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Orientale
In their fifth CD for Divine Art, Britain’s leading piano duo explore the east from Israel to Siberia, from Persia to Bali. The influences are diverse. McPhee spent much time in Bali, while John Mayer was in effect one of the founders of the “world music” genre. Anthony Goldstone has newly arranged Achron’s “Hebrew Melody”…
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The Everlasting Habitations
All the music on this CD was composed during 2004. As with Cook’s choral music, (see Divine Art CD 25023 and 25027), it is written in an approachable, traditional and tonal style, but with an individual and distinctive voice. With many passages which are slow and quiet, Cook’s music allows the organ to express spirituality…
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Beethoven : Favourite Piano Music
Beethoven’s three most famous sonatas have received hundreds of recordings. Why another, especially from a company like Divine Art which usually avoids duplicating repertoire? Because we believe that each piece of music demands a performance tailored to the composition, and that recently, every recording of a major work seems to sound the same. Beethoven’s sonatas…
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Dvorak & Mendelssohn Symphonies
DVOŘÁK: “New World” Symphony MENDELSSOHN: “Scottish” Symphony both in the composers’ own four-hand versions There are hundreds of works which have been arranged for piano duet, many quite mediocre. But there are some magnificent works, including those selected by Goldstone & Clemmow, Britain’s top duo. The two symphonies on this disc are such examples, both…
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The Way to Heaven
James Cook writes for voices, mainly a capella, in numbers ranging from four to forty-plus. This disc continues the survey of his music started with Heaven’s Happiness (DDA 25023), written very much in the Anglican choral tradition, and ideal for skilled church and amateur choirs. All first recordings. Also available: Heaven’s Happiness DDA 25023 –…
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Galuppi Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3
In the third of a series of CD’s containing Galuppi’s sonatas, we present another eight of these masterpieces. All music lovers should sample these seminal works, which made Galuppi one of the greatest composers of his day;all the more strange that he should have fallen into such obscurity. All the sonatas on this disc are…
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Schubert – The Unauthorised Piano Duos
Schubert did of course write a great deal of music for two pianists to play together, and Goldstone & Clemmow, Britain’s top duo, have recorded all of it – and all available in the set DDA 21701 Almost unknown and certainly neglected are the brilliant transcriptions made by other composers of some of Schubert’s masterpieces.…
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Heaven’s Happiness
James Cook writes for voices, mainly a capella,in numbers ranging from four to forty-plus. This disc comprises settings of Puritan writings, written very much in the Anglican choral tradition, and ideal for church, professional and amateur choirs. All first recordings. Also available: The Way to Heaven DDA 25027. And see the composer index for vocal,…
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Piano Music for Children
Written to be played by children perhaps, but not all these pieces are as simple as the title may suggest! Miniature modern masterpieces by some of the 20th century’s greatest composers. Raymond Clarke is an acknowledged master of the 20th century repertoire and his previous recordings have received immense praise. He has been described as…
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Peter Katin Plays Chopin
This album has been produced as a limited edition product to celebrate the glittering career, which spanned over 60 years, of Peter Katin, one of the great names of British pianism. It is an essential purchase for everyone who loves great piano music. Also see Peter Katin’s retrospective CD “Fifty Years of Music Making” also…
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The Obbligato Clarinet
We released this CD to celebrate the 70th birthday of celebrated clarinettist Colin Bradbury. The public launch of the disc was at Colin’s concert with Oliver at the Wigmore Hall, London on March 27, 2004. This is a delightful programme of lieder from the mid 19th century, and some of these pieces are recorded here…
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Explorations
Until Anthony’s untimely passing in 2017, Anthony Goldstone and Caroline Clemmow were Britain’s top piano duo, and have an extensive discography, which is exceptionally popular and critically acclaimed. On this CD they play both together and individually, to present for the first time major piano works by British composers. ALL TRACKS ARE WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDINGS