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MYASKOVSKY / PROKOFIEV /TANEYEV
Myaskovsky: Cello Sonatas Nos.1 in D op12 & 2 in A minor op81 Pavel Gomziakov (cello), Andre Korobeinikov (piano) [ Onyx / CD - released 23/Mar/2018 ] Myaskovsky's two cello sonatas are woefully neglected works and deserve far wider circulation - romantic and passionate they make a worthy alternative to Rachmaninov's famous sonata. Coming from the early and late years of the composer's life, the... |
LALO / SAINT-SAENS
Cello Concertos Peter Wispelwey (cello) / Flanders Symphony Orchestra, Seiko Kim [ ONYX / CD - released 30/Jul/2013 ] "[the Lalo] gets a passionate, committed account from Wispelwey and the Flanders orchestra...The excellent band, under Seiko Kim, display their expressive qualities in a rapt account of the Scène d'amour from Berlioz's Roméo et Juliette." (Sunday Times) |
HUNGARIAN DANCES
Hungarian Dances - music inspired by the novel by Jessica Duchen Philippe Graffin (violin) / Claire Desert (piano) [ ONYX / CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] "Very ably abetted by Claire Désert, Graffin does his utmost to conjure up the style and effect of Hungarian gypsy fiddling. His account of Monti's Csárdás is embellished with improvised ornaments and fancy tricks - a magnificently evocative... |
WILHELM PIJPER / RUDOLF ESCHER
Violin Sonatas Philippe Graffin (violin) / Jelger Blanken (piano) [ Onyx / CD - released 21/Sep/2011 ] "Dutch 20th-century violin sonatas might be a niche area, but when an artist of Philippe Graffin's calibre espouses them you tend to sit up and take notice." (The Daily Telegraph) |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Cello Symphony / Cello Suite No 1 Pieter Wispelwey (cello) / Flanders Symphony Orchestra, Seikyo Kim [ Onyx / CD - released 20/Jun/2010 ] "Brilliant Dutch cellist puts faith and artistry in the sevice of an under-appreciated English composer" (William Dart NZ Herald) |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Duo in A / Sonata in A minor / Fantasy in C Pieter Wispelwey (cello) Paolo Giacemetti (fortepiano) [ Onyx Classics / CD - released 10/Dec/2009 ] "Perhaps this well-engineered disc isn't for everyone. Violinists and those allergic to the fortepiano may resist. But if you have a love for Schubert, a sense of adventure, and few musical prejudices, you will be amply rewarded." (**** AudAud.com) |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN / FREDERIC CHOPIN
Mendelssohn / Chopin: Cello Sonatas Pieter Wispelwey (cello) & Paolo Giacometti (fortepiano Erard) [ Onyx / CD - released 10/Dec/2011 ] "That Paolo Giacometti has opted for a twangy fortepiano of the period may not add to the beauty of the performance but it makes for a better balance between the instruments than if a modern Steinway was used. It also allows for the pianist to... |
WALTON
Cello Concerto (with works by Bloch, Ligeti & Britten) Pieter Wispelwey (cello) / Sydney Symphony / Jeffrey Tate [ Onyx Classics / CD - released 10/Mar/2009 ] "Pieter Wispelwey is a consummate performer and this - his debut disc for Onyx - would make a welcome addition to any collection of cello music." (MusicWeb April 2009) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Sontatas & Variations for Cello and Piano Ralph Kirshbaum (cello), Shai Wosner (piano) [ Onyx / 2 CD - released 23/Dec/2016 ] "Wosner keeps the piano line crisp and buoyant; Kirshbaum spins long, broad phrases that look convincingly into the far distance. Together they make Beethoven's huge structures work, but the details can be striking too." The Guardian |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Sea Pictures Op.37, The Music Makers Op.69 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, Kathryn Rudge (mezzo-soprano), Vasily Petrenko [ Onyx / CD - released 24/Apr/2020 ] "No question about it, Petrenko's abundantly communicative conception demands to be heard" Editor's Choice Gramophone July 2020 |
RALF VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Symphonies No. 2 'London' & 8 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze [ ONYX / CD - released 10/Jun/2016 ] "This is expressive and atmospheric playing, rarely heard since Boult." (BBC Music Orchestral Choice July 2016) |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Job / Old King Cole / The Running Set Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze [ ONYX / CD - released 30/Jun/2023 ] "Scrupulously prepared and boasting some superbly coordinated, infectiously dedicated playing from the RLPO, it's a thoroughly absorbing interpretation [of *Job*]...Overall, this is unquestionably a very fine achievement." Gramophone Editor's Choice |
RALF VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos. 3 'A Pastoral Symphony' & 4 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze [ ONYX / CD - released 1/Jun/2017 ] "This second album [in Manze's Vaughan Williams series] has the same persuasive mix of poetry, raw splendour and poignancy, with exceptional playing from the RLPO." The Observer Five Stars |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos.5 & 6 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze [ Onyx / CD - released 4/May/2018 ] "Any lover of Vaughan Williams as a symphonist will find this recording exceptionally rewarding." Gramophone |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Symphonies 7 'Sinfonia Antartica' & 9 in E minor Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Andrew Manze (conductor), Rowan Pierce (soprano), Timothy West (narrator) [ Onyx Classics / CD - released 9/May/2019 ] For any Vaughan Williams lover, this series of recordings is well worth the acquaintance for its probing, sympathetic interpretations and beauty of sound" Gramophone |
ELGAR
Elgar: Enigma Variations / In the South (Alassio) / Serenade For Strings Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko [ Onyx / CD - released 29/Mar/2019 ] The third Elgar album from Petrenko and the RLPO , a critically acclaimed team of Elgarians, brings together three masterpieces, In the South, a vibrant and colourful depiction of the Southern Italian coast, the Serenade for String Orchestra, and the... |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Symphony No. 2 / Chanson de Matin, Op. 15 No. 2 / etc Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko [ ONYX / CD - released 10/May/2017 ] "What's the matter with them Billy? They sit there like a lot of stuffed pigs!" Elgar commented to his friend W.H Reid, the leader of the Queen's Hall Orchestra after the chilly reception given to the 2nd Symphony at its premiere in 1911. More... |
MUSSORGSKY / KHACHATURIAN / KABALEVSKY / SHCHEDRIN / RACHMANINOV
Mussorgsky, Khachaturian, Kabalevsky, Shchedrin, Rachmaninov Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko [ Onyx / CD - released 18/Nov/2019 ] A Russian orchestral showcase from Vasily Petrenko and the award willing Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra present a programme of Russian orchestral classics - with some surprises! Ravel's brilliant orchestration of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an... |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Symphony No. 1 / Cockaigne Overture Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko [ ONYX / CD - released 10/Mar/2015 ] "The Symphony No 1…is given both monumental weight and graced with individual playing of character and loveliness, the woodwind particularly splendid." (Independent on Sunday) |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos 1, 2 & 5 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko [ ONYX / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2016 ] "Alive and articulate, these three performances remind us that it's just as possible to be stunned by an original interpretation of a familiar symphony." RECORDING OF THE YEAR 2017 BBC Music Magazine |
