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JOSEF FRIEDRICH DOPPELBAUER
Doppelbauer: Essential Works for Cello and Piano Martin Merker (cello), Anna Adamik (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Oct/2020 ] "I found the recorded sound to be splendid and all of the performances good. I just wish the quality of the music matched the performances and sonics." Fanfare |
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ALESSANDRO STRADELLA
La Susanna Martin Oro (narrator), Gemma Bertagnolli, Sergio Foresti, Mirko Guadagnini & Isabel Alvarez / Harmonices Mundi, Claudio Astronio [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 10/Feb/2013 ] "Astronio's capable performance will reward anyone interested in the development of Italian oratorio between Carissimi and Handel." (Gramophone) |
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SCHUMANN
Chamber Music Vol. 2 - Works for Violoncello and Piano Martin Ostertag (cello) / Kalle Randalu (piano) [ MDG Records / CD - released 18/May/2011 ] The violoncello played a much larger role in Robert Schumann's life than is generally known. As a pianist, he loved the big stringed instrument because it helped him to relax his right hand, which for a time was greatly strained by too much piano... |
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ARNOLD / JACOB / BERKELEY / DELIUS / IRELAND
English Viola Sonatas Martin Outram (viola) / Julian Rolton (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Apr/2010 ] "What a fabulous disk! English music at its best in performances of the highest order. This isn't for a minority audience - viola players only - this is essential listening for everyone with an interest in music."(Bargain of the Month Music Web May 2010) |
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HASKELL SMALL
Lullaby of War / Renoir’s Feast / Three Etudes in Sound Martin Rayner (narrator) / Soheil Nasseri (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] American composer Haskell Small "has a rich imagination as a composer and an assured mastery of forms. Highly original without being self-consciously modernistic, this music has a sense of traditional structures and values without losing sight of its... |
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TONY BANKS
Banks: 18 Pieces for Orchestra Martin Robertson, Charlie Siem, Tony Banks, Frank Ricotti, John Barclay, Skaila Kanga [ Naxos / 3 CD Box Set - released 13/Sep/2024 ] Famous for his role as the keyboard player in rock band Genesis and as a solo artist, Tony Banks was always fascinated by the idea of writing orchestral music. |
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NIELSEN
The Complete Piano Music Martin Roscoe (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 20/Jun/2008 ] "Hyperion gives him vivid and natural recorded sound and there are outstanding notes by Daniel Grimley" (BBC Music Magazine Instrumental Choice July 2008) |
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ERNO DOHNANYI
The Complete solo piano music Vol 1 Martin Roscoe (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Mar/2012 ] "The auspices are good even before you press the play button...The Four Rhapsodies, while having almost identical timings to Roscoe's first-rate earlier performances, are now more subtly characterised...this is a particularly happy start to the... |
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ERNO DOHNANYI
Dohnányi: The Complete Solo Piano Music - Volume 4 Martin Roscoe (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Mar/2019 ] With this fourth volume-a collection in which Dohnányi pays homage to the styles and traditions of his great composer-pianist predecessors- Martin Roscoe brings his complete survey to a dazzling conclusio |
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ISAAC ALBENIZ
Albeniz - Orchestral Works [Incls 'Piano Concerto No 1'] Martin Roscoe (piano) / BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena [ Chandos / CD - released 29/May/2016 ] "Mena has the BBC Phil sounding more Spanish than most Spanish orchestras in this music." Recording of the Month MusicWeb May 2016 |
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KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
Szymanowski: Piano Works Vol 4 (9 Preludes, Op. 1 Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 36 etc ) Martin Roscoe (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Dec/2005 ] "Martin Roscoe - a pianist of considerable ability - he has obviously dedicated a great deal of time to this composer, and the hard work pays off in spades. His readings are authoritative and convincing" (MusicWeb Feb 2006) |
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KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
Szymanowski: Piano Works Vol 1 (Mazurkas, Op. 50, Nos. 1- 4 ; Four Studies, Op. 4; Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 21 ; etc ) Martin Roscoe, piano [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Jan/2004 ] "A bargain, and strongly recommended." - Gramophone |
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KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
Szymanowski: Piano Works Vol 2 (Mazurkas, Op. 50, Nos. 5-12 ; on a Polish Theme, Op. 10 ; etc ) Martin Roscoe (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Jan/2004 ] "Roscoe takes wing through it all, rising nobly to the poetry of the Fantasia and the Variations... A genuine bargain" - Fanfare |
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JAMES MacMILLAN
MacMillan: Britannia / The Berserking / Into the Ferment Martin Roscoe (piano) / BBC Philharmonic, James MacMillan [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 7/Aug/2003 ] 'Energy and wit abound in music with plenty of stories to tell.' (Gramophone) |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: The Film Music of Dmitri Shostakovich, Volume 3 (Incls Suites from 'Hamlet' & 'the Young Guard') Martin Roscoe (piano) / BBC Philharmonic / Vassily Sinaisky [ Chandos Movies / CD - released 1/Oct/2006 ] "The Chandos issue will appeal to film music buffs and Shostakovich completists but it deserves to reach a wider audience given the flair and dynamism of the music-making and the high quotient of tunes. As I observed last time round, Sinaisky is... |
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SOMERVELL / COWEN
Piano Concertos Martin Roscoe (piano) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martin Brabbins [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 54 / CD - released 20/Sep/2011 ] "Martin Roscoe does an impressive job with the fistfuls of notes." (The Guardian) |
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ROBERT FUCHS / FRIEDRICH KIEL
Piano Concertos Martin Roscoe (piano) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 31 / CD - released 15/Feb/2003 ] Volume 31 of Hyperion's Romantic Piano Concerto series features the only concertos written by Robert Fuchs and Friedrich Kiel. Both were popular and prolific composers during the 19th century, their music reflecting the traditionalist style inspired... |
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RICHARD ADDINSELL
The Film Music of (music from 'Goodbye, Mr Chips'; 'Dangerous Moonlight'; 'Blithe Spirit'; etc) Martin Roscoe (piano) Chetham's Chamber Choir / Manchester Cathedral Choir / BBC Philharmonic; Rumon Gamba [ Chandos Movies / CD - released 25/Feb/2003 ] 'this generously-filled CD is undoubtedly the best single-CD selection now available.' - Gramophone |
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SHOSTAKOVICH
Complete String Quartets, Vol. 6 (Nos 1 & 12 plus the Piano Quintet) Martin Roscoe (piano) / Sorrel Quartet [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 27/Sep/2005 ] The members of the Sorrel Quartet have an unassailable claim to authenticity in their interpretations of Shostakovich's works. They were coached by the late Rostislav Dubinsky, founder member and leader of the Borodin Quartet, an ensemble closely... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS including Liszt, Brahms, Hoyer and Karg-Elert
Latvian Organ Landscapes Martin Rost (organ) [ MDG / CD - released 28/Apr/2008 ] Ugale, Edole, Ventspils, Liepaja, Vilkene, Valmiera, Zalenieki, Riga - the MDG recording team made eight scheduled stops in Latvia and visited the two cities that for many years vied to be the site of the world's largest organ. The CD booklet offers... |