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Fanfare Magazine: Piano Concerto. Sea-Change. Tenebrae.
Fanfare Magazine: Toccata Classics Chamber Music Volume Two
PICKARD String Quartets Nos. 1 and 5 • Brodowski Qrt • TOCCATA 0197 (64:08) My previous Pickard review, in Fanfare 36:4, covered Toccata Classics’ enterprising first installment of the music of John Pickard. Here is the second volume, which effectively acts as confirmation of Pickard as a composer of original voice and deft compositional technique.… Continue reading Fanfare Magazine: Toccata Classics Chamber Music Volume Two
MusicWeb: Toccata Classics Chamber Music Volume Two
John PICKARD (b.1963) Chamber Music – Volume 2 String Quartet No.1 (1991) [38:02] String Quartet No.5 (2012-13) [26:06] Brodowski Quartet rec. July 2013, St Paul’s Church, New Southgate, London TOCCATA CLASSICS TOCC0197 [64:08] The second volume of Toccata Classics’ series devoted to the chamber music of the English composer John Pickard presents the First and… Continue reading MusicWeb: Toccata Classics Chamber Music Volume Two
HiFi Magazine: Toccata Classics Chamber Music Volume Two
BBC Music Magazine Review: Toccata Classics Chamber Music Volume Two
25 May 2014, String Quartet No.5, The English Music Festival, All Saints’ Church, Sutton Courtenay
String Quartet No.5 Sunday 25 May 2014 The English Music Festival All Saints’ Church Sutton Courtenay www.englishmusicfestival.org.uk
Classical Lost and Found review string quartets nos 1 and 5
Pickard: Chbr Wks V2 (Stg Qts 1 & 5); Brodowski Qt [Toccata] It’s been almost six years since English composer John Pickard (b. 1963) has appeared in these pages, and it’s a pleasure to welcome him back! Previously we told you about some of his orchestral pieces (see 30 March 2008), and now the adventurous… Continue reading Classical Lost and Found review string quartets nos 1 and 5
International Record Review String Quartets Nos 1 and 5
Pickard New Chamber Music, Volume 2. String Quartets – No. 1a; No. 5b. Brodowski Quartet (David Brodowski, Catrin Win Morgan, violins; Felix Tanner, viola; Reinoud Ford, cello). Toccata Classics TOCC0197 (full price, 1 hour 4 minutes). Website www.toccataclassics.com Producer/Engineer Michael Ponder. Dates July a10th and b11th, 2013. With both BIS and Toccata Classics committed to… Continue reading International Record Review String Quartets Nos 1 and 5
9 February 2014, Piano Trio, Victoria Rooms, Bristol
Piano Trio Sunday 9 February 2014 The Recital Rooms Victoria Rooms Bristol www.nmsw.org.uk