Nimbus Records
Benjamin: Picture a day like this (Nimbus Records)
This powerful, moving, beautiful and disturbing new work is a triumph [SB]
Saxton: Orchestral Works (Nimbus Records)
Robert Saxton’s two recent substantial works, well played and recorded [HC]
Phibbs: String Quartets Nos 2-4 (Nimbus Records)
Strikingly lyrical ideas that conspire to batter at the heart and the mind [RB]
George Benjamin: Picture a day like this (Nimbus)
A beautiful, subtle, yet fully effective portrait of grief [MBu]
Blackford: Songs of Nadia Anjuman (Nimbus Records)
Moving, expressive poetry set to intense but accessible music and performed with burning conviction [JQ]
David Ponsford (organ): Corrette & Dandrieu (Nimbus Records)
A perfect match of music, organ and performer [JV]
O L Fernândez: Piano music (Nimbus Records)
Imaginative and evocative music vividly played makes for a fabulous addition to this series [RCh]
French Music for 2 Pianos (Nimbus Records)
A delightful collection of Hahn, Koechlin, and Tailleferre for two pianos [RMas]
Sawyers: Mayflower on the Sea of Time (Nimbus)
A very interesting piece in a fine live performance [JQ]
Advent Carols from St. John’s (Nimbus)
(Déjà Review) Evocative and beautifully sung [CT]
Gnattali: Piano Music (Nimbus Records)
Brazilian music owes a lot to Radamés Gnattali and this is an excellent showcase of his piano music [RCh]
Bach: Organ Music Vol. 12 (Nimbus)
(Déjà Review) No Bach lover should be without some of Kevin Bowyer’s recordings of this perennially fascinating music [PGW]
French Music for Two Pianos (Nimbus)
Martin Jones and Adrian Farmer are masters of the French duo/duet repertory [WK]
Mignone: Piano Music (Nimbus Records)
A marvellous piano recital showcasing this important figure in Brazilian music [RCh]
Zinka Milanov (soprano) Sings Verdi (Nimbus)
(Déjà Review) These excerpts from four favourite roles show Milanov almost constantly in the best possible light [GF]
Chopin: Complete Waltzes & Impromptus (Nimbus)
(Déjà Review) This goes straight to the top of my list of favourite Chopin CDs [RMo]
Beethoven: Late String Quartets (Nimbus Alliance)
(Déjà Review) Technically highly assured performances which communicate Beethoven’s vision well [PCW]
Cesare Siepi (bass) (Nimbus Prima Voce)
Hearing Cesare Siepi in his mature youth is a treat indeed [GF]
Sawyers: String Concertos (Nimbus)
The sixth impressive release of consistently impressive music [NB]
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier (Nimbus Records)
A recording that romantic era piano fanciers will have to have [PGW]
Antheil: Carnegie Hall Concert 1927 (Nimbus)
(Déjà Review) Indispensable to anyone interested in American music and the musical experiments of the 1920s [BBr]
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