Phacelia Ensemble

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2

The Larghetto from Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2, in an exquisite transcription for chamber ensemble, performed by the Phacelia Ensemble. (? Apple and Biscuit Recordings)

Posted by Classic FM on Thursday, 23 August 2018

Chopin Piano Concerto no. 2, ii. Larghetto  transcribed by Elisabeth Streichert.

Recording Produced and Edited by Alexander Barnes, with Matt Jolly on Cameras

Jennifer Pike

From ‘Polish Music Day at the Wigmore Hall with Jennifer Pike and Friends’ on October 14th 2017. Krzysztof Penderecki (b.1933) – Capriccio for solo violin (UK première) Jennifer Pike explored her artistic roots in a series of three concerts in one day devoted to music from four centuries of Poland’s cultural history. The day featured everything from Italian-influenced works from the early 1600s to a UK première of a work by Krzysztof Penderecki and a world première by Paulina Załubska.

Producer Alexander Barnes, with assistance from Matt Jolly.

Hamish Ogston

In November 2017, Hamish Ogston made a donation to Liverpool Cathedral for refurbishment of its prized Grand Organ, the largest in the UK. To celebrate a service was held, on November 15, 2017, featuring specially-commissioned music – including a trumpet fanfare written by BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning composer George Fenton and the inflation of Hamish Ogston’s hot air balloon inside the Cathedral’s 174ft (53m) Main Space.

 

We made this film of this momentous occasion:

 

 

Stephen Dodgson: Chamber Music, Volume 2: Three Quintets

We are thrilled that this recording has been nominated as a

Musicweb Internation Recording of the Year 2017

“…all the performances are absolutely splendid and quite beautifully recorded and balanced, with a pleasingly wide sound stage. The piano sound in particular is exemplary…”

Bob Stevenson (full review here)

Published in March 2017, this recording features the Tippett Quartet, Susan Monks (cello) and Emma Abbate (piano) on Toccata Classics
Produced, Engineered and Edited by Alexander Barnes.

Have a listen here!

 

 

The Tippett Quartet with Emma Abbate and Jane Dodgson

Strauss Metamorphosen – Southwell Music Festival 2016

This is the first time we have been asked to prepare a complete piece from Southwell, and what an absolute stunner! Set aside half an hour, and a glass of something as this is an astonishing live performance of one of the greatest pieces of string music from the 20th century…