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‘As ever the playing of The Nash Ensemble evinces consummate refinement and total dedication; their heartwarmingly eloquent reading communicates strongly … no true Elgarian could fail to derive considerable satisfaction from such effortlessly idiomatic music-making’ (Gramophone) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Gurney, Sainsbury & Elgar: Works for Violin & Piano
Rupert Marshall-Luck (violin) Matthew Rickard (piano) EM records are proud to release the world premiere recording of the passionate Sonata for Violin and Piano in E-flat by Ivor Gurney, a composer celebrated primarily for his song settings, yet who is revealed here as an incredibly skilled author of chamber music. This emotionally intense and compelling piece is complemented by the much-loved Violin Sonata by Edward Elgar, and Lionel Sainsbury’s virtuosic ‘Soliloquy’ for solo violin. Recorded in the outstanding acoustic of Wyastone Concert Hall in Monmouthshire, EMRCD011 features two critically acclaimed artists: the violinist Rupert Marshall-Luck and the pianist Matthew Rickard. | 
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| |  | Debussy & Elgar: Violin Sonatas
The year’s 1917/18 proved to be an interesting period for three great composers active at the early part of the 20th century. Up until this time each was known primarily for his orchestral music but in 1917/18 the three composers decided to write for smaller combinations involving the violin. This CD allows a comparison of their respective compositional styles in, perhaps, an unfamiliar context. Debussy was to die soon after completing his Violin Sonata; Elgar wrote three valedictory chamber works beginning with the Violin Sonata within this period before entering virtual creative silence apart from the final masterpiece, the Cello Concerto. Sibelius was to continue his quest for symphonic unity with the final version of his Fifth Symphony before ending his career with the last three big orchestral works, symphonies Six and Severn and finally Tapiola in 1926. These four works place him at the pinnacle of 20th century music. “ The interest of the disc...is the Sibelius, for this is the first recording of the violin and piano arrangement of the Humoresques made by Karl Ekman...The versions immediately propose themselves as an indispensable addition to the chamber repertoire, worthy to stand beside Sibelius’s only other significant contribution in this area, the Voces Intimae string quartet.” Sunday Times, 8th May 2011 *** | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
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| |  | Tasmin Little plays Elgar & Bax
This is a reissue of highly acclaimed performances from one of the world’s leading violinists, renowned for her interpretations of English music. “Little and Roscoe give a thrillingly intense and eloquent rendering.” (Bax) Gramophone “...this disc is especially valuable for Bax's powerful Second Sonata, searchingly played.” BBC Music Magazine, August 2010 **** | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
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| |  | Elgar, Strauss & Ravel - Violin Sonatas
Jonathan Crow (violin) & Paul Stewart (piano) “The Elgar's wistful atmosphere is captivating and Jonathan Crow and Paul Stewart catch it nicely.” Gramophone Magazine, January 2009 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Elgar & Grieg - Sonatas for Violin & Piano
Charlie Siem (violin) & Andrei Korobeinikov (piano) Although Grieg and Elgar did not physically cross paths (they neither met nor corresponded), there are enough biographical and musical parallels to beg the question as to why the relationship between them has been largely overlooked. It is these points of contact that makes the combination of these two works on this recording particularly apposite. One has only to consider the similarity in their status not merely as ‘nationalistic composers’ but as important national figures. There are also various biographical parallels: they shared several mutual friends of whom the English composer Frederick Delius is the most notable, Elgar received an honorary doctorate at Oxford University in 1905, Grieg received the same award a year later; during the first orchestral broadcast of Elgar’s music in 1923, the accompanying piece in the program was Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite. Quite apart from these historical parallels there are many mutual points of contact in their compositions, particularly in the case of the two sonatas performed on this CD, one being that the completion of both sonatas coincided with a distancing of their respective writers from the musical nationalism for which they were most associated “…these are performances of remarkable freshness and spontaneity. The recorded ambience and balance are completely sympathetic to the music. It's a delightful disc.” BBC Music Magazine, June 2008 ***** “Two spirited young players are clearly thoroughly enjoying themselves.” Gramophone Magazine, August 2008 “Siem compares and contrasts two big-boned, late-Romantic violin sonatas, and manages to focus unerringly on the musical core of each. His Elgar sonata is by turns confidential and quick-witted, perfectly shaded and full of sweet-sour regrets; the Grieg, a less personal more public piece, receives a more outward-going performance of such authority that one wishes Siem and his equally accomplished pianist, Andrei Korobeinikov, had included another of the works from the Op 45 set rather than the selection of salon pieces by Elgar and Grieg with which they complete the disc.” The Guardian, 30th May 2008 **** “What makes 22-year-old Charlie Siem unusual is his emotional control – so firm, and so British, that it bites into the power of his otherwise fluent account of Elgar’s Violin Sonata. Much to praise in his tight focus and delicate rubato; but couldn’t he sing out more? The Grieg sonata makes an excellent pairing, and Siem’s subtleties are always well-balanced by the clean force of Andrei Korobeinikov’s piano.” The Times, 6th June 2008 *** | | | This item is currently out of stock at the UK distributor. You may order it now but please be aware that it may be six weeks or more before it can be despatched. |
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| |  | Grieg, Elgar and Sibelius - Music for Violin & Piano
The acclaimed Dutch violinist Isabelle van Keulen is joined here by award-winning pianist Ronald Brautigam in a fascinating program of chamber music from Grieg, Elgar and Sibelius. The year 2007 marks an anniversary for each of these great composers. “High-powered playing from Isabelle van Keulen and Ronald Brautigam, flawless in its technical accomplishment and brimful of big-boned vigour and assertiveness.” Gramophone Magazine, Janurary 2008 “Isabelle van Keulen and Ronald Brautigam are artists of keen insight, immaculate musicianship and culture… Moreover they are accorded first-rate sound…” BBC Music Magazine, December 2007 *****  BBC Music Magazine
Chamber Choice - December 2007 |
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| |  | Violin Recital: Simone LamsmaFirst Prize, 2004 Benjamin Britten Violin Competition
Elgar: | Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 82 Romance, Op. 1 Bizarrerie, Op. 13 No. 2 Pastourelle, Op. 4, No. 2 La Capricieuse, Op. 17 Virelai, Op. 4 No. 3 Mazurka, Op. 10 No. 1 Idyll, Op. 4, No. 1 Chanson de Nuit, Op. 15 No. 1 Chanson de Matin, Op. 15 No. 2 Salut d'amour, Op. 12 Offertoire, Op. 11 |
Simone Lamsma (violin) & Yurie Miura (piano) “She [Simone Lamsma] has a seriously fine technique and impeccable intonation, and puts these to use with mature musical intelligence” The Strad | | | (also available to download from $6.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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Lorraine Mcaslan (violin) & John Blakely (piano) “We've heard too little of McAslan on disc since she recorded these heart-warming performances for ASV in 1985 and a fine series for the now defunct Collins Classics. Glorious sound, faultless phrasing, ravishing pianissimos.” BBC Music Magazine, April 2006 **** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Max Rostal
Max Rostal (violin), Colin Horsley (piano) Recorded 1955-57, mono | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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