More By Artist: Peter Donohoe (piano)
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WILLIAM WALTON
Spitfire Prelude and Fugue / Sinfonia Concertante / Hindemith Variations Peter Donohoe (piano) / English Northern Philharmonia / Paul Daniel [ CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] William Walton occupies his own position in English music of the twentieth century, chronologically between the generation of Gustav Hoist and Vaughan Williams and that of Benjamin Britten. |
DOMINIC MULDOWNEY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Muldowney: Piano Concerto / Saxophone Concerto John Harle (saxophone) Peter Donohoe (piano) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Mark Elder, London Sinfonietta, Diego Masson [ EMI Classics / CD - released 20/Dec/1997 ] Not currently available |
HENRY CHARLES LITOLFF
Litolff: Piano Concertos Nos 2 & 4 Peter Donohoe (piano) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Litton [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto Vol 14 / CD - released 17/May/2001 ] 'This entertaining Hyperion CD is one of the year's surprises and very much worth having' (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |
PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Piano Concertos Nos 1-3 / Concert Fantasy Peter Donohoe (piano) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Rudolf Barshai (with guest appearances by Nigel Kennedy and Steven Isserlis) [ EMI Gemini / Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2004 ] "These are distinguished interpretations, in which Donohoe's staggering technique is sensitively supported by the Bournemouth Symphony." (Gramophone March 2004) |
ALAN RAWSTHORNE
Rawsthorne: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 Peter Donohoe (piano) / Ulster Orchestra / Takuo Yuasa (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Apr/2008 ] "Peter Donohoe's heroic series of forgotten British piano concertos brings back to life a Festival of Britain score brimming with vital ideas and effervescent writing with a 'proper-tune' finale." Gramophone |
THOMAS PITFIELD
Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 Anthony Goldstone (piano) / Peter Donohoe (piano) / Royal Northern College of Music Orchestra / Andrew Penny [ Naxos British Piano Concertos / CD - released 18/Oct/2009 ] |
GERALD FINZI
Best of Finzi (Incls music from the Cello Concerto & Clarinet Concerto) John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Peter Donohoe (piano) Tim Hugh (cello) Robert Plane (clarinet) / Northern Sinfonia / St. John's College Choir, Cambridge [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] Gerald Finzi made an important contribution to British twentieth-century song, choral and orchestral repertoire. His acute awareness of the frailty of existence found its musical expression not only in his song settings, but in the Cello Concerto,... |
WALTON
Piano Quartet in A minor / String Quartet in A minor Maggini Quartet / Peter Donohoe (Piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Sep/2000 ] Colourful chamber works from this internationally famous English composer |
WILLIAM WALTON
Walton: Piano Quartet In D Minor Maggini Quartet / Peter Donohoe (Piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Nov/2010 ] |
ELGAR
String Quartet In E Minor / Piano Quintet In A Minor Maggini String Quartet / Peter Donohoe (Piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2009 ] "the Maggini Quartet impress with the luminous refinement and beguiling tonal beauty of their music-making" - Gramophone |
TIPPETT
Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-3 Peter Donohoe (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Nov/2005 ] "For those fans of Tippett who are unfamiliar with his sonatas, this disc fits in perfectly with Naxos’s wonderful record of presenting rarely heard works that are sensitively recorded and ably played. Donohoe’s performances have conviction and... |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: Complete music for piano and orchestra Peter Donohoe (piano) / Bournemouth Symphony / London Philharmonic / Northern Sinfonia [ EMI Triples / 3 CD - released 21/Oct/2007 ] Gramophone wrote (of the First and Third Concertos): "The recording, full-blooded and well balanced in both works, has a natural concert-hall effect". |
WILLIAM ALWYN
Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Sonata alla toccata Peter Donohoe (piano) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / James Judd, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Aug/2005 ] "Peter Donohoe, born-again champion of the British piano concerto, gives tremendous performances of two works he can rarely if ever have played live. This is music well worth discovering: and nestling between the two concerti is the splendid Derby... |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky (Incls 'Le Sacra du Printemps', 'Petrushka' & 'L'Oiseau de feu') Peter Donohoe (piano) / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Simon Rattle [ EMI 20th Century Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Jul/2008 ] "As ever with Rattle, it's the immense trust he places in the composer's handiwork, the care he exercises in matters of balance and dynamic shading, harmonic context and so on, that pays the dividends." (Gramophone on The Firebird) |
BELA BARTOK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bartok: Piano Concertos Peter Donohoe (piano) / City of Birmingham Symphony, Simon Rattle [ EMI Classics / CD - released 20/Jul/1993 ] "Taken overall, this is a marvellous trio of performances and serves as a fresh reminder of just how great these works are." (Gramophone) |
FERGUSON / GERHARD / ROWLEY / DARNTON
British Piano Concertos Peter Donohoe (piano & conductor) / Northern Sinfonia [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Apr/2005 ] Gramophone Magazine Award Finalist 2005 - Concerto "Four contrasting concertos for piano with string orchestra. They are all played with surging elan and no little poetry. Enthusiastically recommended." (MusicWeb) |
ARTHUR BLISS
Piano Concerto / Piano Sonata / Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra Peter Donohoe (piano) / Martin Roscoe (piano) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / David Lloyd-Jones, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Jan/2004 ] "Eager and polished performances that do Bliss absolutely proud." Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (February 2004) |
JOHN GARDNER
Piano Concerto No. 1 / Symphony No. 1 / Midsummer Ale Overture Peter Donohoe (piano) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / David Lloyd-Jones [ Naxos British Piano Concertos / CD - released 3/Oct/2007 ] This recording should help to re-establish [Gardner's] reputation with two relatively early works written in the post-war years, the Symphony No. 1, "a superbly crafted work... by a subtle and imaginative orchestrator" (Paul... |
HARTY
A Comedy Overture / Piano Concerto / Fantasy Scenes Peter Donohoe (piano) / Ulster Orchestra / Takuo Yuasa (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Mar/2006 ] "As a single disc invitation card to the refulgent talent of Hamilton Harty this Naxos CD is at the top of the list" (MusicWeb Feb 2006) |
GERALD FINZI
Finzi: Cello Concerto / Grand Fantasia and Toccata / Eclogue for Piano & Strings Tim Hugh (cello) / Peter Donohoe (piano) / Northern Sinfonia / Howard Griffiths [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2002 ] "Tim Hugh and the Northern Sinfonia communicate with depth and feeling. Hugh is recorded more as first among equals than prominent soloist, which works well" (BBC Music) |
