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Bach - Piano Transcriptions Volume 1
Selected works including Toccata and Fugue in D Minor BWV 565 and more
Sergey Rachmaninov, Alfred Cortot, Winifred Christie, Ethel Bartlett, Rae Robertson, Olga Samaroff, George Copeland, Harriet Cohen, Alexander Kelberine, Walter Gieseking, Wilhelm Backhaus, Byron Janis, Artur Rubinstein (all piano)
This grand transcription may forever be associated with Vladimir Horowitz's 1965 historic return, yet his rival Arthur Rubinstein arguably played it better for one of his least discussed and... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Best-kept Secrets
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Hummel, J: Missa Solemnis in C major, etc.
Patricia Wright (soprano), Helen Medlyn (alto), Patrick Power (tenor), David Griffiths (bass)
Tower Voices New Zealand, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Uwe Grodd
This, the longest of Hummel's five Masses, is another invigorating example, coupled with an electrifying setting of the Te Deum. Both were written in 1806 and feature martial reminders that... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2004, Editor's Choice
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The Masses Entre vous filles and Susanne un jour show Lassus at his best, full of variety and invention, music of an immediate impact; in fact, they display exactly the same qualities as the... — More…
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A dunce's cap for any Liszt or piano devotee who fails to snap up this bargain. — More…
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Koukl’s performances…are very warmly recorded but this is a splendid disc despite that. Recommended. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2007, Editor's Choice
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Bach - Concertos for Oboe and Oboe d'Amore
Christian Hommel (oboe)
Cologne Chamber Orchestra, Helmut Muller-Bruhl
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Häkkinen directs from a fortepiano, appropriately so. He uses it to decoarte lines and enhance tonal colour, eschewing the infuriating anachronism of emphasising harmonic rhythm...[in the Andante... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2012, Editor's Choice
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Vaughan Williams - Sancta Civitas
Christina Pier (soprano) & Matthew Brook (baritone), Matthew Brook (baritone) & Andrew Staples (tenor)
The Bach Choir & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Winchester Cathedral Choristers & Winchester College Quiristers, David Hill
David Hill directs both these works with a strong sense of their overall shape…Anyone coming to these works for the first time through these recordings is unlikely to be disappointed. — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2010, Finalist - Choral
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Rodgers, R: Oklahoma!
RecommendedOriginal Broadway Cast 1943-1944, starring Alfred Drake, Joan Roberts, Lee Dixon, Celeste Holm
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Building a Library, November 2017, Also Recommended
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Auber: Overtures Vol. 2
Markéta Čepická (violin), Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, Dario Salvi
...the performances sparkle, never lapsing into heavy-handedness or routine. The Rossini-like climaxes are handled with a sure touch, and throughout this program, conductor Salvi demonstrates... — More…
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