Wednesday, 5 April 2017

A terrific, varied recital of contemporary piano works by South African composers from pianist, Renée Reznek on a new release from Prima Facie

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Given the relative lack of exposure that the music of South African contemporary composers receive, a new release from Prima Facie http://...
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Thursday, 30 March 2017

Welcome premiere recordings of William Alwyn’s early quartets Nos 10 to 13 from the acclaimed Tippett Quartet on Somm

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Between 1922 and 1936 William Alwyn (1905-1985) www.williamalwyn.co.uk wrote thirteen string quartets of which he was never truly satisfi...
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Monday, 27 March 2017

Spectacularly fine performances of sacred motets by Giaches de Wert show him to be a composer of distinctive style

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The Flemish composer, Giaches de Wert (c. 1535-1596) is believed to have been born in Antwerp. He was sent to Italy at a young age where...
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Wednesday, 22 March 2017

Superb performances of chamber and vocal works by David Lumsdaine and Nicola LeFanu on a highly recommendable release from Metier

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A new release from Metier www.divine-art.co.uk/DAhome.htm   brings chamber and vocal works by David Lumsdaine www.davidlumsdaine.org.uk ...
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Sunday, 19 March 2017

With a world premiere of Pierre de Manchicourt’s Missa Reges terrae, the Choir of St. Luke in the Fields captivates the ear at every moment on their new recording for MSR Classics

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Pierre de Manchicourt (c.1510-1564) is not a name that is likely to be familiar to those outside of early music circles. A new release that...
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Sunday, 12 March 2017

Pianist, Irina Chukovskaya provides an impressive recital for Melodiya of works by Shostakovich that are all too rarely heard

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A new release from Melodiya http://melody.su features the distinguished pianist, Irina Chukovskaya http://irinachukovskaya.com in works ...
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Wednesday, 8 March 2017

A new release from Naxos brings some wonderful chamber works by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies in performances that could not be bettered

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Naxos www.naxos.com have done much for the music of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1934-2016) www.maxopus.com/index.aspx , not only through t...
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