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Dominy Clements
Silvestrov: Piano Works (Le Palais des Dégustateurs)
Performances that can turn the abstract towards the poetic, and simplicity into sophistication [DC]
Lutoslawski: Opera Omnia, Vol 3 (CD Accord)
(Déjà Review) The gold standard for these works [DC]
Bach: French Suites (Gramola)
A very solid choice for Bach’s French Suites on harpsichord [DC]
Rautavaara: Orchestral Music (Ondine)
(Déjà Review) Deserving of a lasting place in contemporary repertoire [DC]
Couperin: Pièces de violes avec la basse chiffrée (Challenge Classics)
Excellent in every way [DC]
Presumed Beethoven (Arcana)
Six delightful quartets, but who was their composer? [DC]
Haydn: String Quartets (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Authentic, and very easy to recommend [DC]
In Search of Lost Time — Shchedrin, Stravinsky, Sergei Taneyev (Genuin)
Monumental input from each composer, and recording and performance quality to match [DC]
Bach: Goldberg Variations (Hyperion)
Captivating, mesmerising, and life-enhancing [DC]
Elgar: Violin Concerto (Rubicon)
Love, passion, heartbreak and reconciliation – everything you want from Elgar at his best [DC]
Hiller: Symphonies (cpo)
A pair of surprising and rousing symphonies from a little-known source [DC]
CPE Bach: Cello Concertos (Channel Classics)
Impressive stuff with an individual approach from the soloist [DC]
Hingeston: Fantasy-Suites (cpo)
Hingeston is “something of an inside secret” [DC]
Stracchi: Shakespeare’s Mirror (Hunnia Records)
A gentle interweaving of Shakespeare and music [DC]
Sibelius: Symphonies 2 & 5 (Ondine)
(Déjà Review) All in all, a magnificent success [DC]
Chopin: The Complete Waltzes (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Breathtaking technique and musicality combined [DC]
Gordon: Field of Vision (Cantaloupe)
A vast sonic experience that is worth encountering [DC]
Schwindl: Symphonies (Capriccio)
One of those new classical discoveries that don’t come along every day [DC]
Fomin & Wanczura: Orchestral Works (cpo)
Something of an off-the-beaten-track treasure [DC]
Earl: 75th Birthday Tribute (Somm Recordings)
A fine recording that will enhance any piano collection [DC]
Felix Mendelssohn: Organ Sonatas (First Hand Records)
Offers pretty much all you could ask for from these works [DC]
Reich: Music for 18 Musicians, Double Sextet, Radio Rewrite (Harmonia Mundi)
Second time around, but still just as good [DC]
Milestones (Signum Records)
A very nice thing to have around, or to give as a gift to more musically conservative friends [DC]
Andrea Bacchetti (piano): Live at Fazioli Concert Hall (Artemisia)
A substantial and well-crafted recital. [DC]





































