Download, Bonis (composer)
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Beamish's arrangement of La mer provides the culmination and the album's title. Originally commissioned by the Trio Apaches, Beamish's first response was to laugh. However, her arrangement wisely... — More…
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This fine duo has evidently done extensive research to assemble this innovative and attractive programme...Grimaldi’s sweet-toned voice is often hugely appealing, and she’s excellently matched... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, February 2022
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The performances are all full of verve and tangibly sympathetic, intimate at times yet powerful when needed, caught in a beautifully balanced recording. Ensemble and intonation are first-rate.... — More…
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A charm of lullabies, or an excess? If anyone could convince you that mostly slow and soft can work as an album sequence, it would be sonic magician Bertrand Chamayou...Within the narrow compass... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2020, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recording of the Week, 16th October 2020
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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Taken as a whole, it’s a painterly exercise in crafting contrasting moods and in shaping emotional immediacy...Muscular and mesmerising playing makes for a rewardingly satisfying listen. — More…
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Winner - Instrumentalist of the Year
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Chamber Music
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Compositrices: New Light on French Romantic Women Composers
RecommendedVictor Julien-Laferrière, Théo Fouchenneret, Tristan Raës, Cyrille Dubois (soloist), Roberto Prosseda (piano), Alessandra Ammara, Ismaël Margain, François Dumont, Anna Agafia, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Leo Hussain and Anaïs Constans, Anaïs Constans (soloist), Marie Vermeulin, David...
Although women composers are at last getting more attention, there have been few discoveries as encyclopedic as this. Across eight discs, the legacy of 21 French Romantic composers is explored,... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023, Box Set of the Year
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Bonitatibus’s interpretations go to the heart of these extraordinary pieces. Collaborative pianist Adele D’Aronzo, meanwhile, presents some demanding accompaniments to impressive effect , while... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th December 2023
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2023
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The French Romantic sensibility is clearly audible across this beautifully played selection: texture and atmosphere are everything, tension ebbs and flows. — More…
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Nominated - Symphonic Recording of the Year
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