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BENJAMIN BRITTEN Holiday Diary, 5 Waltzes, Notturno (Night Piece) Temporal Variations, Two Insect Pieces, with Sarah Francis, Oboe |
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Hyperion CDA 66776 Helios |
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"One of the most magical discs of Britten yet made" Fanfare |
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"Michael Dussek s'y montre remarquable, notamment dans Holiday Diary, qui marie humour, tendresse, truculence, reffinement avec une vivacité, une plénitude, une liquidité
de toucher d'une lumière extraordinaire, en une rare affinité poétique avec l'oeuvre, culminant dans les résonances immobiles, le chatoiement sensuel de Night, où l'on admire un jeu de pédale d'une clarté et d'une fluidité miraculeuses. Dans lesValses, schubertiennes d'inspiration, Dussek deploié un superb cantabile, nuancé de demi teintes flottantes, remarquablement inspirées (variations de la Cinquieme), au gré d'un discours très ferme qui donne puissance et corps à des pages facilement évanescents." Repertoire |
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"Michael Dussek proves a magnetic interpreter of the solo piano music,bringing out the sparkle of the boyhood walztes (or "Walztes" as the boy Britten called them) and the Holiday Diary. He then finds intense poetry and magic in the Night Piece." Penguin Guide to Compact Discs |
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| ARNOLD BAX Songs, with Jean Rigby, mezzo soprano and Ian Partridge, tenor | |
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"The composer's emotions plus his prowess as a pianist led him to write the most elaborate accompaniments, here brilliantly played by Michael Dussek, making light of the technical difficulties." Penguin Guide to Compact Discs |
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"The songs' almost operatic vocal lines and undeniably orchestral piano writing are magnificently brought to life by singers Ian Partridge and Jean Rigby, and by the pianist Michael Dussek." Daily Telegraph |
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"Michael Dussek's accompaniments are a model of scrupulous musicality" Gramophone |
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| EDMUND RUBBRA Complete music for piano solo, with Rachel Dussek, piano | |
| Dutton CDLX 7112 | |
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"Here is an example of a record company getting everything right. An outstanding artist playing worthy yet neglected repertoire in beautifully recorded sound... It would be hard to imagine a more congenial, sensitive and perceptive advocate of this music than Michael Dussek, whose innate musicality and instrumental command are evident from first note to last. Everything is natural, nothing is forced, and the blend of lyricism,contrapuntal clarity and the underlying harmonic rhythm is exemplary.And the recorded sound is so perfectly matched to the spirit and texture of the music that it must be counted as an act of interpretation in itself." BBC Music Magazine "Michael Dussek,whose father studied with Rubbra at Worcester College Oxford,performs his usual selfless and flawless mission in facilitating access to works by deserving British composers." Piano Journal Recommended in The Good C.D. Guide |
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| EDMUND RUBBRA Violin Sonatas, with Krysia Osostowicz, violin | |
| Dutton CDLX 7101 | |
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"Osostowicz and Dussek make out the strongest imaginable case for Rubbra's neglected violin works. Their empathetic ensemble generates performances of flawless integrity and insight,and one wonders why Rubbra's superb Third Sonata, particularly, hasn't secured a niche in the repertoire. Recommended." BBC Music Magazine 5-star recommendation |
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The Third Sonata "is a simply wondrous piece... fully deserving of the exalted advocacy it receives on this enterprising anthology.Indeed Osostowicz and Dussek form an outstandingly sympathetic partnership and they are handsomely served by impeccably balanced sound. An invaluable and enormously rewarding release, in sum, enthusiastically recommended." Gramophone. Short-listed for Gramophone Award. |
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"The Second Violin Sonata, with Albert Sammons and Gerald Moore, was the first Rubbra work to reach the gramophone. Although Frederick Grinke and the composer himself recorded it for Decca in the early days of the LP, there has been no decent modern recording. Krysia Osostowicz and Michael Dussek are worth waiting for, since not only the recording but also, surprisingly, the performance eclipses both its distinguished predecessors." Penguin Guide to Compact Discs |
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| KENNETH LEIGHTON Piano Trio, Partita for cello and piano, Metamorphoses for violin and piano, with Andrew Fuller, cello and Lorraine McAslan violin | |
| Dutton CDLX 7118 | |
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"The performances (by three superb musicians) are magnificent - pure, nuanced, expressive, even exalted. Dutton's sonics are wonderful: full, vivid, natural, immediate. On every level - music, performance, recording - this is one of the best recordings of modern chamber music you will ever hear." American Record Guide |
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"This most impressive disc... is an ideal introduction to this important, but still underrated composer.He is not underrated by these artists,however, who play with passionate conviction and splendid risk-taking attack: they are admirably recorded."
