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Matthew Taylor: String Quartets Nos. 5, 6 and 7 / Dante, Allegri & Salieri String Quartets

1 CD / Toccata / 2013-02-26

Works: Matthew Taylor: Quartet for Strings no 5, Op. 35; Quartet for Strings no 6, Op. 36; Quartet for Strings no 7, Op. 37
Conductors:
Ensemble: Allegri String Quartet; Dante String Quartet; Salieri String Quartet

Matthew Taylor's sense of musical architecture - extending the symphonic tradition of Sibelius and Nielsen into the modern age - can be felt in his...continue...
Recording information: All Saint's Church, Durham Road, East Finchley, London (05/23/2012-05/24/2012)....continue...

David Matthews: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 2 - Quartets nos 5 & 12 / Kreutzer Quartet

1 CD / Toccata / 2012-10-30

Works: David Matthews: Quartet for Strings no 5, Op. 36; Quartet for Strings no 12, Op. 114
Conductors:
Ensemble: Kreutzer Quartet

Vol.2 in the Toccata Classics cycle of the complete string quartets of Matthews (b. 1943). The American critic Reilly described the music on Volume One...continue...
Recording information: St John the Baptist, Aldbury, London (06/25/2010); St Peter and St Paul, Tring (06/25/2010); St John the Baptist, Aldbury, London (10/26/2011); St Peter and St Paul, Tring (10/2...continue...

Nikolai Korndorf: Complete Music for Cello - concerto capriccioso; Triptych; Passacaglia / Alexander Ivashkin, cello; Anya Alexeyev, piano

1 CD / Toccata / 2012-10-30

Works: Nikolai Korndorf: Concerto capriccioso, for cello, strings & percussion; Triptych, for cello & piano; Passacaglia for cello solo
Performers: Alexeyev, Anya; Ivashkin, Alexander
Conductors: Krimets, Konstantin
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra of Moscow

Russian composer Korndorf (1947 - 2001) was a larger-than-life character and wrote music that was similarly expansive and urgent. His 3 works for solo cello...continue...

David Braid: Chamber and Instrumental Music / Grace Davidson, Yuri Kalnits, Peter Cigleris, Jelena Lakovic

1 CD / Toccata / 2012-10-30

Works: David Braid: Morning (Neruda), for voice & string quartet, Op. 3; Pieces (3) for solo piano, Op. 8; Invention for violin & piano, Op. 11; Sonata for Quartet, Op. 13; Infinite Reminiscence for 2 piano...
Performers: Cigleris, Peter [Clarinet]; Davidson, Grace; Ekins, John-Paul [Piano]; Hori, Mikako [Piano]; Kalnits, Yuri; Lakovic, Jelena [Piano]; Morneweg, Julia [Cello]; Podobedov, Sergei; Stoycheva, Rossitza [P...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Erato Piano Trio; Tippett Quartet

British composer Braid (b. 1970), studied in London, Oxford and Kraków. His music shows something of that double inheritance, bringing together the lyricism of such...continue...

John Pickard: Chamber Music / Rupert Marshall-Luck, violin & viola; Sophie Harris, cello; Ian Mitchell, bass clarinet; Mattew Rickard, piano

1 CD / Toccata / 2012-10-30

Works: John Pickard: Piano Trio; Insomnia, for violin & piano; Chaconne for viola; Valedictions, for cello & piano; Sonata for Violin; Snowbound, for bass clarinet, cello & piano
Performers: Harris, Sophie; Marshall-Luck, Rupert; Mitchell, Ian; Rickard, Matthew

Reviews of music by the English composer Pickard (b. 1963) have stated that 'he has the technique and the temperament to emerge as one of...continue...
Recording information: St George's, Bristol, England (01/09/2012-01/10/2012)....continue...

Pianist John McCabe: Farewell Recital: Schubert, Ravel, Casken, McCabe et al. / John McCabe, piano

1 CD / Toccata / 2012-07-10

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in A minor, D 784/Op. 143; Emily Howard: Sky and Water, for piano; John Casken: The Haunting Bough, for piano; Maurice Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales; John McC...
Performers: McCabe, John [Composer, Piano]

In August 2010, at the Presteigne Festival on the Welsh borders, John McCabe gave his last public piano recital, bringing to an end a career...continue...
Recording information: St. Andrew's Church, Presteigne, Powys (08/29/2010)....continue...

