Building a Library, Poulenc (composer)
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Poulenc: Piano Concerto & Concert champêtre
RecommendedMark Bebbington (piano), Jan Latham-Koenig, John Roberts (oboe), Jonathan Davies (bassoon)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
[Oboe Sonata] their expressive yet understated performance is the highlight of an attractive, well played, and beautifully recorded disc. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2020, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Concerto
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Building a Library, June 2023, Also Recommended (Piano Concerto in C sharp minor)
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The playing sparkles. None of these pieces will challenge the intellect, but each in turn tickles the senses. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2015, Editor's Choice
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Building A Library, June 2021, Also Recommended - K452
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Poulenc: Piano Concertos & Aubade
RecommendedLouis Lortie (piano), with Hélène Mercier (piano)
BBC Philharmonic, Edward Gardner
[Lortie and Mercier] perform [the Poulenc] with great panache, also capturing the work's more reflective qualities, with Edward Gardner and the BBC Philharmonic providing by turns zestful and... — More…
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Building a Library, June 2023, Recommended Recording (Piano Concerto in C sharp minor)
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If you're after a single disc sampler of the main chamber works, James Levine's collaboration with the Ensemble Wien-Berlin offers eloquent and chic accounts of the Sextet, flute and clarinet... — More…
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Building a Library, May 2003, First Choice
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Bezaly & Brautigam: Masterworks for Flute and Piano RecommendedSharon Bezaly (flute) & Ronald Brautigam (piano)
Sharon Bezaly is rarely less than impressive. Her well-constructed programmes are performed with a mixture of virtuosity and rich tone, making her name almost a guarantee of quality. Partnered... — More…
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Building a Library, November 2015, First Choice
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Martha Argerich: Lugano Concertos
RecommendedMartha Argerich (piano), with Alexander Gurning (piano), with Paul Gulda & Rico Gulda (piano), with Akane Sakai (piano), with Alexander Mogilevsky (piano), with Gabriela Montero (piano), Susan Roberts, Helene Schneidermann, Daniel Norman, Carsten Wittmoser, Yulia Zaichkina, Alexander Mogilevsky...
I would not deter anyone from duplicating because...there are many moments and passages of pure delight, often deriving from the frisson of a live performance (listen to the Poulenc!) One marvels... — More…
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Building a Library, May 2017, Also Recommended
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