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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 |
W. A. MOZART
Piano Concertos Nos. 24 & 27 Alessio Bax (piano) / Southbank Sinfonia, Simon Over [ Signum / CD - released 20/Aug/2012 ] The Italian-born pianist Alessio Bax is a first-prize winner at the Leeds and Hamamatsu international piano competitions and a 2009 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 & Works for Solo Piano Alessio Bax (piano) / Southbank Sinfonia, Simon Over (conductor) [ Signum / CD - released 18/May/2018 ] Bax's playing is consummately lyrical. Even so, his expressive moulding and the very forward recording quality make for an overall result that is more immediate than transcendent.All in all, this is an impressive disc, which repays repeated listening |
Alexander Mason (The organ of Gloucester Cathedral)
Beyond The Score - Organ improvisations for Whit Sunday [ Signum / CD - released 8/Apr/2002 ] |
Lindsey Russell (narrator), Story by Jessica Duchen
The Nutcracker & I Alexandra Dariescu (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 27/Apr/2018 ] Pianist Alexandra Dariescu presents a reimagining of the classic ballet tale of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker, with Alex herself taking the role of Clara, now a little girl longing to fulfil her dream of becoming a pianist. Alexandra performs extracts... |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto & Nutcracker Suite Alexandra Dariescu (piano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Darrwll Ang [ Signum / CD - released 13/Jan/2017 ] Alexandra Dariescu makes her concerto recording debut on Signum with Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Darrell Ang, pairing this with Mikhail Pletnev's concert suite of arrangements from The... |
Alexandra Dariescu (piano), Tomo Keller (violin), Richard Harwood (cello), Academy of St Martin in the Fields
A Child's Dream [ Signum / CD - released 6/Feb/2026 ] This album traces pianist Alexandra Dariescu's journey through discovery, memory and celebration, uniting masterworks with neglected gems and world premieres. Mozart's radiant Rondo in D major, K382, opens the programme, paired with Emmy Schäfer... |
G. F. HANDEL
Where'er You Walk: Arias for Handel's Favourite Tenor Allan Clayton, Classical Opera, Ian Page [ Signum / CD - released 10/Jul/2016 ] "The outstanding young tenor fulfils his early promise...he phrases with immaculate taste and style." (Sunday Times) |
BRAHMS / FAURE / SAINT-SAENS / SCHUMANN / DEBUSSY / etc
Songs to the Moon Allan Clayton, Mary Bevan, Myrthen Ensemble [ Signum / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2016 ] Described by The Telegraph as "the creme de la creme of young British-based musical talent", and praised in BBC Music Magazine for their "irresistible combination of arresting programing and vocal flair assembled around pianist Joseph Middleton", the... |
W.A. MOZART
Piano Trios K548, K542, K564, K442 Ambache Chamber Ensemble [ Signum / CD - released 10/Aug/2006 ] The Ambache Chamber Ensemble has included music by Mozart in all its concerts since its formation in 1984. The press frequently comment on their exceptional rapport, with "playing full of life and a rare, exuberant spirit" (Daily Telegraph) |
JOHN STAINER
Stainer: The Crucifixion Andrew Kennedy (tenor), Neal Davies (bass) & Darius Battiwalla (organ) / Huddersfield Choral Society / Joseph Cullen (conductor) [ Signum / CD - released 20/Oct/2009 ] John Stainer's The Crucifixion is duly regarded as one of the nation's favourite choral works, so it is fitting that it should be performed on this disc by one England's leading musical establishments: The Huddersfield Choral society |
GLUCK / MOZART / BERLIOZ
Andrew Kennedy sings Arias By Gluck, Mozart & Berlioz Andrew Kennedy (tenor), The Southbank Sinfonia, Simon Over [ Signum / CD - released 26/Jul/2010 ] Andrew Kennedy has established himself as one of the best and brightest young tenors performing today; as a leading exponent of song (winning the song prize at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition in 2005), and by performing regularly in... |
