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PETERIS VASKS
Flute Concerto, etc Michael Faust (flute) / Sinfonia Finlandia Jyväskylä, Patrick Gallois / Sheila Arnold (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 24/Sep/2013 ] Renowned for its luminosity and searing expressiveness, the music of Lithuanian composer PÄ“teris Vasks frequently explores the relationship between nature and humanity, not least in the Flute Concerto (written for Michael Faust), which is among the... |
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ALLA PAVLOVA
Symphony No. 6 / Thumbelina Suite Mikhail Shestakov (violin) / Moscow Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra / Patrick Baton [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] The highly romantic music of Alla Pavlova, a Russian composer now resident in the USA, has been praised for its 'surreal serenity…woven with unflinching sadness, without concessions to short attention spans and all within the long émigré tradition of... |
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KAI NIEMINEN
Palomar / Clarinet Concerto (Through Shadows I Can Hear Ancient Voices) / Vicoli in ombra Mikko Raasakka (clarinet) / Sinfonia Finlandia / Patrick Gallois (flute and conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2009 ] "I feel like I am a painter in music, who having seen or experienced something attempts to give that something a shape in music." - Kai Nieminen |
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W. A. MOZART
Flute Concertos Nos 1 & 2 / Concerto for Flute & Harp Patrick Gallois (flute) Fabrice Pierre (harp) / Swedish Chamber Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] Patrick Gallois (flute), Fabrice Pierre (harp) |
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MARK TWAIN
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (unabridged) Narrated by Patrick Fraley [ BBC Radio Collection / 10 CD Box Set - released 10/Nov/2009 ] One of the greatest treats in all world literature, offers both brilliant humour and tragedy as Huck and Jim explore moral dilemmas of slavery and freedom. Read by Patrick Fraley. |
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MARK TWAIN
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Narrated by Patrick Fraley [ BBC Radio Collection / 6 CD Box Set - released 10/Nov/2009 ] The sun shines on Tom Sawyer. The idealized childhood of this fictional hero, based on Mark Twain's own early life along the banks of the Mississippi, is filled with robust good humour and high-spiritied adventure. Read by Patrick Fraley. |
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BACH, HAENDEL
Bach-Haendel Nuria Rial(Soprano), Giovanna Pessi(Harpe Baroque), Patrick Beaugiraud(Hautbois D'Amore), Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot [ MIRARE / CD ] |
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LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1 & 2 Olivier Cavé (piano), Kammerakademie Potsdam, Patrick Hahn [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 9/Oct/2020 ] A subtle performer of the Baroque and Classical piano repertory, Olivier Cavé here offers us for the first time his interpretation of Beethoven's first two concertos, written between the ages of twenty-five and thirty. |
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GABRIEL DUPONT
Dupont: Complete Symphonic Works Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège; Patrick Davin [ Fuga Libera / CD - released 8/Mar/2019 ] Greatly admired by his contemporaries, Gabriel Dupont (1878-1914) studied with Massenet, then became a disciple of Vierne and Widor; he is one of those composers whose too-brief career prevented them from taking their merited place in the history of... |
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BIBER
Biber: Les sonates du Rosaire Patrick Bismuth; Ensemble La Tempesta [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 23/Aug/2019 ] Following the Alpha label's successful Red, Yellow, Blue and Pink collections (a total of fifty-six reissues), which brought the pearls from the Baroque catalogue back into the spotlight, there are now fourteen new titles offering a chance to... |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Piano Trios no.43-45 Patrick Cohen (fortepiano) Erich Hobarth (violin) Christophe Coin (violoncello) [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 20/Aug/2005 ] These three Trios were published in April 1797 by Longman and Broderip in London. Haydn brought a density and a variety of writing and expressiveness to a genre that was performed by amateur musicians with the sole aim of mutual pleasure. The... |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: Piano Trios 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 & 37 Patrick Cohen (fortepiano) Erich Hobarth (violin) Christophe Coin (violoncello) [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / 2 CD - released 12/Jun/2015 ] "Cohen, Höbarth and Coin maintain the high standards...astutely balancing vigour and subtlety, elegance and passion." (BBC Music) |
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EL ULTIMA ADIOS
El Ultima Adios - Piano Music in Romantic Spain Patrick Cohen (piano) [ Glossa Cabinet / CD - released 20/Mar/2010 ] Patrick Cohen (piano Érard, c.1855) |
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SATIE
Piano Pieces (including Six Gnossiennes and Trois Gymnopedies) Patrick Cohen (piano) [ Glossa Platinum / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] Patrick Cohen (piano) |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Flute Trios Nos. 28-30 Patrick Cohen (pianoforte Anton Walter, Wien c.1790), Konrad Hünteler (flute) & Christophe Coin (cello C.A. Testore, 1758) [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 20/Jan/2014 ] "The 1994 recording has not aged; it still sounds good as new. There are two kinds of Haydn lover in the world: those who have this album already, and those who need to grab it soon" (MusicWeb Feb 2014) |
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Patrick Cornelius
Fierce [ Whirlwind / CD - released 6/Dec/2010 ] |
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Patrick Doyle
Thor (Original Soundtrack) [ Walt Disney / CD - released 26/May/2011 ] Enjoy the soundtrack to the Marvel Studios 'Thor' movie by Academy Award nominated composer Patrick Doyle (Rise of the Apes, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire). |
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SAVERIO MERCADANTE
Mercadante: Flute Concertos, Vol. 2 Patrick Gallois (flute), Kazunori Seo (flute) [ Naxos / CD - released 17/Jul/2018 ] Although operas make up the most substantial part of Mercadante's catalogue, his technically challenging flute concertos are notable examples of 19th-century Italian instrumental music, effectively closing the Classical period for this instrument.... |
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POULENC / MESSIAEN / BOULEZ / SANCAN / DUTILLEUX
Flute Sonata / Le Merle Noir / Sonatine Patrick Gallois (flute) / Lydia Wong (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2005 ] "Much to enjoy here and very nearly an unqualified recommendation. This disc is not only for flautists, but should provide much enjoyment and stimulation for all. Just don't turn the disc off after the Dutilleux!" -- Colin Clarke, MusicWeb, 29... |
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W. A. MOZART
Violin Sonatas (arranged for flute and piano) Patrick Gallois (flute) & Maria Prinz (piano) [ NAXOS / CD - released 13/Feb/2013 ] The sonatas performed on this disc were written much later for violin but, using that earlier precedent, have been transcribed for fl ute by one of the world's greatest exponents of the instrument, Patrick Gallois. |