New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-up - 18th August 2017
Daniel Barenboim's remarkable career as a pianist is celebrated with a new box from DG, while Yekwon Sunwoo, Gold Medal winner of this year's Van Cliburn competition leads the way for the latest generation of pianists. Releases dedicated to two twentieth-century composers, Elliott Carter and Peter Maxwell Davies also feature this week.
Elliott Carter: Late Works
Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Oliver Knussen (conductor)
An impressive cast of artists join together in this recording dedicated to the late works by iconic American composer Elliott Carter (1908–2012). The album includes five premiere recordings, including Carter’s final work Epigrams for piano trio, featuring Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Isabelle Faust and Jean-Guihen Queyras.
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Handel: Parnasso in Festa, HWV73
David Hansen (Apollo), Robin Johannsen (Clio), Kangmin Justin Kim (Orfeo), Jenny Högstrom (Calliope), La Cetra Barockorchester & Vokalensemble Basel, Andrea Marcon
Andrea Marcon and La Cetra Barockorchester made this recording shortly before their successful Netherlands premiere of the opera in November 2016. Handel’s sumptuous work from 1734 celebrates the marriage of Princess Anne and Prince William of Orange, and is packed with breathtaking arias, duets and choruses.
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Telemann’s twelve flute fantasias remain a challenge for today’s players, as they were in the eighteenth century. Ashley Solomon presents an opportunity to hear two unique baroque flutes, both made in 1760, alongside a modern copy. Combining all three on this recording opens a new sound world and breathes fresh life into these works.
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC, Hi-Res+ FLAC
Peter Maxwell Davies’s later music powerfully evokes the isolated majesty of his Orkney island home. It was for the Hebrides Ensemble that he wrote several works. The ensemble reciprocates his friendship with definitive performances of works from his last decade, including the single completed movement of a string quartet left
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition is recognised as one of the most prestigious prizes in music. This disc includes a selection of pieces performed by Gold Medal winner, Yekwon Sunwoo, including Marc-André Hamelin's Toccata on “L'homme armé, specially commissioned as a test piece for the competition.
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
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