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RICHARD STRAUSS / LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / MIKHAIL GLINKA
The Princess and the Bear: Strauss (R): Duet-Concertino / Beethoven: Trio / Glinka: Trio pathétique Laurence Perkins (bassoon), with Sarah Watts (clarinet), Martin Roscoe (piano) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Sian Edwards (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 27/Jul/2018 ] "[the Glinka] finds Watts and Perkins squaring off and duetting like protagonists from one of the bel canto operas that inspired it, while Roscoe accompanies them with understated subtlety." Gramophone |
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KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
Szymanowski: Piano Works Vol 3 (Mazurkas, Op. 50 ; Etudes, Op. 33; etc ) Martin Roscoe (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Jan/2004 ] "In the louder moments, he is never too hard, which given Szymanowski's propensity for dense textures, is a major plus point. ... Highly recommended." - International Record Review |
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ERNO DOHNANYI
The Complete Solo Piano Music, Vol. 2 Martin Roscoe (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 15/Feb/2013 ] "Martin Roscoe is an absolute master when it comes to repertoire such as this and one could well imagine the composer himself looking on as he plays with a smile of approval." MusicWeb International, March 2013 |
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ERNO DOHNANYI
The Complete Solo Piano Music Vol 3 Martin Roscoe (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Apr/2015 ] 'The ever-impressive Martin Roscoe continues his Dohnányi survey with this disc of the composer's complete solo piano works, often beguiling music and all brilliantly played.' (Editor's Choice Gramophone April 2015) |
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ALFREDO CASELLA
Casella: Symphony No. 2 / Scarlattiana Martin Roscoe (piano) / BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Gianandrea Noseda [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Aug/2010 ] "Outstanding Recording" International Record Review July/August 2010 |
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ERNO DOHNANYI
Dohnanyi: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 Martin Roscoe (piano) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Fedor Glushchenko (conductor) [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 6 / CD - released 9/Nov/2002 ] "Best of the Year" - BBC Music Magazine |
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SIR EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: String Quartet / Piano Quintet Martin Roscoe (piano), Brodsky Quartet [ Chandos / CD - released 3/May/2019 ] The three great chamber works, the String Quartet, Piano Quintet, and Violin Sonata, were among the very last works that Elgar wrote, composed during an intensive and productive period in 1918 and 1919 whilst living at Brinkwells in Sussex, and under... |
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FRANK BRIDGE
Bridge: Phantasy / String Quartets Nos. 2 and 4 Martin Roscoe (piano) / Maggini Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 17/Apr/2005 ] "The Magginis complete their Bridge cycle in distinguished style" - Gramophone Magazine Recording of the Month May 2005 |
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GABRIEL FAURE
Complete Music for Piano Kathryn Stott (piano) with Martin Roscoe (piano in the duets) [ Hyperion / 4 CD Box Set - released 31/Oct/2001 ] PENGUIN GUIDE ROSETTE 'Sumptuously recorded. A true and dedicated Francophile [Kathryn Stott] is clearly among the more stylish and intriguing of all young pianists' (Gramophone) |
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J.S. BACH
Piano Transcriptions vol.4 - Feinberg Martin Roscoe, piano [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 3/Nov/2004 ] "Roscoe illuminates the refurbished contrapuntal textures with luxuriant sonority and mesmerising facility" (Gramophone Critics' Choice 2004) |
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NIELSEN
The Complete Piano Music Martin Roscoe (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 20/Jun/2008 ] "Hyperion gives him vivid and natural recorded sound and there are outstanding notes by Daniel Grimley" (BBC Music Magazine Instrumental Choice July 2008) |
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ERNO DOHNANYI
The Complete solo piano music Vol 1 Martin Roscoe (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Mar/2012 ] "The auspices are good even before you press the play button...The Four Rhapsodies, while having almost identical timings to Roscoe's first-rate earlier performances, are now more subtly characterised...this is a particularly happy start to the... |
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ERNO DOHNANYI
Dohnányi: The Complete Solo Piano Music - Volume 4 Martin Roscoe (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Mar/2019 ] With this fourth volume-a collection in which Dohnányi pays homage to the styles and traditions of his great composer-pianist predecessors- Martin Roscoe brings his complete survey to a dazzling conclusio |
