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BALAKIREV / MARTINU / DVORAK / SUK / etc
Dumka Lada Valesova (piano) [ Avie / CD - released 1/Oct/2014 ] Czech pianist Lada Valešová conjures the Slavic musical soul through the lyrical, wistful genre the dumka, in works by Balakirev, Dvorák, Liszt, Lysenko, Martinu, Suk and Tchaikovsky. "You have to take your hat off to someone who can plan a... |
JANACEK / MARTINU / HAAS / SUK
Intimate Studies Lada Valesova (piano) [ Avie / CD - released 20/Jun/2009 ] "This is a delightful recital, warmly and sensitively played. The programme is unique..but the musicianship and perception are altogether in another class." (MusicWeb June 2009) |
MARGARET BONDS
Bonds: The Ballad of the Brown King Laquita Mitchell (soprano) [ Avie / CD - released 1/Nov/2019 ] 20th-century African-American composer Margaret Bonds receives long overdue recognition with the world-premiere recording of her crowning achievement, The Ballad of the Brown King. With an expressly written libretto by Bonds' friend... |
DOUWE EISENGA / JOHN CAGE / JOHN LENNON / LAUREN SCOTT / MONIKA STADLER / PAUL MCCARTNEY / PETER MAXWELL DAVIES
Beyond the Horizon: New Music for Lever Harp Lauren Scott (harp) [ Avie / CD - released 6/Mar/2020 ] Lauren Scott's passion for the lever harp inspires her interpretations of atmospheric works by 20th century composers ranging from John Cage and Peter Maxwell Davies to Lennon & McCartney, as well as her own ambient compositions. Beyond the Horizon.. |
HANS GAL
The complete works for Solo Piano Leon McCawley (piano) [ Avie / 3 CD - released 15/Nov/2005 ] "An admirable treasure trove of appealing miniatures" - Editor's Choice Gramophoen Magazine Nov 2005 |
W.A. MOZART
Flute Quartets Lisa Beznosiuk (flute) with Pavlo Beznosiuk (violin) Tom Dunn (viola) and Richard Tunnicliffe (cello) [ Avie / CD - released 30/Sep/2007 ] "Delectable - if you want to forget the cares of the 21st century for an hour or so, this may be the answer." (MusicWeb Nov 2006) |
J.S. BACH / HANDEL
Lorraine at Emmanuel: Celebrating the lives of Craig Smith and Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Lorraine Hunt Lieberson / Orchestra of Emmanuel Music / Craig Smith [ Avie / CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] "This is a superb disc that all admirers of this much-missed singer will want to have. And if you've not heard Lorraine Hunt Lieberson before, buy this disc and discover for yourself what all the fuss is about." (MusicWeb Recording of the Month July... |
GEORGE ENESCU
Enescu: Piano Music Volume 2 (Incls Piano Sonatas No.1 & 3) Luiza Borac (piano) [ Avie SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 14/Apr/2006 ] 'A superb set which places Enescu among the great piano composers' (BBC Music Magazine Instrumental recording of the Month May 2006) |
PROKOFIEV
Symphony-Concerto for cello and orchestra in E minor (with Shostakovich-Cello Concerto No. 2 in G major, Op. 126) Lynn Harrell (cello) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Gerard Schwarz [ Avie / CD - released 12/Jun/2006 ] "a generous coupling of two masterworks, both of which are delivered in performances of distinction and personality." (MusicWeb may 2006) |
BEETHOVEN
Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7 Manchester Camerata / Douglas Boyd [ Avie / CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] "Gutsy, powerful, vivid - this Mancunian Beethoven is something quite special." - Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine Dec 08 |
BEETHOVEN
Symphonies Nos. 6 “Pastoral” and 8 Manchester Camerata / Douglas Boyd [ Avie Records / CD - released 5/Sep/2011 ] Like the previous releases in this cycle these live recordings capture the spirit and freshness of these remarkable, genre-busting works, as well as the excitement, atmosphere and energy of the chamber orchestra under Music Director Douglas Boyd. |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Three Sonatas & Rondos Marcia Hadjimarkos (fortepiano) [ Avie / CD - released 30/Jul/2007 ] Mozart recordings may abound, but there will always be room and demand for a first-class disc of his music such as this one. Marcia Hadjimarkos originally hailed from the USA, but now makes her home in France. Known as a specialist performer on... |
SCHUMANN
Schumann - Lieder Marianne Beata Kielland (mezzo-soprano), Christian Hilz (baritone) & Katia Bouscarrut (piano) [ Avie / CD - released 1/Mar/2016 ] Robert Schumann was a romantic par excellence. His life was nomadic, with longed-for fulfilment always elusively out of reach. For Schumann life, love and creative energy rolled themselves together in an unfolding drama, causing together with his... |
J. S. BACH
Bach - Flute Sonatas / Partita in A minor (arranged for flute and guitar duo) Marina Piccinnini (flute) / Brasil Guitar Duo [ Avie Records / 2 CD - released 12/Oct/2010 ] Leading international flutist Marina Piccinini pairs with the Brasil Guitar Duo for unique arrangements of J. S. Bach's popular Flute Sonatas. One of the world's leading flute virtuosos, Marina Piccinini presents unique transcriptions of Bach's... |
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FRANCIOS COUPERIN
Couperin, F: Pieces de Viole Markku Luolajan-Mikkola (bass viol), Mikko Perkola (bass viol) & Aapo Häkkinen (harpsichord) [ Avie Records / CD - released 20/Jun/2012 ] |
LISZT
Piano Sonata in B minor / Fantasy and Fugue on B-A-C-H / Totentanz Markus Groh (piano) [ Avie SACD / SACD - released 16/Jun/2006 ] "Ardent spontaneity in three trascendent works of Liszt" (Gramophone Editor's Choice July 2006) |
CHRISTOPHER TYLER NICKEL
Nickel: Concertos for Oboe Mary Lynch (oboe and oboe d'amore), Harrison Linsey (bass oboe), Northwest Sinfonia, David Sabee [ Avie / CD - released 18/Sep/2020 ] Christopher Tyler Nickel's contemporary classical compositions pack a bracing and emotional punch. His award-winning works for the concert hall, stage and screen have been heard in over 160 countries by audiences in the tens of thousands... |
HANDEL
The Six Organ Concertos Op. 4 Matthew Halls (organ) with Sonnerie / Monica Huggett (director) [ Avie / CD - released 17/Jun/2005 ] "To sum up: this is an enthralling and wholly convincing recording of Handel's organ concertos opus 4, and gives more than just a hint of the genius Handel was" (MusicWeb Aug 2005) |
Hans Gál
Concertino for Cello and Strings; Solo Cello Sonata; Solo Cello Suite Matthew Sharp (cello) / Kenneth Woods / English Symphony Orchestra [ AVIE / CD - released 16/Feb/2018 ] Bringing to light another of Hans Gál's gorgeously melodic and finely crafted scores, AVIE presents the world premiere recording of the Austrian émigré's Concertino for Cello and String Orchestra with Matthew Sharp supported by Gál aficionado... |
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH/ MICHAEL BROWN/ ZOLTAN KODALY
Music for Solo Cello by J. S. Bach, Michael Brown and Kodály Matthew Zalkind (cello) [ AVIE / CD - released 7/Jun/2019 ] For his solo debut solo recording, acclaimed American cellist Matthew Zalkind has chosen three works which, he explains, "have an especially strong sense of kinship, each of which explores the vast expressive and technical possibilities of the solo.. |
