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The Schubert Piano Masterworks, Vol. 1
The first of three volumes containing some of the greatest piano music ever written, played by Schubert specialist Anthony Goldstone All three volumes have been widely praised for the quality of Goldstone’s performances. See details for Volume Two and Volume Three as well as the low-priced bundle.
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Galuppi Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2
In the second of a series of CD’s containing Galuppi’s sonatas, we present a further nine 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. Peter Seivewright has spent a…
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Brahms & Hindemith Clarinet Sonatas
Bradbury and Roberts were two of the most respected British instrumentalists of the modern age (Roberts has now passed on). They renewed their working relationship, following previous collaborations, in this very fine performance of three great German works. Recorded at St. George’s, Brandon Hill , Bristol.
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Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II
Bach’s “Well-Tempered Clavier” – the 48 Preludes and Fugues, 2 sets in each major and minor key, is one of the cornerstones of the baroque keyboard repertoire. Diana Boyle presents an exceptional account of the second set of 24 pieces, played on a modern Grotrian-Steinweg piano. Her approach to performing this repertoire on a modern…
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Sullivan: Haddon Hall
ONLY COMPLETE RECORDING Sir Arthur Sullivan wrote his light opera Haddon Hall when he was at the height of his considerable creative powers. Despite his intention to turn away from writing “lighter” works so that he could concentrate on more serious fare, Sullivan’s love of the good-life forced his return to the rather more lucrative…
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Celestial Harmonies – piano music by Camilleri
McLachlan is one of the established Camilleri specialists; performer and composer worked together on this CD of music (first recordings in each case) some of which was especially written for this recording. Camilleri’s music here is very special – atmospheric, mystical but also full of life and vigour. Camilleri of a different kind: light, fun…
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Franciscan Road
An anthology of hymns and chants, celebrating the story of salvation, and the work of the Franciscans who have been custodians of the sacred shrines of the Holy Land since the 13th century. Performed by the choir and community of St Saviour’s Monastery, Jerusalem. Tracks include the Marian Litanies, hymns by Kunc, Bourget, Fortunatus and…
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Via Crucis
SOLOISTS, AIDIJA CHAMBER CHOIR, conducted by ROMUALDAS GRAZINIS A new cantata, written in the most beautiful and sumptuous traditional tonal harmonies by Armando Pierucci to poems by Regina Derieva on the subject of the Stations of the Cross. A suberb new choral work described by one critic as “a major discovery”. Recorded in Vilnius, Lithuania.
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Hail Mary
Reflections on the Rosary including traditional Russian Catholic chants, and poems by Regina Derieva. Performed by Regina Derieva, Fr. Abraham of the Monastery of the All-Merciful Saviour, Ekaterinburg, Russia and the Akathistos Choir, conducted by Pauls Putnins.
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Busoni Preludes & Bliss Piano Sonata
This CD fulfils a long held ambition of Trevor Barnard who, following his pioneering recording of the Bliss Concerto in 1962, vowed someday to complete the double by recording the superb Sonata. Coupled with the amazing Preludes, these works deserve to be much better known. In early 2000 we re-issued that 1962 recording of the…
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The Isles of Greece
As a composer Donald Swann was more prolific, more varied, than might be imagined from those who only know him as half of the Flanders and Swann comedy duo. Fascinated by the Greek islands and particularly Casos, on which he found both peace and disquiet, he used Greek folksong and popular melodies as the basis…
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Elegy – 20th century British Guitar Music
Two of the finest modern works for guitar – John Tavener’s “Chant” and Alan Rawsthorne’s “Elegy” which, with Terence Croucher’s piece of the same name gives the title to this collection – appear with music from several of Britain’s most accomplished composers for the instrument. Jonathan’s fourth recording, and his first for Divine Art, presents…