At all times, this is a highly disciplined set of performances. The choir is perfectly balanced and there’s a warmth to their performance which shines through. Conductors Jonathan Schranz and Mark Ford can be proud of what they have achieved here. It’s an intriguing programme from a disciplined choral group whose dedication to diction, pitch and general musicality is razor sharp.
—Glyn Môn Hughes, Classical Music Daily
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Da-Hee Kim performs the preludes on this premiere recording, bringing both sensitivity and virtuosity to the music, always alert to its shifting colours and textures. She delivers pristine articulation, supple phrasing, some impressive pedal technique, a luminosity of tone, and wonderfully weightless playing, when required, highlighting the individual character of each prelude, and ‘musical personality’ of each Book. This is a wonderful addition to the contemporary piano literature…
—Frances Wilson, Arts Muse London
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…splendid set of Franz Liszt piano transcriptions…Performed exquisitely…engrossing performances by the pianist.
—Ron Schepper, Textura
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Petrauskaité…projects…ardent lyricism…sparkle and flavor..
—Gary Lemco, Audiophile Audition
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…an intriguing programme…Cocteau is…carefully put-together…reflecting a successful composer-performer collaboration.
—Bernard Hughes, The Arts Desk
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…tuneful…delightful…another hour of fine pianism
—Peter Burt, London Light Music
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O’Connell has the right touch for the music of earlier composers as well as that of Rhona Clarke. She plays with great verve, an excellent sense of rhythm, but also with a sense of color, accent, and poetry. The interpretations are characterized by the necessary subtlety and humor that breathes life into many of these compositions. An all-around delightful album!
—Remy Franck, Pizzicato
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…there is much to enjoy in Lolin’s wind textures and the band’s virtuosity. Lovers of wind music will relish this album.
—Norman Stinchcombe, Midlands Classical Music Making
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this much-appreciated triple CD from the Divine Art label not only remarkably fills certain gaps but also sheds light and provides a diachronic perspective on the musical thought of Alexandrov…With a convincing, well-articulated technique, broad Romantic phrasing when needed, and a clear yet warm textural clarity in the more chromatic passages, Clarisse Teo establishes herself as an authority on works that…she has made her own
—Justino Losada, Ritmo
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In an album named Frisson, you expect lightness and excitement – and we get that in spades…The rich recorded quality gives the music a feeling of immediacy…Nothing like the usual wind ensemble programmes. a celebration of the unique brilliance of the wind ensemble as a form. … Sweeney shines… synchronicity of the Czech Philharmonic Wind Ensemble particularly apparent… lightness and excitement…in spades. The rich recorded quality gives the music a feeling of immediacy…
—Freya Parr, BBC Music Magazine
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Esther Rayo does these charming songs full justice…Rayo is vocally persuasive throughout the recital, and the pianist gives her excellent support
—Roy Westbrook, MusicWeb International
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Alexander Ffinch’s superb playing is characterised by conviction and talent. This thoughtfully designed programme justifies its title, and offers a rewarding journey through the darker months toward the light.
—John France, MusicWeb International
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This is a thoroughly enjoyable disc…a very well presented, well played, beautifully engineered and skilfully arranged programme. It is a recital well worth investigating
—Nick Barnard, MusicWeb International
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…eclectic and smartly curated…“Life on Mars?” is so melodically rich that it sustains the transition to Ffinch’s organ arrangement magnificently…the music…offers no shortage of rewards
—Ron Schepper, Textura
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In concert with his librettists Lax and Tait, Buller has crafted powerful and enriching choral material for Conspirare and Johnson to perform…
—Ron Schepper, Textura
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