CD, Bowen (composer)
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A Lionel Tertis Celebration
RecommendedTimothy Ridout (viola), Frank Dupree (piano), James Baillieu (piano)
From imposing sonatas to salon bonbons, these recordings constitute a deft salute not just to Tertis the man and multifaceted musician, but also to an enduring legacy which lives on in distinguished... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 26th January 2024
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2024, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2024, Recording of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Finalist - Chamber
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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Namoradze brings a deft touch to these charming works [the Andersen Fragments], teasing out their respective tenderness, melancholy and wit with subtlety and poise…[In the Op. 46 Studies] Namoradze... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2021, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2021, Instrumental Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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York Bowen could have no more ardent or pianistically adroit advocate — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Danny Driver, whose debut on Hyperion was an acclaimed recording of Bowen's Third and Fourth piano concertos, is the ideal advocate for this glorious music, playing with razor-sharp articulation... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2010, Finalist - Instrumental
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2009, Editor's Choice
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York Bowen, William Walton - Viola Concertos
Diyang Mei (viola), Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Brett Dean
The Deutsche Radio Philharmonie are vividly recorded in SWR’s Kaiserslautern studio and provide committed support throughout to this impressive concerto debut from a rising star performer. — More…
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The Romantic Piano Concerto 46 - York Bowen
Danny Driver (piano), James Horan (cor anglais) & Scott Dickinson (viola)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins
Absolutely stunning … what a way to be introduced to the music of York Bowen! — More…
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Moog, as usual, uses his blazing technique – his digital dexterity, his meticulous articulation, his unerring balances – to make the most of the music’s textural ingenuity, miraculously neutralising... — More…
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The very opening item, Rawsthorne's four Bagatelles, instantly makes it clear that this latest recital disc from Stephen Hough has a different aim from his previous collections of charmers.... — More…
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one idiomatic opportunity after another is seized on by Chloë Hanslip with panache, poise, and laser-like accuracy...My only reservation about these excellent performances concerns Danny Driver's... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2013, Editor's Choice
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bathed in Chandos splendour, the Watkins brothers remain by far the best recorded guides to this powerful and enjoyable repertoire. — More…
