash Ensemble's house style to near-perfection... The same classy artistry shines through their performances of the string sextet prelude to Strauss's last opera Capriccio, and of the much earlier Piano... |
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ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Cello Concertos Steven Isserlis (cello) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Harding [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Sep/2013 ] Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine October 2013 |
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ARENSKY / TANEYEV
Arensky / Taneyev: Piano Quintets Piers Lane (piano), Goldner String Quartet [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Sep/2013 ] "Lane's light-fingered ascents and rapid scalic plunges are perfectly complemented by the Goldners' feather-light string playing." BBC Music |
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EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Quintet and Violin Sonata The Nash Ensemble [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 6/Oct/2007 ] 'As ever the playing of the Nash Ensemble evinces consummate refinement and total dedication; their heartwarmingly eloquent reading communicates strongly...No true Elgarian could fail to derive considerable satisfaction from such effortlessly... |
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FERDINAND RIES
Ries: Piano Trio & Sextets The Nash Ensemble [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jul/2022 ] The Grand Sextet is a splendidly heroic work, with its virtuoso pianism enthusiastically delivered here by Simon Crawford-Phillips" BBC Five Stars Sept Choice 2022 |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saens: Chamber Music The Nash Ensemble [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 10/Jun/2005 ] "The three late woodwind sonatas are far from being fossilised; and are here given fluent, affectionate performances…full blooded performances, packed with energy and colour…altogether a wonderful pair of discs." Five Stars BBC Music |
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CLARA SCHUMANN / FANNY MENDELSSOHN
Schumann (C) & Mendelssohn (Fanny): Piano Trios & String Quartet The Nash Ensemble [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/May/2020 ] A release which celebrates the talents and importance of the 'other' Mendelssohn and Schumann, who emerge from the shadows of their illustrious family names in a blaze of triumphant chamber music. |