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Johannes BRAHMS (1833–1897) Complete Works for Piano Four Hands and Two Pianos Silke-Thora Matthies and Christian Köhn, Pianos
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To make his works more accessible to the general public, Johannes Brahms produced a raft of arrangements for piano four hands and two pianos. These included his symphonic and orchestral music, as well as both the piano concertos, chamber works, A German Requiem and original pieces such as the Hungarian Dances and the Sonata for Two Pianos . This collection brings together for the first time the acclaimed recordings by Silke-Thora Matthies and Christian Köhn, much praised for their ‘breathtakingly fine-tuned ensemble work’ ( ClassicsToday.com ). All of Brahms’ arrangements of his own works are included as well as his versions of compositions by Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann and Joseph Joachim.
8.501803 [18 Discs] Release Date: 24 Jun 2022
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Bokyung Byun Guitar Laureate Recital Winner, 2021 Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) Competition C. ASSAD • BROUWER • CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO KAYA • LAM • LUIZ • PONCE • SEIXAS
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Bokyung Byun, winner of the 2021 Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) Competition and one of the most formidable classical guitarists of the younger generation, presents here a wide variety of music from diverse nationalities and eras. From 18th-century Classicism and 20th-century works inspired by the mastery of Andrés Segovia, to the eclectic works of today, Byun takes us through many moods and cultural styles in a dazzling display of virtuosity, bravura and immense sensitivity. Click to listen to CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO, M.: Tre preludi mediterranei, Op. 176: No. 3. Danza LISTEN
8.574433 Release Date: 10 Jun 2022
These Distances Between Us 21st-Century Songs of Longing BRANDWEIN • HILL • RUDMAN • SANTORE Emily Jaworski Koriath, Mezzo-soprano • Tad Koriath, Piano Jonathan Santore and Craig Brandwein, Computer generated electronics
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The four American composers on this album have all won recognition for their diverse approaches to contemporary art song. Both Emmy-nominated Craig Brandwein, in his beautiful Three Rilke Songs and Jonathan Santore in Two Letters of Sulpicia use computer generated electronics to enhance the vocal line, while Edie Hill’s setting of poems by Amy Lowell exemplifies why her music has been described as ‘full of mystery’ ( Stereophile ). The common thread running throughout Jessica Rudman’s works is expressivity, and These Distances Between Us charts a cycle that recognizes the precarious nature of personal connections.
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8.559908 Release Date: 24 Jun 2022
Click to listen to HILL, E.: The Giver of Stars: Six Poems of Amy Lowell: No. 4. The Giver of Stars
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Italian Guitar Rarities BETTINELLI • BRESCIANELLO • CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO GHEDINI • GIULIANI • MALIPIERO • PAGANINI Giuseppe Buscemi, Guitar
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This programme represents a harvest of rare Italian gems from Baroque to contemporary masters for an instrument that has been of great significance to Italian culture for centuries. Exploration of the guitar’s expressiveness ranges from the lyrical amiability of Brescianello’s Partita No. 7 to Paganini’s delightful miniatures, and the improvisational austerity of Bettinelli’s Cinque preludi . Virtuosity can be found in Malipiero’s only guitar work, the dramatic Preludio , and Giuliani’s extraordinary Rossiniana . Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s meditative Aranci in fiore , was written in gratitude for the gift of a basket of oranges.
Click to listen to GIULIANI, M.: Rossiniana No. 2, Op. 120
8.574400 Release Date: 24 Jun 2022
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GREAT COMPOSERS IN WORDS AND MUSIC Written by Davinia Caddy Narrated by Lucy Scott
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Claude DEBUSSY (1862–1918) Claude Debussy is regarded by many as the quintessential French composer, with music that invited both warm applause and frosty criticism in his day. While our ears no longer hear him as controversial, his works heralded the dawn of an artistic period founded on innovation and experiment, and a desire to break with the past in search of new expressive means. With never a dull moment, Debussy went from being a musical misfit at the Paris Conservatoire to bohemian life amongst the Symbolist poets with involvement in some scandalous love affairs. The transformative effect of pieces such as the Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune eventually saw him awarded the Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur in 1903. The narrative is illustrated with musical excerpts from Children’s Corner , String Quartet in G minor , Images , Nocturnes and Pelléas et Mélisande , among many others.
8.578364 Release Date: 10 Jun 2022
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