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SOMERVELL / COWEN
Piano Concertos Martin Roscoe (piano) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martin Brabbins [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 54 / CD - released 20/Sep/2011 ] "Martin Roscoe does an impressive job with the fistfuls of notes." (The Guardian) |
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ROBERT FUCHS / FRIEDRICH KIEL
Piano Concertos Martin Roscoe (piano) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 31 / CD - released 15/Feb/2003 ] Volume 31 of Hyperion's Romantic Piano Concerto series features the only concertos written by Robert Fuchs and Friedrich Kiel. Both were popular and prolific composers during the 19th century, their music reflecting the traditionalist style inspired... |
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IGNAZ BRULL
Brull: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 Martin Roscoe (piano) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor) [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 20 / CD - released 15/Oct/2006 ] 'All of the music on this disc is absolutely delightful' (Fanfare) |
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JACOB / GIBBS / ROOTHAM / MILFORD / GIBBS / DRING
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Peacock Pie - Six attractive and unjustly neglected English compositions Martin Roscoe (piano) / Guildhall Strings, with Robert Salter (violin) [ Hyperion / CD - released 16/Apr/2002 ] "This is a delightful disc for all lovers of British music with a lighter touch." Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (June 2002) |
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Roscoe Holcomb
San Diego State Folk Festival 1972 [ Tompkins Sqaure / CD - released 4/Dec/2015 ] |
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OLIVIER MESSIAEN
Messiaen: Visions de l'Amen and other piano music Steven Osborne (piano I) Martin Roscoe (piano II) [ Hyperion / CD - released 3/Nov/2004 ] Steven Osborne has already made his name as an outstanding interpreter of Messiaen with his ecstatic recording of the Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant Jésus (Hyperion, CDA67351/2), described by Gramophone as 'one of Hyperion's finest piano recordings -... |
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ARVO PART
The Very Best Of Arvo Part (Including 'Spiegel im Spiegel', 'Tabula Rasa' & 'Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten') Various artists incl. Paavo Jarvi, Tasmin Little, Martin Roscoe, Richard Studt, Vasari Singers, Chilingirian Quartet, etc [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] Arvo Pärt celebrated his 75th birthday on 11 September 2010. This 2-CD commemorative set contains many of Pärt's best-known works including many composed in Pärt's new style, the most notable of which is Spiegel im Spiegel and Cantus in memoriam... |
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ARNOLD BAX
Bax: Piano Works, Vol. 4-Music for 2 Pianos Ashley Wass, Martin Roscoe (pianos) [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Oct/2007 ] "If you know orchestral Bax you will have the measure of these scores. They are just as colourful and seductive and come across with so much life and sparkle that even the anti-Bax brigade must succumb to their manifold charms. Of course the success... |
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DEBUSSY / RAVEL / FRANCK
French Violin Sonatas Jennifer Pike (violin) & Martin Roscoe (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 30/Jun/2009 ] Jennifer Pike, an exclusive Chandos artist and one of the brightest up-and-coming stars on the musical scene today, named BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2002, here performs some of the greatest violin music in the repertoire. |
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ELGAR / BAX
Violin Sonatas Tasmin Little (violin) & Martin Roscoe (piano) [ Dal Segno / CD - released 12/Oct/2009 ] |
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ISAAC ALBENIZ
Albeniz - Orchestral Works [Incls 'Piano Concerto No 1'] Martin Roscoe (piano) / BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena [ Chandos / CD - released 29/May/2016 ] "Mena has the BBC Phil sounding more Spanish than most Spanish orchestras in this music." Recording of the Month MusicWeb May 2016 |
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KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
Szymanowski: Piano Works Vol 4 (9 Preludes, Op. 1 Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 36 etc ) Martin Roscoe (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Dec/2005 ] "Martin Roscoe - a pianist of considerable ability - he has obviously dedicated a great deal of time to this composer, and the hard work pays off in spades. His readings are authoritative and convincing" (MusicWeb Feb 2006) |
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KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