Igor Raykhelson: Viola Concerto; Violin Concerto / Yuri Bashmet, viola; Nikolay Sachenko, violin

1 CD / Toccata / 2012-07-10

Works: Igor Raykhelson: Concerto for Violin in C minor; Concerto for Viola in A minor
Performers: Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Sachenko, Nikolay
Conductors: Vandelli, Claudio; Slatkovsky, Alexander
Ensemble: Novaya Rossiya Orchestra

In the words of his friend, violist and conductor Yuri Bashmet, composer-pianist Igor Raykhelson "possesses a superb mastery of both classical and jazz idioms." The...continue...

Philip Ramey: Piano Music, Vol. 3 / Stephen Gosling, piano

1 CD / Toccata / 2011-10-11

Works: Phillip Ramey: Suite, for piano; Short Pieces (2), for piano; Toccata Giocosa, for piano; Slavic Rhapsody (The Novgorod Kremlin at Night), for piano; Burlesque-Paraphrase on a Theme of Stephen Foster...
Performers: Gosling, Stephen

The piano music of American composer Phillip Ramey (b. 1939) is rooted in the motoric athleticism of Prokofiev and Bartók and then seasoned with sober...continue...
Recording information: Patrych Sound Studios, Bronx, New York (05/07/2010-05/10/2010)....continue...

Mario Lavista: Complete String Quartets

1 CD / Toccata / 2011-07-12

Works: Mario Lavista: Quartet for Strings no 2 ("Reflejos de la Noche"); Quartet for Strings no 3 ("Música para mi vecino"); Quartet for Strings no 4 ("Sinfonías"); Quartet for Strings no 5 ("Siet...

The string quartets of Mexico's leading contemporary composer, performed by Latin America's leading string quartet. The influences on the work of Mario Lavista (b. 1943)...continue...
Recording information: Sala Silvestre Revueltas, Estudios Churubusco, Mexico C (02/19/2007-02/20/2007)....continue...

Matthews: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 1

1 CD / Toccata / 2010-05-11

Works: David Matthews: Quartet for Strings no 4, Op. 27; Adagio for string quartet, Op. 56a; Quartet for Strings no 6, Op. 56; Quartet for Strings no 10, Op. 84

To date David Matthews (b. 1943) has written seven symphonies and eleven string quartets. This first volume of his complete string quartets presents works written...continue...
Recording information: Dukes Hall, Royal Academy of Music, London, England (08/04/2008/08/05/2008)....continue...

Krzysztof Meyer: Complete Works for Cello and Piano / Mizerska, Abbate, Glensk

1 CD / Toccata / 2009-07-14

Works: Krysztof Meyer: Sonata for cello & piano no 1, Op. 62; Canzona for cello & piano, Op. 56; Sonata for cello & piano no 2, Op. 99
Performers: Abbate, Emma; Glensk, Katarzyna; Mizerska, Evva

Krzysztof Meyer, a student of Penderecki, Lutoslawski, and Nadia Boulanger, is one of the leading Polish composers of the day. His music marries a powerful...continue...

Spratley: Music for String Orchestra / Spratley, Manchester Sinfonia, et al

1 CD / Toccata / 2009-07-14

Works: Philip Spratley: Sinfonietta for orchestra, Op. 6; Byard's Leap, concertino for clarinet & orchestra, Op. 27; A Gallery of Cats, concertino for recorder & orchestra, Op. 26; In Outlaw Country, suite ...
Performers: Jones, Eira Lynn; Merrick, Linda; Redfern, Tracey; Turner, John
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Spratley, Philip
Ensemble: Manchester Sinfonia; Royal Ballet Sinfonia

A fresh, original, and immediately attractive voice in British music, Philip Spratley has roots in English folksong, and his compositions are strongly evocative of the...continue...

Vuori: Symphonies no 1 and 2 / Pirilä, Hyvinkää Orchestra

1 CD / Toccata / 2008-08-12

Works: Hari Vuori: Symphony no 1; Symphony no 2
Conductors: Pirilä, Tuomas

Harri Vuori is one of the leading voices among contemporary Finnish composers. This is the first recording of two symphonies hot off the presses: No....continue...

