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ARVO PART
Symphony No. 4 / Kanon Pokajanen Los Angeles Philharmonic / Esa-Pekka Salonen [ ECM New Series / CD - released 16/Sep/2010 ] "Arvo Part evokes symphonic serenity for the City Of Angels" (William Dart NZ Herald) |
TIGRAN MANSURIAN
Ars Poetica Armenian Chamber Choir / Robert Mlkeyan (conductor) [ ECM New Series / CD - released 10/May/2008 ] "This is open, honest fare - no games, no gimmicks, no special effects. The musical expression of a poetic image is what engages the composer. Nothing else intrudes because nothing else matters." American Record Guide |
ELENA KARAINDROU
The Weeping Meadow Trilogy (film soundtrack) Eleni Karaindrou (piano) Maria Bildea (harp) Konstantinos Raptis (accordion) Socratis Sinopoulos (constantinople lyra) / Hellenic Vocal Ensemble [ ECM Records / CD - released 24/Jul/2004 ] "I don't know whether it was the nostalgic sound of the Russian accordion, or the cry of the cello that touched me. I don't know whether it was the angelic fingerings of the harp or the whisper of the Constantinople lyra... |
JEAN BARRAQUE
Sonate pour piano (Sonata for piano) Herbert Henck (piano) [ ECM Records / CD - released 28/Jun/2008 ] Herbert Henck is a committed advocate of 20th century music |
Herbert Henck : piano
Mompou, Frederico - Musica Callada [ ECM Records / CD ] This disc contains all four books of Mompou's piano cycle Música Callada |
ARVO PART
Part: Lamentate The Hilliard Ensemble / Alexei Lubimov (piano) / SWR Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Andrey Boreyko (conductor) [ ECM New Series / 2 CD - released 13/Nov/2005 ] "Pärt's moving lament for the living brings from him rarely heard power" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine Nov 2005 |
HANDEL
Handel - Suites For Keyboard Keith Jarrett, piano [ ECM Records / CD - released 1/Jan/2000 ] Recorded September 1993. A classical pianist of the first rank |
HANDEL
The Eight Great Suites HWV426-433 Lisa Smirnova (piano) [ ECM / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/2012 ] "Although she engages with period practice...she's no slave to it, producing something unapologetically pianistic and sometimes anachronistic here...Handel with care? Undeniably. And with captivating flair in spades." BBC Music Magazine:... |