Tag: Edvard Grieg
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Ida Haendel & Josef Hassid – Their HMV Encores
Two great virtuosos of the mid-twentieth century – Ida Haendel and Josef Hassid – came to prominence at the height of the 78rpm era. Their recordings for HMV with legendary accompanist Gerald Moore have achieved cult status among fans of violin music. This new release from Parnassus brings together their great recordings of short works,…
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Jussi Björling in Concert
“Björling was sadly underused as a concert singer; recordings of renowned recitals such as here offer glimpses of his musicianship even in unfamiliar territory …. Included (also) are familiar encores, as well as his famous Lohengrin Farewell : after many decades they are still benchmark performances.” (James Murray)
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Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces
“this masterly recital … contains playing of great poetic feeling and sensibility .. Bell-Ringing has a remarkable range of colour and dynamics … there are many (other) individual insights … nothing is routine, and there is a concentration that give these miniatures a freshness and depth that few artists can match” (Penguin Guide 3 stars)
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25 Piano Favorites
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25 Wedding Favorites
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Dag Wiren: Serenade For String
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Grieg: Works for Solo Piano (The LittleVoxBox Edition)
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Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites; Piano Concerto
“in imagination and delicacy of feeling, combined with natural authoritative brilliance, this … performance is unsurpassed….moment of magic…natural spontaneous flow…consistently disarming…one of the great bargains of the catalogue” (Penguin Rosette 1998 re Concerto/Lyric Pieces) “I urge you to buy it,….. for the concerto is very special and will certainly be a candidate for my “Critics’…
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Grieg & Sibelius Favourites
I enjoyed this (Mackerras) record very much indeed, for its excellent performances, and for its variety, sensibly arranged to afford the greatest enjoyment -a good blend of the very familiar and the less well known….Mackerras is as sympathetic to such things as the Grieg Elegiac Melodies as he is effective with Finlandia. Sibelius’ beautiful Elegy…
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Für Elise (Lullabies for Liz)
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Immortal Fire: Music for Female Saints
This is already being hailed as a superb-sounding debut record from the Girl Choristers & Lay Clerks using the well-known acoustic qualities of this great Cathedral. The strong theme is “music for Female Saints” & those heralded here include St Ursula, St Cecilia & St Margaret of Scotland, the latter featured in a newly commissioned…