Szymanowski: Piano Works Vol 1 (Mazurkas, Op. 50, Nos. 1- 4 ; Four Studies, Op. 4; Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 21 ; etc ) Martin Roscoe, piano [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Jan/2004 ] "A bargain, and strongly recommended." - Gramophone |
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KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
Szymanowski: Piano Works Vol 2 (Mazurkas, Op. 50, Nos. 5-12 ; on a Polish Theme, Op. 10 ; etc ) Martin Roscoe (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Jan/2004 ] "Roscoe takes wing through it all, rising nobly to the poetry of the Fantasia and the Variations... A genuine bargain" - Fanfare |
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JAMES MacMILLAN
MacMillan: Britannia / The Berserking / Into the Ferment Martin Roscoe (piano) / BBC Philharmonic, James MacMillan [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 7/Aug/2003 ] 'Energy and wit abound in music with plenty of stories to tell.' (Gramophone) |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: The Film Music of Dmitri Shostakovich, Volume 3 (Incls Suites from 'Hamlet' & 'the Young Guard') Martin Roscoe (piano) / BBC Philharmonic / Vassily Sinaisky [ Chandos Movies / CD - released 1/Oct/2006 ] "The Chandos issue will appeal to film music buffs and Shostakovich completists but it deserves to reach a wider audience given the flair and dynamism of the music-making and the high quotient of tunes. As I observed last time round, Sinaisky is... |
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RICHARD ADDINSELL
The Film Music of (music from 'Goodbye, Mr Chips'; 'Dangerous Moonlight'; 'Blithe Spirit'; etc) Martin Roscoe (piano) Chetham's Chamber Choir / Manchester Cathedral Choir / BBC Philharmonic; Rumon Gamba [ Chandos Movies / CD - released 25/Feb/2003 ] 'this generously-filled CD is undoubtedly the best single-CD selection now available.' - Gramophone |
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SHOSTAKOVICH
Complete String Quartets, Vol. 6 (Nos 1 & 12 plus the Piano Quintet) Martin Roscoe (piano) / Sorrel Quartet [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 27/Sep/2005 ] The members of the Sorrel Quartet have an unassailable claim to authenticity in their interpretations of Shostakovich's works. They were coached by the late Rostislav Dubinsky, founder member and leader of the Borodin Quartet, an ensemble closely... |
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BERNARD HERRMANN
The Film Music of Bernard Herrmann (Hangover Square & Citizen Kane) Orla Boylan (soprano) & Martin Roscoe (piano) / BBC Philharmonic, Rumon Gamba [ Chandos Movies / CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] "Orla Boylan sings Salammbô's aria wonderfully, her vibrato adding to the tension of the performance. Gamba and the BBC PO give first-class performances and it's clear from these results why this orchestra is held in such high regard in Britain.... |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Music For 2 Pianos Peter Donohoe / Martin Roscoe (pianos) [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Dec/2006 ] "A real bargain at the price and a testament to the stature of two of the UK's best pianists" (MusicWeb Feb 2007) |
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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) |
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Roscoe Mitchell
Bells For the South Side [ ECM / 2 CD - released 30/Jun/2017 ] Roscoe Mitchell contrasts and for the first time - combines the sounds and distinctive characters of his four trios in an exhilarating double album recorded at Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art. Multi-instrumentalist and composer Mitchell had been... |
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DVORAK
String Quartet American, Piano Quintet Schidlof Quartet, Martin Roscoe(Piano) [ LINN / CD ] |
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FAURE / LEKEU / RAVEL
Faure / Lekeu / Ravel: French Violin Sonatas Tasmin Little (violin) & Martin Roscoe (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 3/Nov/2014 ] "Tasmin Little and Martin Roscoe give a passionate, full-blooded performance of the Lekeu Sonata, taking on board the 22-year-old composer's lofty tone and high ambitions. Their approach is aided by a fine, generous recording." (Gramophone). |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-10 (Complete) Tasmin Little (violin) & Martin Roscoe (piano) [ CHANDOS / 3 CD Box Set - released 29/Jan/2016 ] "Roscoe and Little seem inspired by the greatness and variety of this music. Neither artist has done anything finer on disc." Sunday Times, 28th February 2016 |
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WALTON / EGAR / BRITTEN / VIVALDI / MONTI / etc
The Best of Tasmin Little Tasmin Little (violin), with Piers Lane, Martin Roscoe, Tim Hugh, John Lechan & others [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 10/Jul/2020 ] Following the announcement by Tasmin Little of her intended retirement from the concert platform, Chandos wanted to create an album that would stand as both a tribute to, and celebration of, her outstanding career as a performer. |