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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Stephen Hough's French Album
Exquis! Stephen Hough presents an enchanting programme of French music, played with the filigree perfection and total command of the music’s expressive world that make him one of the most admired pianists of today. In typical Houghian style this recital is full of surprises and lesser-known gems from the repertoire, as well as works by the masters Fauré, Ravel, Debussy and Poulenc. A particular delight is Hough’s own arrangement of the Massenet song Crépuscule, a ravishing exercise in creative yet faithful transcription. This release is both a tribute to the lyric genius which flowered in nineteenth- and twentieth-century France, and a glimpse into the musical mind of a great pianist. “His latest album recital is among the most enjoyable. “A sort of musical dessert trolley,” he calls it — a trolley where you want to eat everything in sight...The Fauré selections best display Hough’s connoisseur’s touch...The lighter French spirit surfaces in Hough’s own arrangements of Délibes and Massenet, delivered with delicious wit and grace.” The Times, 31st August 2012 **** “it's a superlative performance [of Alborada del gracioso] by any standards, including repeated notes that turn me green with envy.” BBC Music Magazine, October 2012 *** “personal touches make Hough the artist he is, but I can imagine some musical Francophiles balking at his free interpretation of Fauré’s D flat Nocturne, and more so at his eccentric Debussy (Clair de lune). Yet there are compensations aplenty: Ravel’s Alborada del gracioso and Fauré’s F sharp minor Impromptu are glitteringly played.” Sunday Times, 2nd September 2012 “a substantial feast of of masterly pianism...Hough can be too coolly objective at times but in this repertoire, perhaps paradoxically, the expressive simplicity of his playing can make your eyes burn. In Clair de lune and Chaminade's once ubiquitous Automne, now rarely heard, Hough conjures up a heart-catching melancholy that put me in mind of Cherkassy. I can't offer higher praise.” Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2012 “[Hough’s] one of those keyboard polymaths who’s at home in whatever music he chooses to play, invariably casting new light on the familiar in the process. And the better-known items here do delight...But you’ll want this for the rarities...playing and recording are beyond reproach.” The Arts Desk, 6th October 2012 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Helen Reid plays Debussy, Schumann, Fauré & Chopin
An Album of popular and not so well known romantic piano works. Helen Reid makes her debut for Omnibus Classics Helen Reid first came to public attention when she reached the Keyboard finals of the BBC Young Musician of the Year. She has given recitals at venues including the Wigmore Hall, Purcell Room, Fairfield Halls and Blackheath Halls, London, St. George’s, Bristol, Cheltenham, the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester and the Aldeburgh and Buxton Festivals. In 2006 she was named a ‘rising star’ in The Independent. Helen is professor of piano at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and Trinity College of Music Junior Department. “It was clear we were in not only capable but rather a special pair of hands…Reid’s beautifully poised, tenderly imagined and finely focused playing re-educated and refined the ear.” Hilary Finch, The Times | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Instead of ordering the nocturnes chronologically, Stefan Irmer has deliberately juxtaposed pieces from the romantic works of the Paris salons and late works, already clearly verging on the limits of tonality. The result is a colourful and varied programme featuring works from fifty full years of Fauré’s life. These pieces allow Irmer to demonstrate his flawless and sparkling technique. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Belle EpoqueA portrait of Gabriel Fauré
Fauré: | Barcarolle No. 6 in E flat major Op. 70 Nocturne No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 63 Pavane, Op. 50 arr. Roy Howat and Wendy Hiscocks Thème & Variations, Op. 73 Barcarolle No. 5 in F sharp minor Op. 66 Nocturne No. 1 in E flat minor, Op. 33 No. 1 Mazurka, Op. 32 Barcarolle No. 7 in D minor Op. 90 Nocturne No. 9 in B minor, Op. 97 Barcarolle No. 8 in D flat major Op. 96 Nocturne No. 12 in E minor, Op. 107 Souvenirs de Bayreuth Quadrille on popular motifs from Wagner's Ring, composed in collaboration with André Messager Air de danse from Caligula, Op. 52 Premier recording of original piano duet Dolly Suite, Op. 56 Nocturne No. 4 in E flat major Op. 36 Piece en forme de Mazurka Premiere recording Prelude Premiere recording Pièces brèves (8), Op. 84 Nocturne No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 37 Sicilienne, Op. 78 Nocturne No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 74 Barcarolle No. 4 in A flat major Op. 44 Nocturne No. 10 in E minor, Op. 99 Nocturne No. 13 in B minor, Op. 119 |
Roy Howat (piano) with Emily Kilpatrick (piano) 2CDs for price of 1 This exquisite collection benefits from Roy Howat’s dedicated scholarship and performance of French music and with duo partner Emily Kilpatrick illuminates Fauré’s piano music, beautifully portraying the elegance and lyricism that was the Belle Epoque. Includes three world premieres. “Stripping away the precious aura of roses and incense...Howat notes the composer's preference for strict tempos, many of which are brisker here than usual...An original concept album, then, that wears its erudition lightly; one that I will return to with great enjoyment many times.” BBC Music Magazine, April 2010 **** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Gabriel Fauré's set of thirteen Nocturnes for solo piano contain some of the most beautiful and original pieces that the composer created. Their composition over half a century (1870 - 1921) charts the development
of a highly personal voice beginning with the Chopinesque early works and
culminating in the passionate outpourings of the final masterpieces. “Charles Owen is an affectionate and unassuming guide, disinclined to impose himself on music whose subtlety is easily destroyed by over-emphasis.” Gramophone Magazine, August 2008 “Owen is obviously completely at home in these sometimes elusive works and he plays them beautifully, with subtle feeling for their colour. He is very well recorded.” Penguin Guide, 2011 edition | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | A French Piano Recital
“This surefire collection is an attractively played, beautifully recorded introduction to a fine young artist...Her brilliant, carefully balanced sound is a neat match with these masterpieces from the core of the great French solo piano repertoire. Anyone seeking a sampler of this grand tradition would be well served by this disc.” Fanfare “With their [Ongaku's] high-tech 20-bit sonics in tow, Okada plays one of the finest recitals of Basic French piano music available today. No -- really, it's very close to perfection” In Tune “Cultivated player...clean transparent sound...her Debussy and Ravel had a certain Gallic charm.” New York Times | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | In Paradise - The Timeless Music of Fauré
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