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Russian Piano Music Volume 12 – Sergei Bortkiewicz
It is quite puzzling why, until very recently, the music of Bortkiewicz has not been widely known and loved: his high Romantic style makes him a natural to the legacy of Tchaikovsky, and he was a close contemporary of Rachmaninov. Born of Polish parentage, and later an Austrian citizen, Bortkiewicz lived in many parts of…
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Mozart: Serenades for Wind Instruments
Mozart’s Wind Serenades need little introduction as staples of the repertoire and true works of genius. This fine performance by the EUCO brings fresh life to these well-loved works, but something more: Mozart revised the E-flat serenade into Octet form (it was previously a septet) but the publishers made serious errors in the score, omitting…
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From the Old World to the New World
From the pen of celebrated Theater composer Philip Henderson comes a concept album based on the true story of his father’s journey in the 1930s from rural Kent to New York. Expressed in music that follows the story, from pastoral string ensemble, to the excitement and bustle of an Atlantic cargo vessel, to the buzz…
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Preludio – Organ music by Carson Cooman
Following two celebrated CDs of Carson Cooman‘s organ music (“benchmark recording” – Classical Music Sentinel), Erik Simmons now takes us to a special area of the composer’s work – music inspired by renaissance and early baroque music. This double album will be a delight to early-music lovers as well as followers of the modern organ…
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Opening the Door to the Music of Roy Heaton Smith
A feast of music by the late Roy Heaton Smith includes chamber works for clarinet, recorder and viola, solo piano music, string quartets and songs all bubbling with inspiration and freedom of expression and style, in excellent performances from top Manchester (UK) musicians. As a bonus we include a recording made from a radio broadcast…
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Mozart: Piano Sonatas
Diana Boyle’s Mozart is special: recorded after years of deep thought and reflection on the spirit of the music, her touch is deft, light and delicate, well balanced and never disfigured by harshness. Fast passages trip along while the slower parts are wonderfully expressed. We believe this to be a landmark interpretation essential for even…
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Cantica Sacra
Sacred choral works for the 21st century but steeped in the tradition and style of centuries past. Composer LYDIA KAKABADSE is English born but with roots in Greece, Austria, Russia and Georgia, all of which inspire her music which is a fluid mix of the western and Orthodox choral styles. A perfect album for the…
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Psallite
A superb programme of choral works based on or inspired by Psalms, with items from the 16th century and many new works specially commissioned by SDG Music Foundation as part of their worldwide Psalms Project. Delightfully varied including awesome arrangements of African-American spirituals as well as a range of contemporary works by composers from several…
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Sonnets, Airs and Dances
British composer Philip Wood writes in a beautifully lyrical and melodic style which is totally accessible, Here his work is profiled by top soloists in vocal and chamber works of great variety.
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Concertato: Chamber Music by Lydia Kakabadse
British composer Lydia Kakabadse (with roots in Greece, Austria, Russia and Georgia) reflects her cultural heritage in music that has western and mid-Asian elements – while this is strongest in her choral music, it is heard to good effect in her chamber works, which are often written in modal intonation; her first chamber CD was…
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Theatre Royal volumes 1-9 complete (18CD)
The best of Vintage radio drama – the complete set at special price and really inexpensive shipping of CDs. Digital downloads include the leaflet; currently there is a double discount on the CDs – fantastic value!!!! . Here you have nine volumes each with 2 CDs and four or five complete and unedited vintage dramas…
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Theatre Royal Vol. 9 – British & Irish Classics III (2CD)
Sir Ralph Richardson and Sir John Mills star in four dramatic adaptations of classic tales, first broadcast in the UK in 1952-3, and favorites with American radio listeners. John Mills is joined by the then young George Cole in ‘The Kite’ while in ‘The Colonel’s Lady’, the title role is taken by Richardson’s real-life wife,…