Hi Res Download, Hummel, J (composer)
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When the glories of Haydn's late Masses have been widely appreciated, it's sad that Hummel's have been so neglected.
They are for chorus and orchestra alone, without soloists, which may have... — More…Awards:
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Gramophone Awards, 2002, Finalist - Choral
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Gramophone Awards, 2003, Winner - Choral
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The endlessly ear-opening consequences are riveting; the wide-ranging aplomb of Beethoven's Variations could have been conceived with Staier's musical curiosity and flair in mind...This isn't... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2013, Instrumental Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2012, Disc of the month
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2012, Editor's Choice
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Building a Library, June 2017, First Choice
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Standards
Haydn, Hummel, Copland, Arutiunian
Simon Höfele (trumpet)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Duncan Ward
Forget the dictionary definition of ‘standard’ on the cover: these are ‘standards’ in the jazz sense – pieces that form the central core of a repertoire…Overall, this disc is an impressive calling-card... — More…
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Instrumentalist of the Year
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Winner - Concerto (Trumpet)
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The Beethoven Connection
RecommendedJean-Efflam Bavouzet plays Sonatas by Clementi, Dussek, Hummel & Wölfl
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano)
This recording embodies a brilliant idea, brilliantly carried out…Each of the works that Bavouzet has programmed is a revelation, and reflects the fundamental changes that were taking place... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2020, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2020, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Piano
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Baroque Album
Vivaldi - Bach - Barbella - Paisiello - Hummel
Avi Avital (mandolin), Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini
Avital’s seemingly effortless virtuosity and quasi-improvisatory flights in this audibly genial collaboration will send you on your way rejoicing. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2024, Editor's Choice
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Nominated - Instrumentalist of the Year
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Winner - Concerto Recording of the Year
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Coming soon. Schubert & Hummel: Piano Quintets
I Musicanti (chamber ensemble), Leon Bosch, Peter Donohoe
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The individual variations, specially commissioned from contemporary composers and played here en suite, share an aroma of freshness due to their unfamiliarity. They also elicit from Buchbinder... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, March 2020
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Instrumentalist of the Year
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Balsom plays them all with great virtuosity, varied toned and good style. The German Chamber Philharmonic provides spirited, carefully detailed support. — More…
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There’s a convivial and intimate atmosphere in the one-to-a-part account of Vivaldi’s C major concerto: a breezy energy drives its outer movements while the filigree Largo is delicate as Venetian... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2022
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If your musical tastes err towards the sunny, optimistic and playful rather than the heavyweight, gloomy and probing, let me direct you to the (seven) piano trios of Hummel...I guarantee you... — More…
