20 January 2016

Bruckner: Symphony No 9
Studio Master: SIGCD431  Download only  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

'This is an account of extraordinary music that is illuminating, thrilling and affecting' (Classical Source)» More
20 January 2016
AndrewBensonWilson.org
Galilei (V): The Well-tempered Lute
CDA68017 

‘Žak Ozmo uses authentic gut (rather than the later wound) strings on the bass notes, giving more clarity at the cost of an occasional intonation wobble—which I actually rather liked … the playing is sensitive with a delicate sense of touch’ (AndrewBensonWilson.org)
19 January 2016

Haydn: String Quartets Op 50
Studio Master: CDA68122  2CDs for the price of 1  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘The London String Quartet’s Haydn series has been critically acclaimed. On the strength of this issue, that acclaim comes with good reason. Use of gut strings and minimal vibrato take this into the historically informed territory, while the use of the 1787 Vienna edition of the scores adds a distinct tinge of musicological respectability’ (MusicWeb International)
18 January 2016

Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1 & other works
Studio Master: CDA68060  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

„Jack Liebeck will offensichtlich jedes Pathos, jede Süsse und damit eigentlich viel von dem vermeiden, was romantische Musik ausmacht“ (Pizzicato, Luxembourg)» More

18 January 2016
Politiken, Denmark, Henrik Friis
Schubert: Impromptus, Piano pieces & Variations
Studio Master: CDA68107  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

'Osborne er rundet af en klaverskole, der prædiker præcision og nodetro fortolkning … det rytmisk præcise giver en anden form for lethed, der godt kan komme til at virke upersonlig undervejs' (Politiken, Denmark)
16 January 2016
The Scotsman
Only a Singing Bird
Studio Master: SIGCD440  Download only  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

'There are the beautifully crafted, soft-scented songs that make up the choral cantata Snowbirds, featuring guest soloist Karen Cargill, whose golden mezzo soprano hovers exquisitely above the creamy blend of the girls’ voices, notably in the mellifluous Love Offerings. Bell draws sustained precision and endless expressive range from his choristers in other Head songs' (The Scotsman)
15 January 2016
The Strad, David Milsom
Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1 & other works
Studio Master: CDA68060  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘Jack Liebeck, a justly celebrated musician, offers gloriously clear-toned and intelligent renditions—revealed by an exquisitely balanced recording quality that admirably teases out the individual orchestral colours’ (The Strad)» More
14 January 2016
AllMusic, USA, James Manheim
Lalo: Piano Trios
Studio Master: CDA68113  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘The Leonore Piano Trio, with none other than Tim Horton on piano, delivers clean, light performances that respect the music's craft without trying to make of it more than is there, and they're aided greatly by superb engineering work from Hyperion in the prime British venue for chamber music, the Wyastone Estate Concert Hall. Recommended for Romantic chamber music buffs’ (AllMusic, USA)» More

14 January 2016
AllMusic, USA, James Manheim
Mendelssohn: The Complete Solo Piano Music, Vol. 4
Studio Master: CDA68125  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘Recommended for Mendelssohn fans, as indeed is Shelley's entire series’ (AllMusic, USA)» More

11 January 2016

Scriabin & Janáček: Sonatas & Poems
Studio Master: CDA67895  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘The feelings are so genuine that one cannot fail to be affected by the music’s fragile beauty … [Stephen Hough] gives a powerful and compelling performance’ (MusicWeb International)» More
10 January 2016

Lalo: Piano Trios
Studio Master: CDA68113  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘A real discovery’ (The Sunday Times)» More
10 January 2016
Classics Today, Jed Distler
Lalo: Piano Trios
Studio Master: CDA68113  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘The Leonore Piano Trio has much to offer in regard to its meticulous observing of Lalo’s wide-ranging dynamics … on balance, this is the finest release with all three Lalo trios in the present and past catalogs’ (Classics Today)» More
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