Thursday, 15 September 2016

ACT Music and Vision Music bring first rate performances of music by saxophonist and composer, Marius Neset that naturally defies boundaries

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Saxophonist and composer, Marius Neset (b.1985) www.mariusneset.info was born in Bergen, Norway, home to the internationally renowned Nat...
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Monday, 12 September 2016

A re-issue of Unicorn’s 1990 recording of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies’ chamber opera The Martyrdom of St. Magnus brings back to the catalogue a performance that is unlikely to be bettered

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Sir Peter Maxwell Davies’ (1934-2016) www.maxopus.com move to Orkney in 1971 had a great impact on his music as did the writings of the O...
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Sunday, 11 September 2016

Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra are on top form in live performances of Shostakovich’s 5th, 8th and 9th symphonies from Deutsche Grammophon in what is proving to be a highly desirable series

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Andris Nelsons’ www.andrisnelsons.com recording of Shostakovich’s Tenth Symphony with the Boston Symphony Orchestra www.bso.org  has rig...
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Friday, 9 September 2016

Very fine performances of sacred works by John Tavener from the Wells Cathedral Choir directed Matthew Owens, including some World Premiere Recordings, on a new release from Signum Classics

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The British composer, Sir John Tavener’s (1944-2013) http://johntavener.com musical style developed from the more avant-garde works such ...
Wednesday, 7 September 2016

Benjamin Frith completes his John Field concerto series in performances that bring this music alive

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I rish composer and pianist John Field (1782-1837) was born in Dublin and received his earliest musical instruction from his father and To...
Sunday, 4 September 2016

Theodore Kuchar and the Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra together with violinist James Buswell provide idiomatic performances of works by Turkish composer Ulvi Cemal Erkin on a new release from Naxos

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The Turkish composer Ulvi Cemal Erkin (1906-1972) grew up with music around him, his mother played the piano and his brother the violin. H...
Friday, 2 September 2016

World Premiere recordings of Nicolas Kaviani’s Te Deum and Tous les matins du monde from Navona Records show why we need to hear more from this composer

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American-born composer, Nicolas Kaviani www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6021 has been actively composing chamber, orchestral and choral m...