20 March 2017
Classical Ear, Andrew Achenbach
Borodin: Piano Quintet & String Quartet No 2‘When it comes to the 1881 Second String Quartet, of course, we're in the presence of heaven-sent genius—a wholly mature utterance that never fails to captivate in its melodic fecundity, exquisite craftsmanship and freshness of inspiration’ (Classical Ear)
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18 March 2017
Audiophile Audition, USA, Gary Lemco
Medtner & Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos‘Hamelin exhibits colossal technique and vitality in two Russian concertos … the gorgeous sound of Hamelin’s Steinway has been captured … in warm, clear tones by master recording engineer Simon Eadon’ (Audiophile Audition, USA)
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Early Music Review, D. James Ross
Beneath the northern star‘This is an informative survey of the roots of English polyphony … a fair proportion of the works here are simply not available elsewhere’ (Early Music Review)
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PERFORMANCE
RECORDING11 March 2017
TheArtsDesk.com, Graham Rickson
Rostropovich Encores‘Tracks like Rachmaninov’s
Vocalise are sublime, though the most effective of the smoochy Russian tracks is the Adagio from Prokofiev’s
Cinderella, and Gerhardt throws in a ravishing account of the Pas de Deux from Stravinsky’s
The Fairy’s Kiss’ (TheArtsDesk.com)
» More9 March 2017
Classical Ear, Andrew Achenbach
Beach, Chaminade & Howell: Piano Concertos‘I'm happy to report that Danny Driver does this substantial work absolutely proud, and he enjoys terrific support from the BBC Scottish SO under Rebecca Miller’ (Classical Ear)
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