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"There are committed and powerful performances from all three artists, who are completely inside this fine music. This is a first-rate recording, and the recorded sound is in the top flight." Penguin Guide to Compact Discs |
| EDMUND RUBBRA Cello Sonata with Pierre Doumange, cello. Also Rubbra String Quartets nos. 1 and 3 played by the Dante Quartet | |
| Dutton CDLX 7123 | |
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"Pierre Doumange teams up with pianist Michael Dussek for a cogent and impassioned account of the 1946 Cello Sonata, more convincing than either comparative rival." Gramophone |
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"An urgent,profoundly expressive reading of the Cello Sonata, slightly preferable even to Raphael Wallfisch and John York's account." BBC Music Magazine, 5-star recommendation |
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| EDMUND RUBBRA Lyric Movement for String Quartet and Piano, with the Dante String Quartet. Also Rubbra String Quartets nos. 2 and 4 | |
| Dutton CDLX 7114 | |
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"Pianist Michael Dussek joins proceedings for a stylish and delectably unforced account of the Lyric Movement of 1929." Gramophone; Short-listed for Gramophone Award |
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Recommended in The Good C.D. Guide
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| EDMUND RUBBRA Piano Trios nos. 1 and 2; Oboe Sonata etc. Endymion Ensemble | |
| Dutton CDLX 7106 | |
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"A peach of a disc." Gramophone |
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"An outstanding issue." Record Review |
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| YORK BOWEN 2 Piano Trios, Horn Quintet Endymion Ensemble | |
| Dutton CDLX 7115 | |
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"Superb performances" Guardian 5-star recording |
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"Admirably played - a feast of romantic chamber music rewarding to explore." Gramophone |
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| YORK BOWEN Suite for Violin and Piano, Violin Sonata, Cello Sonata Endymion Ensemble: Krysia Osostowicz, violin; Jane Salmon cello | |
| Dutton CDLX 7120 | |
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"These musicians play Bowen with dedication and enthusiasm. I particularly commend the pianist, whose warmth of tone and virtuosity reflect the fact that Bowen was himself a pianist. These three works are all major additions to our knowledge of this composer, strong statements from three periods of his compositional life, of consistently high quality, beautifully played." American Record Guide |
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"Michael Dussek revels in some Rachmaninov-like virtuoso figuration." BBC Music Magazine |
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"The rehabilitation of York Bowen continues apace with this appealing triptych of chamber works, passionately performed by members of the Endymion Ensemble." Gramophone |
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| York Bowen Sonatas for Flute and Piano, Oboe and Piano, Clarinet and Piano, Horn and Piano Endymion Ensemble: Helen Keen, Flute, Melinda Maxwell, Oboe, Mark van de Wiel, clarinet , Stephen Stirling, Horn | |
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Released November 2003 |
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| GRANVILLE BANTOCK Violin Sonatas 1 and 2, Coronach;Salve regina with Lorraine McAslan, violin | |
| Dutton CDLX 7119 | |
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"McAslan and Dussek play as if they believe in every note - as perhaps they do - and it's difficult to believe the sonatas could have more eloquent and effective advocacy." International Record Review |
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"These interpretations are consistently compelling and sure-footed...This is another winning addition to what is turning out to be an invaluable series." Gramophone |
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| GRANVILLE BANTOCK Cello Sonatas 1 and 2 with Andrew Fuller cello | |
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"These works are extremely well played and the disc makes a satisfying successor to Fuller's and Dussek's previous recital for Dutton of Parry, Hurlstone and Harty." International Record Review |
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"First-rate performances of some appealing cello rarities." Gramophone, Editor's Choice. |
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Recommended in The Good C.D. Guide
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