Ramey: Piano Music Vol 2 / Conti

1 CD / Toccata / 2008-06-10

Works: Phillip Ramey: Diversions (8) for Piano; Epigrams, Book 1; Leningrad Rag "Mutations on Scott Joplin"; Winter Nocturne; Toccata for Piano no 1; Ode for F.D.R.; Toccata for Piano no 2; Sonata for Piano...
Performers: Conti, Mirian

After the huge critical success of the first CD of Phillip Ramey's piano music, Toccata is pleased to announce the release of a second disc....continue...

Lees: Piano Music 1947-2005 / Conti

1 CD / Toccata / 2008-06-10

Works: Benjamin Lees: Toccata, for piano; Six Ornamental Etudes, for piano; Three Preludes, for piano; Sonata Breve, for piano; Odysseys (3), for piano
Performers: Conti, Mirian

This long overdue disc is dedicated to the piano music of Benjamin Lees! For the many listeners new to Lee's music, be prepared to discover...continue...

Tormis: Works for Men's Voices / Kraus, Eberhard, et al

1 CD / Toccata / 2007-10-09

Works: Veljo Tormis: An Aboriginal Song, for chorus; Kaksikpühendus, diptühhon (Double Dedication, diptych), for chorus; Crosswind, for men's chorus; Meie varjud (Our Shadows), for chorus; Forging...
Performers: Emilsson, Erik; Engstrom, Stefan; Johansson, Emil; Lindberg, Staffan; Midgren, Johannes; Sternby, Johan; Stervander, Martin; Tormis, Veljo [Composer]

"(Tormis') music is tonal but steeped in close-voicings, pungent dissonances, often dense textures, and wide vocal and dynamic range. The musical material is most often...continue...

Raykhelson: Jazz Suite, Little Symphony / Bashmet, et al

1 CD / Toccata / 2007-04-10

Works: Igor Raykhelson: Little Symphony for strings in G minor; Reflections; Adagio for viola and strings; Jazz Suite, for viola, saxophone and orchestra
Performers: Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Butman, Igor; Goloubev, Yuri; Raykhelson, Igor; Revich, Elena; Revitch, Elena; Zizak, Eduard
Conductors: Bashmet, Yuri
Ensemble: Moscow Soloists

Igor Raykhelson studied both classical and jazz piano, and early in his career formed a jazz quartet, 'The Emerging Stars.' In 1979 Raykhelson moved to...continue...
Personnel: Igor Raykhelson (piano); Elena Revich (violin); Yuri Bashmet (viola); Igor Butman (saxophone); Yuri Goloubev (double bass)....continue...

Plakidis: Songs for the Wind and Blood / Sne, Riga Chamber

1 CD / Toccata / 2007-04-10

Works: Peteris Plakidis: Music for piano, strings & timpani; Songs for the Wind & Blood, for voice & orchestra; Concerto for 2 oboes & strings; Concerto-Ballad for 2 violins, piano & strings
Performers: Beitans, Dzintars; Bigaca, Antra; Pauls, Andris; Pelnens, Vilnis; Plakidis, Peteris; Urbans, Uldis
Conductors: Sne, Normund
Ensemble: Riga Chamber Players

The music of Peteris Plakidis, born in 1947, is rooted in the melodic character of Latvian folk music, which imbues all his works with a...continue...

Matthew Taylor: String Quartet 3, Piano Trio / Brabbins, BBC

1 CD / Toccata / 2007-03-13

Works: Matthew Taylor: Piano Trio, Op. 17; Quartet for Strings no 3, Op. 18; Conflict and Consolation, for brass, timpani & percussion, Op. 19
Conductors: ; Brabbins, Martyn
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Lowbury Piano Trio

Matthew Taylor's music (b. 1964) seeks to give the symphonic tradition continued relevance in the modern age. These three works, composed consecutively between 1993 and...continue...

Ramey: Piano Music / Stephen Gosling

1 CD / Toccata / 2006-06-13

Works: Phillip Ramey: Color Etudes, for piano; Memorial (In Memoriam Alexander Tcherepnin), for piano; Chromatic Waltz, for piano; Sonata for Piano no 1; Sonata for Piano no 2; Sonata for Piano no 5 (For th...
Performers: Gosling, Stephen

The piano music of American composer Phillip Ramey (b. 1939) has its roots in the motoric athleticism of Prokofiev and Bartok, refracted through the wiry...continue...