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OBITUARY | FOUNDER OF SINGAPORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, CHOO HOEY DIES

Avie is proud to have released their sensational live programme of Mahler’s Symphony No. 10 coupled with Qigang Chen’s “Wu Xing” (The Five Elements) – which are available on DVD and Blu Ray.

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INTERVIEW | NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC – SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR: PRESTO MUSIC

150 years after the birth of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, much of his prodigious output remains undiscovered and unplayed. Michael Repper and Curtis Stewart‘s new album, on Avie Records, takes a step towards putting that right whilst fully embracing the composer’s African heritage. Matthew Ash spoke to them about the genesis of the project, its mission and the road to releasing what is also an important album for the National Philharmonic.

UK CHART NEWS | NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC – SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR

We’re delighted to see our Samuel Coleridge-Taylor release achieve a debut Top-20 position on the UK Official Specialist Classical Chart.

OBITUARY | RAYMOND BISHA

It is with great sadness that our dear friend and partner for North America, Raymond Bisha has sadly passed away. He was hugely respected during his illustrious 30-year career with Naxos of America – a consummate professional, gentleman, with extraordinary charm, knowledge, and wisdom. He will be sorely missed.

REVIEWS | COLERIDGE-TAYLOR PRAISED BY GRAMOPHONE & BBC MUSIC

“Three cheers for this most enjoyable collection … spruce and infectiously committed advocacy from the Maryland-based National Philharmonic at Strathmore under Michael Repper … Curtis Stewart is the stylish soloist … Boasting eminently truthful sound, this enterprising release is certainly worth seeking out.” - GRAMOPHONE

“excels in violinistic fantasy … Stewart’s violin playing throughout is passionately committed … a sterling effort” – ★★★★ BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE 

NEW RELEASE | NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC (DC): Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Toussaint L’Ouverture • Ballade Op. 4 • Suites from “24 Negro Melodies”

Excitement is building towards the 150th Anniversary of the birth of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (15 August).

NEW RELEASE | JOEL PUCKETT: Short Stories in London

The first single from the all-star album project has dropped with playlisting support from Spotify and Apple Music.
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These wonderful compositions are brought to life by the extraordinary talents of Nicholas Phan, Sean Jones and Joseph Young under the auspices of the London Symphony Orchestra.

NEW RELEASE | DANIEL-BEN PIENAAR: Gaspard Le Roux: Complete Suites

For his tenth Avie release, Daniel-Ben Pienaar flies the flag for the enigmatic French composer Gaspard Le Roux, by re-imagining his only published work – the exquisite “Pièces de clavessin” from 1705 – for its first ever recording on the modern piano.

REVIEWS | SUSAN NARUCKI: György Kurtág: Kafka Fragments

Susan Narucki is garnering considerable critical acclaim for her György Kurtág: Kafka Fragments programme.

Not least being interviewed for a Presto Music feature:

“Inspired performances … Susan Narucki and Curtis Macomber take the wild Kafka Fragments in their stride … sung with pleading sweetness … the beauty of a visual image unlocks an answering musical beauty from Macomber’s violin”. – ★★★★★ Vocal Choice, Michael Church, BBC Music Magazine

“Narucki is a Kurtág exponent to reckon with … Curtis Macomber, much more than an accompanist in the way that his violin shadows but also interacts with the voice such that it becomes the projection of the other… Kafka Fragments encourages varied interpretations … this newcomer, whose manifold subtleties and insights might yet make it the preferred option”. – Richard Whitehouse, Gramophone

NEW RELEASE | NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC (DC): Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Toussaint L’Ouverture • Ballade Op. 4 • Suites from “24 Negro Melodies”

“Coleridge-Taylor’s music is both richly lyrical and very sweet at the same time,” says Curtis Stewart. “It’s truly amazing. And when you know something about his life, when you’ve learned a bit about everything he experienced, I always think—whenever I’m playing his music—about the incredible grace and poise he must have had, to be a Black musician in England at the time that he grew up there. It could not have been easy for him, but he left this astonishing collection of works, many of which have been lost but are now being rediscovered.”

The process of finding, selecting, and preparing the compositions on the album has required more than two years of research and effort, Repper notes. But with the recording now completed—marking the first-ever recording by the National Philharmonic with Repper as conductor—the lengthy endeavor clearly has been well worth it.”