2 highlight her most productive years and unique cultural identity. In the words of the Catalyst Quartet, 'Price faced extreme obstacles in her lifetime, however her compositional output is vast despite the many barriers placed in her path.
The album consists of four string quartets, three of which have never been recorded, and two piano quintets, one of which has never been recorded, including Price’s Quintet in A minor for Piano and Strings Negro Folksongs in Counterpoint for String Quartet String Quartet in A minor Five Folksongs in Counterpoint for String Quartet and her unfinished String Quartet in G Major and Quintet for Piano and Strings. Price – including four world premiere recordings – performed with pianist Michelle Cann, recipient of the 2021 Price Award. Volume 2 is entirely devoted to the six known string quartet and piano quintet works of composer Florence B. The album is the second issue of a multi-volume anthology highlighting string quartet works by historically important Black composers which aims to bring greater awareness and programming of their music. This eAlbum consists of selected tracks from Lisiecki’s Würzburg recital in 2018. This is the common thread spun throughout the repertoire that we have selected for this album all the pieces embody the notion of passing on ancient folk tales, tales which have lived amongst peoples and across lands for centuries.’įollowing Jan Lisiecki’s release Chopin: Complete Nocturnes, the prolific pianist returns with Night Music – an exploration of the universe of night music with works by Mozart, Ravel and Schumann. One of the reasons we were particularly enamoured of Pohádka (a Czech word which loosely translates as ‘A Tale’) was the focus of the piece on storytelling and how that invited us to let our creativity and imagination flow. Both of us felt incredibly drawn to this piece and also to Janáček’s musical language. Our first concert together took place in the summer of 2018 and included Janáček’s Pohádka. Laura writes: ‘Jâms and I first met in 2017, when I was mesmerised by the sensitivity of his musicianship and the colours he managed to create on the piano. She was born in England to Dutch-Swiss parents, and her career highlights already include winning the BBC Young Musician competition (aged just fifteen), the Edison Klassiek Award 2018 (for her début album) and BBC Music Magazine’s Newcomer Award in 2019. The label début of the Exclusive Chandos Artist Laura van der Heijden explores the rich musical heritage of Bohemia.
Laura van der Heijden, cello Jâms Coleman, piano Unless otherwise specified, each item is a single CD.Įxtra information about some new releases can also be found here. Please let us know if you find any mistakes. Apologies for any omissions, or if the information is not up to our usual standards. The list is large and has been prepared quickly. If your album is chosen for review, we will request a review copy from you, your label or its UK distributor. Our regular writers will receive an email about this list, and will be asked to choose which items they would like to review. Here is our list of new releases, as of 1 January 2022, ordered by release date. January 2022 New Releases Browse a selection of new recordings
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