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Decoding Skin
On this album we present works by three well-known modern composers, Iannis Xenakis, Michael Finnissy and Morton Feldman, together with pieces by three young British composers whose work deserves more recognition. Philip Howard is a pianist of extraordinary talent, who copes with the fierce demands of these works with aplomb. Music by Paul Newland and…
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The Schubert Piano Masterworks, Vol. 3
The third of three volumes containing some of the greatest piano music ever written, played by Schubert specialist Anthony Goldstone. This issue is rather special and historically important as it contains the first recordings of Goldstone’s own completions of two unfinished works, the D. 900 Allegretto and the Reliquie Sonata, D.840 See details for Volume…
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Aaron Copland: Piano Music
This is a very important release for lovers of 20th century music, featuring the major solo piano works of one of America’s most revered composers, and includes all of Copland’s major piano works. Pianist Raymond Clarke is one of Britain’s leading exponents of modern music. He has recorded 5 other CDs for our Divine Art,…
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Stevenson Passacaglia
This is a very important release for lovers of 20th century music, featuring one of the most fascinating and important piano works of the 20th century. Passacaglia is, first, one of the longest continuous solo keyboard pieces ever written. It has collected almost a cult following. It is also a piece of wide variety, collecting…
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De Profundis
Father Pierucci’s first cantata to words by Regina Derieva, “Via Crucis” was described as “a major find” and ” a remarkable work” by critics. Pierucci writes in a tonal and very listenable style but with a distinctive voice of his own, and this new work, using a chamber ensemble rather than organ, takes as its…
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The Schubert Piano Masterworks, Vol. 2
“This is perhaps the greatest version of the work I have ever encountered, either live or on disc”. (review in Fanfare magazine referring to the A major sonata, D.959) “One of the greatest recordings ever made of the [A major sonata]” (review in International Piano magazine) See details for Volume One and Volume Three as…
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Tchaikovsky for Four Hands
With CDs numbering over forty and a busy concert schedule, the British piano duo Goldstone & Clemmow was firmly established as a leading force until the untimely passing of Anthony Goldstone. This CD, the first recorded by the duo for Divine Art, presents the only available recordings of 3 fantastic works. The disc has received…
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Woodworks
For those who think the recorder is just a boring instrument for young schoolchildren, here is the proof of the opposite! This CD contains classic works by Handel, Vivaldi and Couperin but also new and exciting works by contemporary composers. Accompanied by a fine chamber ensemble, Australian performer Tamara Gries shows, in the words of…
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Shostakovich & Panufnik Piano Music
This is a very important release for lovers of 20th century music, featuring the world première recording of the entire solo piano music of Sir Andrzej Panufnik (born in Poland but naturalised a British citizen), and some lesser-known miniature masterpieces by Dmitri Shostakovich. Pianist Raymond Clarke is one of Britain’s leading exponents of modern music.…
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Blue Wrens
Modern Piano Music from Australia. This disc contains world première recordings of works by some of Australia’s top contemporary composers. Trevor Barnard is an English pianist who moved to Australia many years ago and taught at The University of Melbourne as well as performing and writing articles and books on piano technique. He originally rose…
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Brahms, Beethoven & Wood – Clarinet Trios
The Trio made its debut in Madrid in 1994, and its first, acclaimed appearance at the Wigmore Hall in 1997. The Trio has appeared on BBC Radio 3 and 4 and has recorded the music for several BBC TV documentaries. John Bradbury is principal clarinet of the BBC Philharmonic and his identical twin Adrian appears…
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Fifty Years of Music Making
This is a special album.It was produced as a limited edition product to celebrate 50 years in performing by Peter Katin, one of the great names of British pianism and includes recordings personally chosen by Katin to typify the composers and works which with he became most closely associated.